M's second birthday party was a lot of fun...but a lot of preparation. We did an animal theme. To start out we played a game of fishing over the banister. My mom gave me this suggestion. Apparently it was a game she played with us at our birthday parties. The kids loved it. Mr. N took Ryan and Colin (my sisters Mel and Diane's sons) to the other side of the banister and they clipped little prizes onto their fishing poles.
After the game we went to have cake and ice cream. We did a lion cake for M this time. Mr. N helped me a lot in making it. To make the mane we got some orange melting chocolate (for making candies and things) and melted it in a mini bread pan, refrigerated it, and then shaved it with a potato peeler to make the chocolate curls. Mr. N positioned the chocolates. He did such a good job. What an artist!
After the game we went to have cake and ice cream. We did a lion cake for M this time. Mr. N helped me a lot in making it. To make the mane we got some orange melting chocolate (for making candies and things) and melted it in a mini bread pan, refrigerated it, and then shaved it with a potato peeler to make the chocolate curls. Mr. N positioned the chocolates. He did such a good job. What an artist!
The kids and the adults loved the cake! M blew out both candles all on her own too.
After cake and ice cream we let the kids play and the adults visited. M's cousin Kristal dressed up in M's dress up clothes and all the kids played with and entertained L.
After a while we noticed M and Kristal had disappeared. We found them in the girls room where they had climbed into L's crib and were jumping. They were having so much fun, we had to take pictures. Hopefully the mattress didn't get ruined in the process.
As for an update on L, we took her to the pediatrician yesterday as a follow up visit from the ER. The doctor was actually really confused by the findings of the CAT scan. He said that it didn't make sense because L was only 7 months old and there wasn't sufficient time for a severe sinus infection to take root. Additionally, the sinuses aren't even fully developed yet at her age. He speculated that the Radiologist who read the CAT scan might not have had a knowledge of pediatrics, which is quite different from regular medicine. He is going to track down the Radiologist who read the CAT scan and have it read again. We should know more in the next 2 days. Oh, and we officially have a little army crawler!
5 comments:
Holy cow Stef! That cake looks amazing! You're getting really, really good at cakes!
What a fun party for Madelyn! Glad everyone had a great time!!
I am glad the fishing pole game went so well. And that was a great idea for the cake! So cute.
I'm glad Lydia isn't bad off as the ER person thought. Dave's convinced that the ER works don't know squat, but they know more than the insta car people.
What a fun party! Fun games, cute cake, what more could a girl ask for!!
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