I know I need to blog more. Well, really I don't know for sure. Maybe no one is reading this, so it's just my own inner critic and guilt fiend telling me that people want to see more here. But then, some of you have become "followers," so I assume that means you want to know what is going on with us. Anyway . . .
I'll try to blog more. Lately life is normal. We're in the midst of busy season, so Tobin is not home much, even though he isn't really doing any tax work this year. Someone please explain that to me. No, don't. I know he is extrememly busy at work. Luckily they have hired a couple new people so hopefully we can meet the guy who sometimes sleeps in my bed sometime soon. :)
Peyton and Maryam are closing on the their fourth birthday. I'm not going to do a big friend party this year. We'll save all that drama for the big 5th birthday next year. This year will just be family and a few close friends (who qualify as family in our eyes). Peyton has been praying for a car race track for his birthday. He started asking for one just before Christmas, but I . . . *ahem* . . . Santa, had already spent his budget for the year. Since then we've heard of nothing but a car race track. He seriously prays for one every night before bed. I think I better get on that soon. I'm not sure what is out there, and I don't want to spend a fortune because I didn't do my homework. Peyton wants a dinosaur or shark cake. He decided the other day that a shark cake is probably better because sharks are more scary to people. I love it! I better work on that too. I'm not too skilled at cake decorating, so I'm thinking a blue cake with shark toys on it. Yeah, that's my style. Too cheap to buy a cake; lack the skill to make a fantastic cake on my own. Maybe there are some better ideas on the internet . . . .
Maryam hasn't mentioned anything particular that she wants lately, so I asked her a couple of days ago. She wants a Beauty and the Beast cake with the real toys on it - just like her Cinderella cake last year. That way she gets a cute cake and a present all in one. She's a smart girl. I asked her what she wanted for a present. She said, "I want car keys like you and Daddy so I can practice driving." I explained that you have to be 16 (maybe it's 18 in Cali now?) before you can drive. Well, she likes to pretend that she is 16, so that will be fine. Seriously, that's her explanation. She likes to push my buttons by telling me that her boyfriend is calling on her toy cell phone. A few days ago she told me that she broke up with Gape (her boyfriend - the name is really Gabe, but she thinks it's Gape). Now she has another boyfriend already, Jesse. Her boyfriends are from a couple different episodes of Hannah Montana. I may have to ban that show for her! This girl is 3 going on 16! She's a serious crack up!
Well, that's our life in a nut shell. We've been battling a nasty cold/virus thingy. It hasn't been too fun, but I think we are all on the mend now.
If you have any fabulous ideas on the birthday cakes or presents, please share! Do your kids have a car track they really love? I'm thinking something compatible with matchbox cars, since Peyton already has a lot of them. And what do you give the girl who wants car keys at age 4??? Do they make toy key fobs? (How do you spell that anyway?)
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4 years old? Wow, Lydia. How fun! Race track - I wanted to get one for my boys for Christmas and took Brandon shopping with me. He wouldn't let me get any of those plastic ones - he said they are just a hassle of pieces and don't stay together. So, we got an electronic one. Two cars each have their own track and you hold a little remote thing, push the button and they zip around. It seemed kind of boring to me, but the boys like it. Since it was Christmas, we found one for $20. Not sure what you can get now. The younger kids also like the shake and go cars and track. So, you may want to look into that. Good luck. Let us know what you do. Can't wait to see how the cakes turn out!
I hate all those teeny-bopper Disney/Nick shoes. They are geared for young kids yet it's about high school kids. I tell my kids not to watch them, but Emily especially doesn't listen.
Ask Kris and Trent if they remember what race track they got Jared for his birthday. I can't remember the brand, but he loves it.
My parents also got him the Shark Attack one you can use with Hotwheels and he loves it. He also has one made of really bendy plastic that goes in a loop, and as the car goes upside down it triggers a plane to fly off then the car jumps at the end. He loves them all.
Madie LOVES princesses too, but how much princess stuff can a girl own? At Christmas she got Moxie Girls that she loves and just got a My Little Pony that comes with a DVD that is only $4.99 at Target right now. It was a big hit.
My friend made this awesome shark cake with cupcakes too! There were bloody fingers sticking out of the cupcake part....it was hilarious! Maybe too much for a 4 year old huh? any way, if you are interested her blog is www.thebutlers.blogspot.com... so you can see a pic....just for ideas. I could never create cakes like that. I think mini marshmallows were the teeth...can't remember!
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