28 August 2008

July Goings On

The last time anyone saw some pics was a while ago, and frankly, quite a lot has happened.

Olivia started 2nd grade. Yep, she's a big 2nd grader now. So far, she's enjoying it. Many of the same kids are in her class, so she has lots of friends.


She also had her 7th birthday. On her actual birthday, we had a family party. She got many awesome gifts, one being a Karaoke machine. She's quite the superstar!


She decided that a Spiderman party was what she wanted, and thus it was. Chad was quite brave and dressed up as Doctor Octopus. The kids loved it! He snuck outside and ran around the back yard until someone saw him. They all ran outside and shot him with Silly String. Zelda, who was in the back, freaked out and started barking like crazy chasing him around the yard (good girl!).


We also had a pinata. The kids improved from last year. Last year it took multiple turns with lots of hits from each kid. This year . . . the kids went crazy! They grabbed the stick and swung like they were going to kill it! Not everyone had a turn but I don't think they minded.
Oh the cake... We went all out again this year. The cake was a city scene with two skyscrapers and Spiderman on top with a web down to an American flag. How many cake mixes did that take, you ask? Only four. And three batches of icing. The kids' eyes were huge when Chad brought it out! It was delicious too!


And I had to include a photo of Isaac and Olivia playing in the back yard. Check out Isaac's getup. I think he was being Zelda (from the Nintendo games). Does anyone remember that skirt??? :)


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