Minnie's Fourth Birthday!

It's hard to believe but Minnie turned four on Thursday, April 28, 2005! He went to bed the night before as a three year old and woke up as a four year old. The kids went to school in the morning, and I picked the kids up for lunch. I took the kids out to Boston Market 'cos dad told them that they the "best macaroni and cheese." The kids agreed that their macaroni and cheese was delicious. After lunch, we stopped off at Baskin Robbins for a yummy ice cream cone.

Minnie received balloons for his birthday from Grandma and Grandpa. The man asked if there was a "Michael Michaud" who lived in the house. Minnie was a little bit shy, but then realised that the balloons were his! :O) He loved them!


Minnie, Yummers and Birthday Balloons!

Bird's Nest Cupcakes
We also made "Bird's Nest Cupcakes" for Minnie's birthday. They look great, tasted great, and we had fun making them, too! As you can see below, here is some of the finished product below. The leaves are spearmint gumdrop leaves. The eggs are Coconut and Buttered Popcorn Jelly Belly Beans. The nest consisted of Chow Mein noodles held together with melted marshmallow and butter. Cool, eh?


Voila! Some of the finished cupcakes.

Friday, April 29, 2005 | Grandma and Grandpa Arrive
Grandma and Grandpa were driving eight or nine long and hard hours from Nashville to Michigan to wish Minnie a happy birthday. Yummer had the option of going to Junior Jazzercise or seeing her grandparents on Friday night. Grandma and Grandpa won out! :O)

Saturday, April 30, 2005 | Guernsey Diary
We had a busy day on Saturday. The kids had their first gymnastics glasses at the SPLITZ Gymnasium and LOVED it! They enjoyed tumbling around the facility. Afterwards, we headed out to Guernsey Farms for an Open House to see how ice cream, milk and other dairy products were made. Unfortunately, when we arrived and parked, we discovered that there was already a two hour wait for the tour! So, we decided we would have a nice lunch and ice cream treat there.

There is a family tradition of eating ice cream under the big trees and on the big rock in front of Guernsey's. We decided to carry on a bit of tradition and have the kids get on the rock for a picture.


Yummer & Minnie on the Big Rock at Guernsey's on Novi Road with Roger in the background.

Sunday, May 1, 2005 | Presents!
One thing I did not mention earlier was that Spring Clean-up date was on Saturday. This is the only day of the year where we can put out as much trash as we want on the curb without having to pay a tag fee ($ 1.50 per bag to have your trash thrown out - outrageous!). This, along with getting an area cleared for Minnie's big present gave us plenty of motivation to begin cleaning up the basement!

The big present was Minnie's Lionel train! It has the normal whistle and bells. It also blows smoke and has lights. Very cool present. Minnie also received a nice suitcase, a marble race, Batman figure, Batman shooter and clothes.


Marble Deluxe - Over 100 Pieces - Cool!

Monday, May 2, 2005 | Chuck E Cheese
Let me tell you that I am not the biggest Chuck E Cheese fan. However, that was until we went at 4.00 in the afternoon... It was perfect: Not a lot of pushy kids (and parents) which in turn leads to less screaming and chaos. Lesson learned: Take the kids to Chuck E Cheese on a late Monday afternoon. The kids played a whole bunch of games thanks to Grandma and Grandpa and redeemed their tickets for three prizes apiece.


The Two Anitas at Chuck E Cheese.


Minnie (with a Roostertail) and Roger.