Evan's big day

Sorry for the delay in posting from the weekend. We had a big weekend. Evan turned 5 and had a big bash we had to attend! Miles partied all night long! Kate wore lipstick and walked around in my heels all weekend! Oh yeah... and the new Harry Potter book came out!!!!!!

I'll start with Harry: no we didn't go get it at midnight, yes I have already finished it and yes it was fantastic, although the epilogue was a bit light following such an epic story. My boss <swak> had given me the day off Thursday, so I caught the matinee of HP5 movie, then on the drive to Nashville I skimmed book 6 to be ready for the excitement of book 7. I have shelved them all now, but really look forward to reading them to/with Miles here in a few years.

Back to reality... Evan turned FIVE!! He's such a big kid now. He had a fun party at Pump It Up and got a bike, baseball bat and glove, and some other cool games and toys. Miles had never been to a Pump It Up place before, so we warmed up in the big bouncy room before tackling the obstacle courses and 20' slides. But he did it all, and laughed the whole time. About halfway through they had us change rooms to play on some new games and he thought it was time to go home. I thought he was going to start crying until he realized no, there will be more fun! After all the playtime Miles had cake and ice cream but definitely preferred the ice cream. That seems to be the theme for this summer!

Kate's a funny girl too. She was obsessed with getting me out of my shoes so she could wear them around - even the flip flops! And she had some Hello Kitty lip gloss she liked to smear all over her face. We tried to convince her that she is so beautiful she doesn't need makeup but she replied matter-of-factly, "No, I need my lipstick." Ah, Uncle Shay and Aunt Elizabeth have their hands full!!