Attention Football Fans...

Nathan is 7 and check out those front teeth (or the lack of them). A perfect 7 year old picture! So this is Nathan's birthday cake. He wanted a football party so I thought this cake would be appropriate. We had a great party - we pulled Greg's truck into the garage (due to outside wind) and put down the tail gate and had a Tail Gate Party! Okay, the kids really did not catch on to the idea but what can I say - we are from Southern California and tail gating is not a popular past time. We did have a great party with fun games, good food, and a 7 year old boy! Happy Birthday Na!

The Twenty-One Balloons

The boys and I just finished reading this book and I have to say that this has been my favorite book all year. I love it! Full of adventure and imagination. The author thought up a whole society on the island of Krakatoa and what fun would it be to be apart of that society and to participate in the "restaurant government". Putting myself in the book, what letter would be my name? I am partial to "B" but I am not sure that I would always want to cook British food. Maybe "I". Italian food is always yummy! Now if I was Mrs. I would that be confusing? If someone one else said "I like to go to the beach", would they be talking about themself or me? Hmmm, maybe Mrs. I would not be such a great idea. What about Mrs. G, then I could cook German food (Greg would love that).

And then there is the whole idea of living beneath a balloon. The quiet, serene life living in a wicker house underneath a ballon. Ahhhh!

Anyways, I highly recommend this book! And for those guys out there with scientific minds, this book is full of inventions, like the Airy-Go-Round! Be sure to check out this book!