May 31, 2006

Welcome back to the next installment of Adventures with Ariel. Hope you had a good Memorial Day weekend. We had lots of fun at the ranch with Grammie and Pop-Pop and Crissy's family. Pictures are here.

7:15 Drop-off

Today is Adam's birthday!



7:50 Bottle

8:15 Crib nap

9:00 Wake up

9:25 Walk to Starbucks. Ariel napped in the bjorn.

10:00 Get to Starbucks. I was feeling a little frisky today, so I got a grande frappachino. And somehow I've used up all my Mother's Day gift card already.

10:15 Go to library for storytime. Ariel liked watching all the kids.

10:35 1/2 bottle

11:00 Crissy finally got to the library. She missed storytime, but we ran over to Starbucks again for her, and then over to Michael's so I could buy some black food coloring for Adam's cake. Crissy was so kind to come so I could use 2 Michael's coupons, I also got Alex a photo album to put in the pictures he took at the ranch.

11:20 Walk home. Ariel napped again.

12:05 Get home.

12:20 Lunch. Adam is not a big veggie eater, so I occassionally give him some sweet potato/apple sauce babyfood so he gets some orange. I called Becky to see if it was ok if Ariel had some too. Ariel thought it was pretty darn fun to sit at the cool kid's table and eat lunch with the big boys:



1:00 The boys heard the neighbors out in their front yard "mining" so we had to go over and see what they were doing. Ariel had 1/2 bottle. She had a big spit up so I waited to give her the rest.

1:30 Other half of bottle

1:40 Go home.

1:45 Crib nap

2:15 Brief wake up, I just had to put her paci back in and she went back to sleep.

3:10 Awake with poopy diaper. I put her in the exosaucer while I worked on Adam's cake.

3:35 Crissy and gang came over to help so I could finish getting ready for Adam's party.

4:00 Bottle

4:30 Adam's fabulous Two Years Old Birthday Party:

Aunt Becky came:



And David Someoneerother and Laura:



And of course Ariel was there:



And Daddy Carl:



Super Grammie's present to Adam was the hit of the party - an inflatable water pool:



Here's my masterpiece - homemade chocolate cake with homemade buttercream frosting. Rounded out with six - count them SIX - large pizzas and a strawberry spinach salad.



The birthday boy:







And our best family picture:



Happy Birthday Adam!