Monday, June 27, 2011

Max's Birthday

For Max's birthday, we decided to pick the kids up from school on the last day and surprise them with a trip to the amusement park, King's Island, near Cincinnati.

It is our most exciting thing to do in southwest Ohio (really, that is what everyone tells me), so we decided to finally check it out. Plus, Zoey's Girl Scout Troop was going later that week, so this was our test run.
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The kids were excited! And the weather, well, it just wasn't going to cooperate. Lightening hung around for hours and the rides were shut down! Boo hoo...
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We did a couple rides but not many! The kids still had fun though.
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When I took Max to pick out his cake, he originally wanted a puppy cake of some sort! But when he saw this one in the book and that it came with toys that popped off, he was sold! And so we had a SpongeBob Theme!

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the cake was actually one of the best I've seen! Airbrushed waves and water, jellyfish, and 3-d seaweed. It was very well done. Yummy too, of course!

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Zoey came up with an idea earlier in the day to make a big, life size Patrick and put him on a stick. She was going to hide behind the couch and hold him and talk like Patrick for Max. It was her vision... Ross helped out a little, and it turned out great!
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Max opening up a present:
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While playing with some gifts, Patrick makes his entrance...
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Recognition, mixed with shyness...
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Buddies!
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When I told him he could choose his dinner place, he said he didn't know. I was telling him that when it's my birthday I love to go to places like the Melting Pot, or Cheesecake Factory or something, and that he could choose anyplace too. He leaned over sweetly and said, "the Melting Pot!" He doesn't like it, he was just being sweet for me! We ended up at Texas Roadhouse!

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He got to sit on the saddle while they said "Yeehaw" and happy birthday!
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more to come...

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