Midnight Musings
Sunday, May 15, 2011
Angry Birds to the Rescue
Evan loves Angry Birds. In fact, he loves the game so much that I think some days he uses my smartphone more than I do. When Kim asked him what he wanted the theme for his birthday party to be earlier this year, his answer was "Angry Birds party!" Kim wasn't so sure to start with. She kind of wanted just a normal kids party, but I loved the idea and gradually Kim grew to like it as well. Here's the resulting cake.
Evan had a couple of friends from his pre-school and our friends' little girl to play with at the party and this is the way they spent most of the first half of the party.
Evan got a ton of presents as you'd expect, but the big gift this year was a new bicycle. Evan's been watching me doing a lot of bike riding this year as I prepare for a triathlon, so he was a little excited about getting one for himself.
After the party, Evan ran his first annual birthday triathlon. He's been hearing me talk about my triathlon and watching me train this year so he wanted to do one of his own. Because he's heard me ask Kim or my dad for my time so much while I practiced my swimming this spring, Evan needed me to time his triathlon.
The swim leg was really more of a wade leg because the pond is so shallow, but that's good because the kid doesn't really know how to swim yet.
The running leg is more his specialty. He practices that continuously every day. We've been watching some bike racing on TV lately and he'd noticed the team cars that follow the cyclists in support of the riders in the stage races. He told me I was his team car and I had to hand him pretend water and food that he'd drink and eat while running. We did the triathlon three times until I told him we had to stop because it was time for a nap. The kid's a natural athlete.
And here's a closeup of the detail. Kim made all of the decorations from scratch. She colored and shaped gum paste to make the birds and pigs. She colored and cut fondant for the surface of the cake and the background board behind the pigs. The structures the pigs are sitting on are made from creme wafers dipped in chocolate. The girl has talent.
Evan had a couple of friends from his pre-school and our friends' little girl to play with at the party and this is the way they spent most of the first half of the party.My mom has a video of Evan using a slingshot to shoot the birds at the pigs and structures before we cut the cake. I'll add it to the post if I can get her to give me the file. Until then a still photo will have to suffice.
Evan got a ton of presents as you'd expect, but the big gift this year was a new bicycle. Evan's been watching me doing a lot of bike riding this year as I prepare for a triathlon, so he was a little excited about getting one for himself.After the party, Evan ran his first annual birthday triathlon. He's been hearing me talk about my triathlon and watching me train this year so he wanted to do one of his own. Because he's heard me ask Kim or my dad for my time so much while I practiced my swimming this spring, Evan needed me to time his triathlon.The swim leg was really more of a wade leg because the pond is so shallow, but that's good because the kid doesn't really know how to swim yet.I had to help him a little bit on the bike leg. It's too hard for him to pedal through the grass and gravel, but he did the section across the carport on his own.
The running leg is more his specialty. He practices that continuously every day. We've been watching some bike racing on TV lately and he'd noticed the team cars that follow the cyclists in support of the riders in the stage races. He told me I was his team car and I had to hand him pretend water and food that he'd drink and eat while running. We did the triathlon three times until I told him we had to stop because it was time for a nap. The kid's a natural athlete.posted by Jacob # 6:02 AM 
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