The Batman Party

Jakes 3rd Birthday party was a great time! The weather was amazing. It felt like summertime. We played 3 games outside and sat in the sun all afternoon. Jake was excited to see his Grammy and Grandpa, Uncle Zach, Aunt Elizabeth, Aunt Megan, Uncle Uri, and cousins Emma, Will, Ava, Reese, and Tate. Jake is so thankful for all his gifts and fun memories. Happy Birthday to Jake!

The invitation.

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Welcome to The Batcave!

The cake I made. It's supposed to look like a building in Gotham City. It looks a little jenky, but the kids liked it. I used 2 cake mixes, one yellow and one I colored blue. For the frosting I used black food coloring mixed with white frosting to make it gray. I used yellow candy for the lit windows and chocolate for the doors. We already had all the little guys. It was my first try at making a cake like this. I've learned my lesson to freeze the cakes before I frost them!!

It tasted yummy!





Jake slept in until 10:45am on his party day. When he woke, he was so amazed to see all his Batman decorations.

The best surprise...Batman showed up for Jake!

Here is The Batman, Spiderman, and Bubble-Wrap Girl! Does Reese know how to pose or what?

I wish this picture wasn't blurry, Reese was so cute and so proud of her Bubble-Wrap Girl costume! She even showed me her special super powers. Talk about a girl that can get into the party! She is her dad's daughter!

The Batman was amazing! We did not know he was coming!
So of course we had to offer The Dark Knight a beer.

"Pin the Mask on The Robin." I drew this Robin on poster board. I was so proud of myself, and then of course Jake decided he needed to help me color him, hence the scribbles.

The after shot. I think Will was the closest--his mask is underneath the rest.

This game was "Toss The Ball To Smash The Villians." At the bottom of the baskets was a picture of The Joker and The Riddler.

Ava even liked this Game!

Emma looking sweet. And SO grown up!

This is Will tasting his super sour candy making a his super sour face!

We played a game called "Stomp The Bad Guy." We filled Blue, Yellow, and Black balloons with a couple pieces of candy, blew them up, and taped a picture of a villian on the balloon: Poison Ivy, The Joker, Penguin, and The Riddler. We dumped the balloons in the backyard grass and the kids stomped on the bad guys faces to get their candy.

John with some of his candy from the balloons.

Jake with his candy bag.

We also had relay races. Girls vs. boys. John and Will vs. Emma and Reese. Jake decided to eat candy and watch. The girls totally dominated. It was fun to watch them compete and have fun.

Uncle Zach holding Miss Ava and Baby Tate. What a handful!

Jake, Reese, Emma, John, and Will sitting at the table ready to eat pizza. Jake is sitting in a baby chair, it was supposed to be Ava's seat. Jake, you're 3 years old, not 3 months!

Jake holding his new Iron Man 2 car.

Iron Man 2 sunglasses!

He was so overwhelmed with all the gifts.

It's Jake's party and he'll cry if he wants to. He had a few meltdowns. Remember, 3 is the new 2.

Jake's new Spiderman Trike from Grammy and Grandpa.

He loves it!

Look at Ava getting in on this action!

Here she comes...

Jake is worried Ava will steal his trike!

Happy Birthday To Jakey!

Aunt Megan and Baby Tate! Look at his smile! He is SO precious.

What a happy, sweet, little man.

Our neighbors brought this blow up cake for the party. Jake loved it!

Never in a Million Years...

...did I think I would know-or want to know-about Superheroes. Obviously the one and only reason I care about or am interested in all things Superhero, is because my beloved little men, John and Jake are so obsessed with Supers....

Channel 753-our new favorite Mannel (man-channel.) FX shows all movies that are all-boy, i.e., Star Wars, Spiderman, Hellboy, etc. Sunday was "Superhero Sunday" on FX. We've watched Dare Devil, Elecktra, and Fantastic Four: The Rise of Silver Surfer. Last night, while watching Fantastic 4: Silver Surfer for the 2nd time, The Husband asks (probably to John or Jake,)

"Is Silver Surfer a good guy or a bad guy?"

I quickly reply, "He's both. He's torn. He's a bad guy right now, but he wants to be good. He's just staying loyal to Galactus and his homeworld...and he has no power without his surfboard..." and on and on I went.

A few minutes later, Mike said, "Hey look guys, it's The It!"

I snapped, "THE THING!" (The Thing is a part of the Fantastic Four.)

Oh my. How I've changed. I had to laugh at myself.

My whole life, up until now, I've hated any sort of sci-fi fantasy world of movies and other mediums. It always reminds me of the middle-aged obsessed with comic books freaks that attend those comic book conventions where they dress up in costumes and speak weird sci-fi-mumbo jumbo. (Actually, that sounds kinda fun...shhh, I didn't say that!) The last thing I want is for my sons to end up like those weirdos at the conventions. Picture Steve Carell in "The 40-Year-Old Virgin," working at Best Buy, living alone in a small apartment with his collection of Superhero action figures--with John's obsession with collecting action figures coupled with his OCD, this picture of John turning into The 40-Year-Old Virgin is not so far off. Quite possible in fact. Good thing he has a super cool mom to make sure he turns out super cool too.




Now I find myself extremely excited for the new Iron Man 2 movie--in theaters Friday, May 7th. I can hardly stand waiting for it. I want to take Johnny to the theater, and I want him to wear his new Iron Man suit. Do you think people would disapprove of a mother taking her 4 year old son to a PG-13 action movie? Well, if you know me, you know that I don't give a rip if they judge me. Little do they know, we watch the first Iron Man movie practically weekly and we will soon own the Iron Man 2 DVD.

It's Iron Man

Wait, no, it's Johnny, I mean Tony Stark!

Angel Baby Turns 3 Today!

Jake is 3 years old today, May 3, 2010. My little angel baby is not a baby anymore...but he'll always be my baby. He had his first professional hair cut yesterday, in honor of his 3rd birthday. He did great. He sat still and didn't make a peep. He got a few gifts from me and dad: a remote control car, a GI Joe action figure, and a new spiderman t-shirt. He was thrilled for all of it. His birthday party is this Saturday, May 8th. It's a batman theme and he is excited to celebrate with his Grammy and Grandpa, Aunties, Uncles, and Cousins.

This year should bring many changes for Jake: potty training, weaning from his pacifier, sleeping in his own bed-through the night, and possibly preschool in the fall. He just learned to peddle his trike, so this summer will be full of bike rides.

Happy Birthday, Jake!

Jake, holding a tiny "shoot" (as he calls them.)

This little handgun came with his GI JOE action figure--one of his gifts for turning 3.

Jake holding his "pa-pa" (short for paci, short for pacifier.) Now that he's 3 I think the pa-pa's have got to go! It gives me a headache just thinking about this new hurdle to jump.
Jake LOVES his pacies.

Look at this face! He is such a little flirt.

Too cute for words.

Jake in his batman costume.

It's too small for him; he did a lot of growing from 2 to 3 years old.

This is the picture I used for his Batman themed birthday party invitation.

Watch out for The Dark Knight!

My sweet lil' Caped Crusader

Silly little man

Each time Jake sees Twilight or New Moon at the store, he says, "Mom! It's yer Vampires!"

My sweet baby boy

Taking pictures of mom

So grown up

He makes me smile:)