This kid turned 6 yesterday.

He asked for a hippos in mud cake. So we made an Eclair Cake. Adam helped and we used chocolate pudding instead of vanilla. We also added crushed up oreos to the top, to look like dirt.

We made a normal Eclair Cake, for those that prefer the traditional recipe, and Adam had to try a piece of each.

They were both delicious.

After cake, it was time for presents. Adam received a lot of really nice gifts – he’s a pretty lucky guy.

Not as lucky as I am though, because being his mom is a pretty fantastic gig.

We visited a children’s museum this past Wednesday. It was close to 90 degrees outside and I was hoping, that inside the nicely air conditioned museum, they’d be able to run around and burn off some energy. We’d been there once before and they loved it.

They had a great time and were really well behaved. I was so proud of the way they stuck together (that makes it easier to keep tabs on them for sure) and played with each other. The matching shirts also help to keep track of them in busy places. Unless you happen to visit the children’s museum on the same day as a daycare group that has their kids dressed in the same shade of green (then you might find yourself reprimanding someone else’s child on accident).

There was some construction going on outside the building and the workers were on their lunch break when we left. Adam and Luke were so excited to pose with this “big vehicle”.

After we left the museum we met up with Amanda and Connor for lunch. One of the employees stopped to chat with the kids and treated them to ice cream cones for dessert.

My plan worked and they all fell asleep during the drive home. Of course they woke up with recharged batteries, as evident by Maggie’s gymnastics.