Ethan turns 5

It started out a quiet morning as the boys didn't wake up until 7am. Not that I am complaining, but it is a little unusual and considering there was a birthday in the house, it's generally a little more chaotic LOL We bought Ethan a skateboard for his birthday. I was a bit nervous and of course he had his first scuffle that morning, grazed his arm - that will teach him to wear all the protective gear. Being a Thursday, I decided to have a play at the park with some of his kindy friends. There were about 20 kids that came with their mums (and dads) which was really nice to be able to catch up with everyone. It was also good that the older siblings were in school, so Ethan felt like one of the big boys, if you know what I mean.
Here are some of the kids on top of the train in the park. They all had a lovely time. I didn't have time to make the cake, so I ordered it from the local bakery. It was sooooo much better than what I could do anyway.
and Ethan was sooooo happy with the soccerball candles (note his Socceroos shirt)
Ethan with his mate Harry who is 3 days younger than him. His mum and I spent 2 nights together in hospital and we each have 3 boys. Such a special bond!
This is the cake Ethan's Grandma made for after dinner. We had all the family over for tacos. This cake had to opened with a hammer and inside was full of lollies and treasures. The kids thought it was wonderful (as did the adults). Again, note, I got out of cooking the cake - totally HATE cooking LOL Anyway, all in all, Ethan had a wonderful birthday!! It's so exciting to be 5!!!

Slice of Life Competition

Over at Scrapbook Shelf, Trudi had organised a 5 week challenge. It is a competition to win a Slice of Life from Making Memories. We have finished 5 challenges now, and it has been awesome, having to think outside the square and celebrate everyday moments and acheivements. Above is challenge 1.
Challenge 2 we couldn't use a photo. That was a little difficult, but I enjoyed it all the same.
Challenge 3 we had to use the title I am Creative or I am an Artist - well I'm definately not an artist, so I went with being creative. I'm really happy with this LO!! Not something I would do off my own back.
Challenge 4 we had to use an imperfect photo and then stamp imperfectly onto the page. This photo was taken on Xmas day 2004, so it is Ethan - bit scary cause it looks exactly like Kaleb right now. I loved being able to finally use his blurry pic. I had scrapped some pics of Ethan and Scott in the pool doing the same thing last Xmas, so I will put the 2 LO's together.

The final challenge was to create an album about my everyday life. It had to be at least 5-6 pages. I have used Crate Paper pp's and I really am happy with this album. It's sad to all be over, but we will find out who the winner of the Slice of Life is on Friday night after the fun and games of the Friday Night Frenzy.