David's Digger Party

2008-12-21
David's third birthday party was a success. Lots of friends and family, and lots of diggers!
Sometimes we wake up with silly hair. Sometimes we wake up in a silly mood, too
First snowy mor ing of the season, and we get ice and sleet. The commute was not awesome
Most mornings David does not like Gus (even though part of the morning routine is for David to give him a cookie--usually a green one), but this particular morning he actually wanted to play with Gus. Gus wasn't sure if he liked this particular form of attention
The Colts played on Thursday night, so David showed he Believed in Blue by wearing three layers of Colts clothes. We beat Jacksonville, and we're on our way to the Playoffs!
We went out to the IMA for the Solstice Celebration. Ice carving, reindeer, a bonfire, beautiful lights, and (most importantly) a shuttle bus. It was pretty cold, so we stopped to warm our hands by the fire. So tempting for a little boy...
After the Solstice, we went to a Vietnamese restaurant for some soul-warming soup. David informed the waitress that a) he was wearing Lightning McQueen pull-ups, and b) he wanted sweet potatoes. So, he got tempura vegetables and wonton soup and was pretty happy with himself
<i>Never Odd or Even</i>, the hallway installation at the IMA
Sometimes you just need a hug from Mommy
OK, so here's how high-class we are: we did our big pre-party shopping trip on Friday evening, and if David behave, we always let him ride on the racecar chair in the arcade at the grocery store. He sits there, pushes buttons, steers the wheel, and yells, "Beep beep, Gus!"
Out of nowhere, he wanted to practice his best "Hook 'em Horns!" hand sign
David got beat up at daycare this week, and he had the gouge marks on his cheeks to prove it. I suppose we should be <i>glad</i> that he didn't fight back, but any day you come home from day care and have to use Neosporin is a little unfortunate
Beansprout and Emily both doing some last minute web surfing before going to sleep
David smiles with Mr. Jeff, who made a delicious and beautiful birthday cake
Not even in the house for 20 minutes, Cappy is on the floor with Gus and David, and David gets jealous and mad when the do's tail wags into his trucks
Notice how tidy the plates are, how un-stained the tablecloth. What you cannot see is the bowl of Tostitos nacho cheese sauce next to the fancy Brie platter
Desiree tries to launch our son, and David couldn't be having more fun
Jake, Jeremiah, Alyssa, and Brianna discovered the toy drawers and seemed to love fighting over who gets what trucks
Who's having more fun, Gus or Toby?
Balloons and a belt made of "CAUTION" tape...so fashiony
I knew Mom and Wendy would get along! it was great to see two lovely ladies bonding over a common love for New England and red wine
Toby pulled the chair all the way across the room so he could sit at the table. Apparnetly he knows house rules, that you're only supposed to eat at the table
Offering Desiree some ABC chips, or something equally as yucky
Happy Birthday, Dear David...and Mommy's very sorry she totally spaced and forgot to to get real candles to go on your cake. Thank goodness there were spare Ikea tea lights hanging around
A close-up of Mr. Jeff's beautiful cake
Tariq "helps" Jeremiah with his cake and ice cream. What a handsome pair!
Of all the things to keep David's attention the entire evening, he got about 30 minutes of entertainment out of the digger off his cake and a piece of leftover cornbread. Seriously. <i>30 minutes</i>
Someone tied a "caution" ribbon around Gus's tail. How appropriate
So, Jake and David were really good at calming each other down and being orderly and quiet, especially post-cake
It's amazing neither of them got hurt while simultaneously diving into the armchair, screaming and flailing and laughing
Jon and Christine are merry and bright, especially with their festive headgear
Kind of funny, that of anyone here, <i>Cappy</i> (who has the most atrocious handwriting of us all) would be the one to teach David how to write
Super David! He models his new cape
Showing off his cape and cuffs. Thanks, Ms. Kristy!
What may be the next movie that we get to watch over and over and over. At least Mommy can hear Tom Hanks's voice (as Woody). Thanks, Aunt Sara and Uncle Kevin, for adding to our Pixar library
Checking out the Richard Scarry Busytown Pop-Up book (just like the one he destroyed in Texas)