Lucy's Pre-Birthday Party

So Lucy's Birthday is actually tomorrow, 31 August 2010, but we had a small party at our house for her on 22 August 2010. See, Ang left for Peru on Wednesday, 25 August 2010, and was sad she was missing Lucy's 1st Bday, so we decided to throw a mini-party before she left. It was us, and then Michael, Emilie, Lucy, Adam, Cassie, and Peter.

We made a big sandwich on a loaf of french bread and just had some chips. I personally made a fake hamburger... yum! Then for desert we decided to make two pound cakes; a chocolate and a plain. We then took some batter out of both cakes in order to make Lucy a mini-cake that she could eat. I made some cream cheese frosting and Ang frosted her cake. And yes, I documented the making of these cakes with lots of pictures!










Pretty cute, huh? We probably had too much fun making the little cake, but it was worth it!

For the party, we got animal plates, napkins, and hats, and then we blew up some balloons. We even made a small balloon for Lucy that she had tied around her wrist.


Ang gave Lucy a birthday card, a frog toy, and some pajamas. The pajamas (as you can see...) were black with a skeleton on the front, which glows in the dark. Ang loved them because they reminded her of some pajamas she had when she was little. I personally don't remember, but had to admit that Lucy looked pretty cute in these!



So, after we ate and then opened presents, we took Lucy's dress off and plopped her in front of her cake. We sang, and lit the candle (which Em had to blow out), and then waited. At first she just looked at it, but finally we got a fork and gave her a small bite, and she was off! She did pretty good eating her cake, and looked pretty adorable doing it! Somewhere along the way she lost her birthday hat, but that's okay!












Here is her cake after she finished... She did pretty good!





Overall it was a pretty fun night! Sorry there are so many pictures!

Well, Ang had been in Peru now for almost a week and I miss her like crazy! She called us Wednesday night at midnight when she got to Lima. She was at a hostel that they were spending the night at. The next day they took a 10 hour bus ride to Chiclayo (I think...). We finally heard from her tonight. She was able to call us through the internet and we were all glad to hear she was safe and happy!

If you read this Ang, I love you and miss you! I can't wait until you come home! Stay safe!

Basin Drive-In

One of my new favorite things to do is to go to drive-in movies. Ang, Cali, & I have gone to the Basin Drive-In in Mt. Pleasant twice now. It is about an hour drive, but definitely worth it. The drive is beautiful; we keep saying we will take pictures along the route but so far... Not. Anyways, the drive-in is basically in the middle of nowhere but that adds to the adventure!

(Tommy Woodard, 2006)

The drive this time around was rather eventful. First, I hit a bird. It was so sad! It made me tear up! I am such a softy! We also saw two deer, but fortunately didn't hit them! Then we passed two vehicles, which sounds boring but it was my first time passing someone. Lame since I have been driving for like six years, but it was exciting! On the way home we had to pull off to the side to let past a couple of emergency vehicles pass, which was creepy since it was pitch black & we were in the middle of nowhere. And then I ran over a carcass of some sort. Gross! I am kind of convinced that whatever I ran over wasn't dead but Ang & Cali assured me that it was dead. So either they don't want me to feel awful or I have gone crazy.

The first time the three of us went was quite a while ago & we saw (unfortunately) 'The Lightning Thief'. We took the Sequoia that time because it was freezing. This time we saw 'Despicable Me' (adorable) & took the Tundra. It was way more comfortable! We blew up a queen size mattress in the bed of the truck & took tons of pillows and blankets (see Ang & Cali below & ignore the bad quality...I took it with my phone). Another fun thing was we saw lots of shooting stars, and off in the distance there was almost constant lightning.

So after the movie, I was alone in the back of the truck trying to deflate the air mattress & I burped really loud. It was one of the rare occasions that I have carbonation. Anyways, I looked up and this guy in his car was staring at me. I was mortified! I was like, "Ohhh... Sorry." And he was like, "You burp louder than most guys! No wonder they are making you ride in the back of the truck!" Then he drove away. Ang & Cali found it rather amusing, but I was rather embarrassed! Oh well. I can't wait until our next drive-in adventure!