Brothers

Ian loves his brothers and his brothers love Ian, and that makes me one happy mama. I'm so thankful for all three of them, and can't imagine my life without them. Love you Jacob, William and Ian.

Soccer Party

What an awesome time we had at William's soccer party. William was given a Captain America hat because he was the honorary team captain. I think that's just great. He was happy, and I could tell he liked getting the attention. Coach gave everyone funny glasses and silly mustaches. We had pizza and soccer cupcakes. It's shame the boys didn't win any games but they worked hard and defintely deserved to be celebrated for their efforts.

Practice Cake

I want to make a soccer ball cake for Ian's 3rd birthday. I bought all the stuff and decided to practice yesterday. It went pretty well but when I took the cake out of the mold, the tracing lines were no where to be found. So...I ended with a mound of very moist chocolate cake covered in frosting that in no way resembles a soccer ball. Guess I better try again and figured out what I did wrong. It could be the pan but it could be the recipe I used for the cake. I added sour cream and instant pudding to the cake mix and tasted like chocolate mousse. I loved it and so did Ian. I think some of it made it into his mouth. :)

October & My Birthday

October was a busy and FUN month. William decided it was time to do some fun Halloween crafts with Ian. What a helpful big brother. We went to Boo at the Zoo so the boys could trick-or-treat together. Ian's Halloween party was fun, and he enjoyed having candy with friends. I took Ian trick-or-treating not to far from our neighborhood. He had a blast riding in the wagon and I got some much needed exercise pulling him. Lastly, my birthday dinner at Ted's Montana grill was interesting. We survived even though Jacob spilled his entire glass of lemonade. The food was good though so hopefully we can go back soon!