Hooray for Uncle Dave!

Waiting, waiting, waiting & finally Uncle Dave shows up! After all the high pitch squeels & hugging, the girls decide to let him in the house while constantly repeating his name & telling him all sorts of important information but then...they are silent while watching their company eat dinner...(this is their favorite past time)
He really came to celebrate James' birday...b/c he's a natural at making a party appear more partyish. When James left for work Eliza said "big people birthdays are a lot more boring than kids birthdays huh mom?" Can't argue with the girl, notice he opened one gift & it wasn't even a toy! I promise to my husband that in 7 years on his 40th we'll make it a bash! (I need those years to plan, I don't like to pressure myself)

They were looking forward to the evening b/c they (all 4 girls) made his birthday cake all by themselves, I really tried hard to hold myself back from wanting to stir & frost but with the encouragement of a friend who was taking their pictures throughout the whole process, it was more fun letting them do it all!

I warned the boys that this cake had been licked, slobbered & sneezed on but they still wanted a slice (okay, maybe I didn't tell them it was sneezed on, oh well) Summer was very proud of all the Frinkles they piled on the top of it so it did look pretty yummy!
I think James will get his wish..."I wish to get more than one present next year"

While Uncle Dave had to leave during the day to take care of business & was busy working (something to do with the mafia)

the kids kept themselves busy playing with friends in the leaves. The cold weather has finally come, so sad. I had to hide Liza's favorite shorts & flip flops b/c she thinks that weather should not determine what you should wear.

Then Saturday morning comes & the crazy Uncle has a crazy idea to go for a walk with the girls. He didn't believe us when we said that it was reeeeally cold...until he got home.

Tessa was freaking out b/c she had a runny nose & no tissue so guess what Dave does? He wipes her nose with his own fingers...I know, I know your cringing as your reading but it's pretty funny to me b/c it just proves what you'll do to get a 5 year old to chill out.

Now he's pooped out with the rest of them!

Now he's home. glad for him, sad for us.

This morning...the day after, I was making scrambled eggs & Summer & Tessa both claimed to have uncle dave's recipe to make his yummy eggs, here it is...

"just get some of that frosting stuff & stir it in like this & that's it mom, okay?"

He used some of my leftover caramel frosting & obviously scrambled eggs will never be the same!