Family of Hatchlings: Happy Birthday Ethan!!

Friday, June 13, 2008

Happy Birthday Ethan!!

Okay, so the cake was a bit of a disaster...poor Ethan, his birthday had to fall on one of the busiest days ever. What, with Matthew having his surgery and me packing like there's no tomorrow...his cake didn't get baked until after 7pm. Well, by that time, the kitchen was a little warm and the cake was still a little warm, but I frosted it anyways (it was either that or celebrate his birthday a day late...it was getting to be bedtime), so as you can see, the frosting is sliding off the cake. Luckily, Ethan was still excited about his Wiggles cake and didn't mind that it wasn't "perfect" and that's all that really matters anyways, right?

Ethan seemed to enjoy his birthday, if going around the house singing "Happy Birthday" to himself all day is any indication! Given his obsession with the Wiggles, we got him "Magical Adventure! A Wiggly Movie"...the parents' favorite. We also downloaded a CD's worth of songs from iTunes...a mixture of Wiggles, Backyardigans and Arthur. Again, James and I picked our favorites. Yes, we admit it (at least I do), we enjoy those songs as much as the kids...if not more! He'll also be getting Matthew's trike, once Matthew gets a bike for his birthday (shhh! It's a secret!)

Yay!! I did it!

3 comments:

Lhone said...: Happy Birthday Ethan!!! He is such a cutie! I am glad he did a party and got wiggles stuff. He sure loves our kids wiggles toys. I can donate some! You want some REALLY noisy toys!? That is a good idea to make a cd of kids' songs. I bet my kids would love it, if I was in to that kind of thing.; June 13, 2008 at 12:57 PM
Anonymous said...: Those are cute pictures. I wish I had a cake like that. Happy birthday. Love Rebecca; June 13, 2008 at 1:36 PM
Rachel said...: Okay So I've been catching up on your blog today so I have a long list of things to comment on. Happy birthday! I know 26 seems so much older than 25. I'm not far behind. I love love love the pictures you've been taking! the one with the cute feet just takes the cake for me. Speaking of cake holy cow what a cool birthday wish to come true! It has never really worked for me that I can remember. And Ethans cake is awesome I think its very fitting that the frosting was melty cuz it was a "Wiggles" cake it just addes to the wiggliness! And I am curious about those diapers I'm curious to know your findings.; June 23, 2008 at 8:56 AM

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Funny Talk

Driving in the car:
Mom: "Look, there goes a firetruck!"
Matthew: "Yeah, they're going to go wash the fire!"

At the Doctor's office:
Matthew: "I don't want any sticks!"
Mom: "Sticks?"
Matthew: "You know, STICK!" (pretending to poke himself in the leg)
Mom: "Oh, you don't want a shot?"
Matthew: "No, I want a shot."
Mom: "What?"
Matthew: "You, know one of these." (pretending to lick a lollipop (they always get one after shots))
Mom: "Oh, you mean you want a sucker, but no shots?"
Matthew: "Right!"

Watching Survivor:
Matthew: "Look at that awesomest!"
Mom: "What?"
Matthew: "That thing with all the legs."
Mom: "An octopus?"
Matthew: "Yeah, an awesomest."

Contemplating his lack of funds:
Matthew: "I need a credit card so that I can buy some money!"

Reading a book about animals:
Matthew: "Ew!! I don't like stunks!"
Mom: "Skunks."
Matthew: "Whatever they are, they're stinky!"

At the Doctor's office:
Little Boy: (He only speaks spanish, and was showing Matthew and Ethan his orange) "Naranja."
Matthew: "Orange."
Ethan: "Apple! Apple!"
All three boys: (Looking at each other, totally confused.)

I'm not sure what this is in reference to:
Matthew: "Yuck, bacon is NOT for cows!!"

While running errands:
Matthew: "Mom, I wanna get you a flower for Mother's Day."
Mom: "Oh, that's really nice of you!"
Matthew: "Yeah, don't forget to pick one up while you're at Wal-Mart."

Rebecca, the boys' cousin, when she found out that we would be living with Grandma and Grandpa Hatch for the summer:
Rebecca: "They are so lucky. Grandma and Grandpa always have cookies!"
So true Rebecca...so true

Trying to sing the song "You Can't Take No For an Answer" from the movie The Muppets Take Manhattan:
Ethan: "...na na cake for dancers..."

After a Primary lesson on where our food comes from:
Matthew: "Did you know that crackers are made of weeds and flowers?"
Mom: "I think you mean wheat flour."
Matthew: "Nope, it's weeds and flowers."

Pointing at a BYU student walking to class as we go pick James up from school:
Matthew: "Hey, do we know that guy?"
Mom: "No, I don't think so."
Matthew "Hmmm." Still trying to figure it out, "Doesn't Robb have that face? Oh, and those sunglasses?"

Riding in the car:
Matthew: "mumble mumble mumble, okay mom?"
Mom: "What did you say?"
Matthew: "mumble mumble mumble, okay mom?"
Mom: "What did you say?"
Matthew: "Mom, do you need tubes in your ears?"

Discussing the dinner menu:
Matthew: "What are we having for dinner?"
Mom: "Chicken fried steak, snowsnap peas, and mashed potatoes with gravy."
Matthew: "What is gravy?"
Mom: "Scrumptious deliciousness."
Matthew: "I don't know what that means. What color is it?"
Mom: "Brown."
Matthew: "Ew. I don't eat things that are brown."
Mom: "You eat chocolate. Chocolate is brown."
Matthew: Eyes lighting up. "We're having chocolate for dinner?!!"
Mom: "Um, no."

Talking about his cousins:
Matthew: "How come Brittany and Brandon have four kids in their family and we only have three? That's not fair."
Mom: "Would you like another brother or sister someday?"
Matthew: "A brother, but not a sister. I'm afraid of girls."

Running in from the garage:
Matthew: "Last one in is a rockin' egg!"

Singing the BYU fight song:
Ethan: "Rar-rar, rar-rar-rar, Rar-rar, rar-rar-rar, Rar-rar, rar-rar-rar....Gooooooooooooo Cookies!!!!"

Holding up the Seagull Book add:
Matthew: "Look what Jesus sent me!"

While playing:
Matthew: "I miss Justin when he's taking a nap."
Mom: "Aw. You do?"
Matthew: "Yeah, I like his face."

In the living room playing with a toy airplane, after we had just dropped James off at the airport:
Matthew: "The good news is, we're coming into Salt Lake City. The bad news is, we're crash landing." Drops the plane on the floor amid screams for help.
Mom: Thinking, "I sure hope not!"

Talking to Daddy while eating breakfast:
Ethan: "I lost my hiccups. I really need to find them!"

While hanging out:
Matthew: "When are you going to go to the hospital to pick out our new baby?"