Let's Party

We had a busy week.  Last weekend I was on a mission to find the party supplies needed for Steve's confirmation, and then Pete's 13th birthday.  Sunday Steve and I went off to the party store, only to be disappointed.  We came out with napkins only - I could not find any religious centerpieces, the napkins were blue, not the red color scheme I was looking for - I had already ordered the cake with red.  Off to Wal-Mart to see if they had anything- nada.  OK, off to the big city on Monday while all the kids were in school.  I found a couple things, but not really what I wanted, but sometimes you have to take what you can find.  Then I realized how much "partying" we will be doing in the next few months.  Steve confirmed Sat, Pete's birthday party on Sun, Zach will be next with a bithday in 3 weeks, when we get home from China we will have Zach and Molly's baptisms, then a "Gotcha Day" homecoming party.  The confirmation decorations can double for baptisms, found flag plates and napkins at Sams for Gotcha Day.  Pete just got colorful for his birthday and Zach will have the same for his........

Tuesday was off to the school for Zach's kindergarten, year end program.  Final party plans were made, Friday was Pete's official 13th birhday, and we took the family out to dinner to celebrate.

The kittens provided the entertainment for our parties.  We brought them up from the garage to the grassy area around the porch to play.  That had a nephew begging his dad for a kitten to take home, and an aside conversation with said nephew asking me to PLEASE bring that kitten with me to his house when I bring the big boys up there later this summer.........

I had decided that with a party Sat and again on Sun I was only baking 1 cake, so we ordered the confirmation cake.  On Saturday night I was tired so I baked Pete's cake on Sunday morning.  It was taking a while to cool so I put it in the freezer to finish cooling.  After lunch, as I was pulling it out of the freezer to frost, I dropped it.  It broke into a million pieces and was all over the floor.  Off my husband ran to the grocery store to buy a cake for the birthday party.  Who says there are no superheros?  Mike certainly saved the day.

As a family we got a great gift over the weekend - the Provincial Approval came from Homeland Security for the adoptions.  Another milestone down, now waiting for our conuslate in China to turn that document into our "Article 5".......