Tuesday, April 19, 2011

Tubbies Turns Seven

My little boy is growing up. Why oh why does it have to happen?
Tubbies is my sweet, sensitive little man who likes all things funny and quirky. The one thing I hear most from adults and his friends is Tubbies is hilarious. He is very animated so its easy to laugh with him when he finds something humorous.
When I hear people tell me how funny my Tubbies is, it makes me very happy....but I also know the boy is going to get himself into some trouble one day.

For his birthday he chose to have a party at a bowling alley. It all seemed pretty easy to plan. Two weeks before the party I called and had them reserve two lanes with bumpers, I sent email invites to friends...and Grandma Hogue took care of the hardest part: Making two dozen custom Oreo cupcakes! (As requested by Tubbs)


Tubbs invited nine friends to bowl!
We found out an hour into the bowling that they didn't sell pizza...so we had to come up with a "Plan B" for feeding this rowdy clan. We decided to head back to our house for some tetherball and Luke picked up some Little Ceaser's pizzas on the way. PERFECT!

Seven for Sawyer:
1. He is a very big heart and is very affectionate.
2. He is the BEST big brother and always looks out for Petunia.
3. He is reading at a third grade reading level and he loves to read.
4. He loves to have his back and arms "tickled" at night before he falls asleep.
5. He REALLY REALLY REALLY wanted an IPAD for his birthday. (His motto is bo big or go home I guess)
6. His favorite meal: cheeseburgers.
7. One birthday request: mom's red velvet cake balls, frozen and not dipped in chocolate. (Silly boy)
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On Tubbs' birthday he woke up to a phone call from Grandma Baer. We got showered and headed down to Panera so the birthday boy could get a "muffie."

After breakfast we Madi came over and we headed out on a 5 mile bike ride --which led us to Target so he could spend some birthday money.


After the bike ride Tubbs requested a PB & Honey sandwich for lunch. Oh yum.

Then we hit the slip n slide that Tubbs got for his birthday from one of his friends on Saturday.
Happy Birthday Tubbies....we love you!



1 comment:

Katrena said...

Enzo thinks he's funny! Tell him to be a good example since the little Sunbeams in Primary are watching!

That Stop Wasn't On My Itinerary....

So the Hogue's made it to Florida for our first official family vacation. It was Sawyer's first plane ride....and Simon's first plane ride that he can remember. We were excited....the boys were stoked. We had everything we needed! But it seems that Sawyer packed something with him that wasn't on our checklist: a big case of pneumonia. Yes, the little fella made it almost one whole day in Florida before he started heading downhill fast. Our 2nd day in Orlando we were in the Urgent Care south of Cocoa Beach. (By the way, to see a doctor more quickly, it helps if you vomit all over the waiting room in front of the receptionist. Little tip for ya) After chest x-rays they advised us to head to the ER in Melbourne, where they eventually admitted him to the hospital. So, we had 3 night deluxe accommadations at the Holmes Regional Medical Center. The little whipper snapper was a trooper though! The nurses loved him, thankfully, and made us all feel right at home. We were going to send postcards out with pictures of the hospital since we spent 40% of our trip there...but they didn't have any. Imagine that!Hmmm.....maybe its something they should consider.

Florida 2008