Wee Wilson Tales

We hoped to go to Cape Canaveral for the last shuttle launch. But, I had problems finding a place to stay. Everything I found had awful reviews and I kept postponing the reservations. Then at the last minute, the weather was predicted to be problematic. They said weather had a 70% chance of canceling the shuttle launch. We finally decided to go to Huntsville, AL instead. We went to the space center, saw the launch from there, and had a wonderful time. The kids loved it! We took Savannah with us too, and she was lots of help with the kiddos. We left there and went exploring. We hiked to a gorgeous waterfall, and then ended up in Nashville (Opryland Hotel and Parthenon). It was a fun family weekend!

This year I decided to have a big birthday party for all 3 kids. In January, Jax said he wanted a swimming party again. So, we postponed his and ended up doing a big superhero birthday party. I let each of them choose their own cake. Jax chose a wolverine cake; Ronin chose incredible hulk, and they selected superman for Gunnar. I ordered the edibile image frosting sheets, and Amanda Meredith came over and did the icing for me. I really thought it would be easy and take no time, but it was hard work! I can't believe how long it really takes to decorate cakes. But, she did a great job with them. I had two games for them to play. The first game was an Incredible Hulk game to see who could rip their shirt off the fastest. Second, they played a sink-the-villain game. The kids sprayed silly string at villian faced-helium filled ballons to sink them. I accidentally left the villain faces I had printed at my group on Saturday, so John had to draw faces on the balloons. It would have been b...