Ten on Tuesday (26/365)

• Matt and I are watching, what I expect to be, the terrible movie that is G.I. Joe . It somehow made it's way to the top of our Netflix queue, along with a bunch of junk by Jeff Dunham, and we didn't catch it before they sent it to us. We figured we should at least half watch it before sending it back.

• All of our snow melted this weekend - we didn't even get a chance to enjoy the lack of snow before Mother Nature decided to send a bit more our way. Yeah, she's a bitch.

• I'm making my own birthday cake this weekend. I've been DYING to try out this flourless chocolate cake recipe for ages and I've decided this is the perfect time to do it. If it's any good I will probably make it for Izzy's birthday too, along with another one that is less rich. So if you're going to be at Mom and Dad's house this weekend you'll get to have some leftovers. Sorry, Annie.

• Speaking of birthdays, after years of attempting to pester Matt into telling me what he got me for my birthday, he finally gave in - I'm getting a Wii Fit Plus! Granted, he told me that the only reason he caved was because he didn't want me going out and buying one with out him knowing since we discussed using Christmas money to get one. I'm so excited!

• Wedding planning is in the air - and I'm getting excited for summer and fall to come! I'm SO looking forward to Fred and Kathy's and Andy and Mary's weddings this year!

• Izzy's mattress HAS to get lowered soon - she's well on her way to pulling herself up and the last thing we need is her falling out of the crib!

• I can't believe I'll soon be planning Izzy's first birthday party! It's unreal how fast time goes with baby #2.

• Which reminds me, Izzy's birthday is on a weekend this year, but her party won't be until the weekend after because we are going to be in Indianapolis. I'm meeting up with about 10 or 15 of my friends from an online community I've belonged to since I got pregnant with Alice (we were all due in the same month). It's a fantastic group of girls and I'm REALLY looking forward to the trip.

• We (that means you too, Matt) will be walking in a Race for the Cure event while we are there in honor of those we know who have fought cancer, but especially for one of our own, Ellen, who was diagnosed with and underwent treatment for breast cancer while she was pregnant with her second little boy.

• I just realized how ridiculously trained my fingers are for typing on an iPhone. I just double tapped the space bar on several occasions and wondered why my sentence didn't end up with a period at the end. Oh, iPhone, how I love thee.

Goobyes and Birthdays (23/365)

We had a short visit with Dad today. By now he should be well on his way to India to see James, but before he left he decided to stop by and say goodbye to his favorite child and her family - oh and he dropped off his car too. I'm hoping he makes it there safe and sound. We Skyped the other night and the man looked like he'd been up for days - he was very visibly tired and stressed (you'd never know by the amount of work that he does that he's actually "retired"). I'm happy to report he looked MUCH better this afternoon. Maybe it was all the sleep he got on the side of the road on the way here, or the the time he dozed off while driving (yeah, Dad, I could have gone with out hearing that one), or maybe he knew that he had an 18 hour plane ride ahead of him during which he could catch up on some much needed rest.

I hope the rest of the passengers brought ear plugs.

After Dad left we headed to my Mother and Father in laws house to celebrate Mom's 62nd birthday. The kids made dinner and we laid down the law with mom and told her she absolutely COULD NOT lift a finger or buy any ingredient. After much objection on her part, she conceded. I'm happy to report that she actually kept her word too. Dinner was great, and the company was too. And what was the best part, you ask? Might I refer you back to my post from last Saturday about going over to visit Fred and Kathy's new place.

The cake.

And this one was also provided by Fred and Kathy - by way of Costco. For the record, Costco makes THE BEST cakes. Just sayin.

Taken with Dad's new camera. He brought it upstairs so I could play
with it while we waited for his cab. He knows me too well!

Izzy's Been Hittin' the Bottle (17/365)

With all the toys we brought to Uncle Fred and Auntie Kathy's house,

the thing you couldn't pry from her hands was the empty 2L bottle!

And just because it had to be shared:

Daddy: What was your favorite part of Uncle Fred and Auntie Kathy's house?

Alice: The cake.