9

 It's really hard to blog with no camera. Thanks, Alli, for taking these pictures for us. We had Nikki's 9th birthday party last week. The cake was really easy to make, but it just took forever to make so many different colors of fondant. We have the best birthday parties ever -- the cousins come and play and eat dinner. Hannah and Nikki made a bunch of rainbow decorations and I didn't have to do anything but the cake. Well, I did have to actually find a rainbow pinata this time, but I can handle that kind of preparation.

We love you, Nikki!

He did it!!

He told me I was going to like my Mother's Day present, but I wasn't sure about that. Because I was very sure he didn't get me a Bosch. My Kitchen-aid broke a while back and then my blender broke, too. A month or so ago he had gotten some overtime and promised me we would get one, but then as we were going over the budget we decided there were some other things to take care of that were more important than getting the most amazing kitchen mixer ever. I was sad, but that's just the way things go sometimes.

So this morning, after breakfast in bed (cinnamon rolls and crepes filled with nutella and ice cream) he sent me on a treasure hunt. And surprise, surprise, I got a Bosch -- with Snickers filling the food processor attachment! He knows me well. :)

Payback

Kellee will like this. I remember one time asking Dad for a piece of gum, and he said, "Well, okay. This is my last piece, but I'll give it to you." Kellee was standing right there and she couldn't believe it because she had just asked him for a piece of gum and he wouldn't give it to her!

The other day Ryan had a water bottle at the ball field and I asked if I could have a sip. No way. Nate asked him for a drink, and Ryan handed the bottle right over saying, "Of course."

What goes around really does come around, doesn't it?!