Ricky's Birthday Weekend

Ricky's birthday was Friday, complete with a Nemo cake. If you ask him how his birthday went, he'll tell you, "Nemo cake!" And if you ask him how old he is, he'll say, "Six." He thinks he's six, anyway. That's for sure.




Nemo's tail was a great source of extra icing without having to deal with the boring old cake.

















Grandfather came into town to help celebrate with Ricky and to help Alex set up the swingset in our backyard woods. Super, super cool. Robbie and Ricky supervised the entire time. Poor Gaga was sick and couldn't make the trip. She's on the mend now and we'll see her Wednesday.


The first step for the project was making a clearing in the woods that would house the swingset. Mostly skinny trees in the undergrowth and a few stumps. One was particularly cool, something I wouldn't have expected in our backyard. A cedar! The portion of the stump above ground had turned a mossy green. Once dug out, the cedar really became prominent. Almost purplish red and smelling soooo good.












Then construction began. Here are the guys taking a well-earned break. I'm pretty sure Alex is somewhere nearby chopping out a stump. There were five kids playing on the swingset today after school, but I'll have to wait to post a picture of the whole thing once Alex finishes up the details.