My Dad Turns 60 and Other Happenings

Today we went to my parents house to celebrate my Dad's 60th birthday. Before we went I said to Maizie, "We are going to Grandma's for Grandpa's birthday party. She said all excited like, "Yes! That means we get to eat cake!" For Maizie it is all about the cake. Today though Joe made home made brownies with home made frosting to take to Dad's and Maizie loved them. I must admit they were very good. The best I have ever had. When we first arrived Maizie was acting quite tired and took a little rest. In a few minutes though she was up and playing with cousin Alex and Christian. Christian was on his Great Aunt Julie's team for Scrabble. He was getting into it. Julie was quite patient with his ongoing need to place letters on the board before a word had been chosen. Too cute! Oh, and just in case you were all wondering...I won Scrabble tonight. Yeah, I rock. Later the kids were quiet so I went down in the basement to search for them. I asked Maizie if she was watching Alex for me and she laughed and said, "No! She is watching me!" That struck me as so funny. Especially since Maizie has been very ornery lately.

Maizie picked up a pile of my mom's (Grandma's) bills and asked her what they were. Grandma said, "Those are bills." Maizie then said, "Oh, I can take those and shred them for you at home if you want me too!" Too funny! Joe bought a paper shredder and Maizie is totally into shredding everything she can get her hands on. She even blogged about it.
Alex was enjoying a big ol' mug of hot chocolate while Grandpa blew out his birthday candles. Alex loves chocolate and ate two helpings of chocolate ice cream and a piece of cake. Yummy! She kept signing 'more' and saying, "More! More!" in between bites. She got her point across. I got to give her a bath tonight which was fun. She was filthy with chocolate.
Alex continued eating and drinking her cocoa at the table long after everyone else had finished. If anything it keeps her quite entertained. I hope everyone is having a nice weekend. Tomorrow we are hoping to go to Target. Yes!