5/1/2010 Papa's Birthday with a bike ride

Saturday
Happy Birthday Papa!
It wouldn't be a proper birthday without a bike ride, so all the grand kids showed up with wheels. Papa has definitely brainwashed I mean influenced his grand kids into thinking that bicycles and bike rides are the greatest things in the world. All of them are looking forward to doing the STP together and the kids don't even know what STP means! grin!

This is Papa.

He is babysitting in this picture, making sure the kids stay out of the road, etc.
This also explains why he can only charge 35 cents an hour for babysitting--
you get what you pay for!

Everyone is ready for the big ride. . . .

around the block

Thanks Grandma for having everyone over for a party and bike ride!

And they are off. . .

Down to the stop sign, where they are VERY responsible and STOP like it tells them.

From youngest of grand kids to the oldest, they are all excited about the ride.

Mircea tries out a bicycle for the first time.

Joe and Mircea go for a spin.

A rest stop halfway around the block. (Papa got tired!)

Bryan tried out a tricycle and got stuck, much to the amusement of everyone.
I almost had to go home to get his jeep so we could pull him out.

Dude tries out a bicycle. He was very disappointed that his feet couldn't touch the pedals.

Hey dad, remember that quote. . . "if you aren't the lead dog, the view never changes!"

Mircea can go pretty fast on her trike!

It starts out with an idea to pull someone on a scooter with a bungee cord. . .

It escalates to a longer rope . . .

And sooner than you can say, "make sure Grandma doesn't see you doing that!,"
they have you hooked up to a bicycle and cruising down the road.

A happy family

Coming back from another ride around the block. Mircea still beats Grandpa home!

Monkey see. . .

Monkey do!

The following are some videos I enjoyed of the day. . .

3/8/2010 Grandma's Birthday Party

Monday
My mom's birthday is actually March 10th, but it worked out to have a party for her today. It wasn't a surprise party, as she knew she was invited! But mom did not know that the party would be a miniature tea party! It was one of her favorite birthday's ever! It was a lot of fun! Happy Birthday Mom! Happy Birthday Grandma!

Beth hosted the event.
The table was set with mini tea sets, and kids play kitchen dishes.
The food: star sandwiches, mini jello's, heart shaped ham and cheese slices, mini veggies and dip, mini fruit kabobs (on a toothpick), hard boiled egg slices, mini candies, and of course--Tea (with sugar to add).
For dessert were mini cupcakes, with mini m&m flower decorations and mini donuts

Mircea with her Birthday Grandma!

Casper, Porsche, Grandma, Beth, Danny, Joe, Mircea

The Birthday Grandma!

Getting ready for a fancy tea party!

Sipping tea like a proper young lady!

dessert


This video cracks me up. 3 happy kids singing, and suddenly Mircea has a meltdown because she can't blow out the candle, and she abruptly disappears from view.
Can you say "drama queen!?!"

Another opportunity to blowing out the candle

Grandma with her grand kids

Casper did all the work cleaning up, while everyone else partied.

Marge, Grandma, Mircea, Joe, Elaine

A tea party isn't complete without a good sword fight at the end!
It kind of looks like princess Leia and Luke Skywalker sparring.

2/27/2010 Birthday present from Steven and Candy

Saturday
Steven and Candy came over to visit, and arrived with a birthday present for Mircea!

Thanks for the tutu and bow! . . .

I love them!

2/15/2010 Mircea is 4 years old!

Monday
Today is Mircea's birthday! I can't believe she is already 4! Of course she is disappointed that she is not 5, as she really really really really really really really wants to go to school!

We invited the neighbor girls over after lunch for cake--and this was when we ate the princess cupcakes. It was fun to have them over to play!

Tonight we went to Grandma and Grandpa's house, as they had Mircea's birthday present for her. Mircea finally got the scooter she wanted--as cousin Samantha and cousin Joe both have scooters!

A little cupcake party with our neighbors: Sarah, Noel, and Hannah.

Casper liked the frosting

Singing and blowing out the candles are some of Cea's favorite birthday things to do!

If it is big, it has to be good!

Opening the gift--who is more excited? Cea or Casper?!

Making the "loop"--down the hallway and back through the kitchen.

Casper gets to try it out

Writing with water--look closely and you can see a C E A

2/14/2010 Mircea's Birthday Cupcakes

Sunday
Today we made Mircea's birthday cupcakes. Last year I made her a really pretty princess cake--she asked that I make one for this year as well. However, I decided that we would do cupcakes that she could decorate instead. Then, I thought--why not use her polly pockets, and make mini princess cakes?!?!?! So we did. . .
And. . . now that the cupcakes are made, we need a party. . . so we had Grandpa come over for dinner, and then the Young's joined us for cake and presents. It was a fun evening.

Mircea decorated the regular cupcakes
and then did a taste test to make sure they were okay. . . and they were!

So I tried 3 different "bottoms": Snow White's bottom was made in a pampered chef prep bowl, Blondie's was 2 smaller cupcakes stacked, and the 3rd (little mermaid) was a big cupcake (i overfilled the tin).

Snow White has been completed.

All 3 girls are decorated.
Now all we need is a cupcake for the candles

Ta Da!

I am quite proud. Mircea helped shake on the sprinkles, decided the colors, etc.
We had putting these together.

Here is the birthday girl!

She is quite happy with the end result.

Bryan is in the back cutting up the pizza.

Papa is here for dinner!

Presents--Mircea loves her Polly Pockets! Thank you Young Family!

Marina and Dakota help little dude open his present--a laughing Elmo--an instant hit!
Thanks for thinking of him!

Well, at the last moment, we decided not to eat the princesses tonight--
and you will find out in the next post why!