Post by The Chupster on Nov 1, 2010 15:58:50 GMT -5
This joint hasn't had a post in a while, so why not- it's this or work on the website that I'm pissed about working on.
My birthday went off without a hitch, just wanted a quiet evening at home. Got a bunch of donuts and an awesome Orange Crush cake, as well as an assortment of Super Hero Squad figures!
Donuts
Crush cake
Me and the lil guy. And Thor. Lil tiny Thor.
Super Hero Squad:
Chuck, who has now passed on:
Kitty Cat:
Our froggies, Neil & Bob:
And Sonic the fish
For Tamara's birthday we went to the zoo and had some dinnah at a nice local seafood restaurant that we enjoy quite a bit, Harbor Inn! Best portion sizes anywhere and the cod is to DIE for. And they have a massive selection of pies and cakes, which is what we decided to do in lieu of a birthday cake, which would sit around and not get eaten- $5 for massive slices and everyone gets what they want!
Tamara & Ben next to, um, Earth in a box
Oliphaunt!
Toitle
Spider monkeys, if I remember correctly
Can't remember the name of this lil thing, I THINK it was an Axlotl
Big skink
Snake in a tree
A lizard I don't recall the name of offhand
SNAKE
Cute fat lil frog
Cute colorful lil DEADLY POISON DART FROGS
Can't for the life of me remember what this was.
If our iguana gets this big, we're having STEAK FOR DINNER.
Buzzards are surprisingly willing to pose for the camera.
Big cats R fuuun
Better than being an athletic supporter
Massive tortoises
Giraffe!
Camouflaged lion, posing as a water fountain THAT'LL SWALLOW YOUR HEAD
Munky haus
Orangutan baby!
Leopards got spots
Toucan Sam!
Marmoset, I think
Trapped turtle
Lazy alligator. There was a squirrel darting around him and some others and they were just too tired for the easy meal.
Bar stool
Dead goat
Chicken with a cool haircut
Ben an' Tams at DINNER! Finally!
CAKE
I dunno
Ben's birthday went on pretty much all weekend, with relatives coming in Friday, hitting a small amusement park on Saturday and lunch at Red Robin (best gourmet burgers anywhere), and his party at Chuck E. Cheese with friends on Sunday.
Tamara's dad John won the minigolf tournament, coming in 2 strokes under yours truly. Dammit. ;D
Ben hits the ball like it badmouthed his mama
Kathryn showing poise (if not posture, LOL) under pressure
Tamara, workin' the shaft!
Tamara's dad. Forget what I said on that last picture.
Left to right: Tamara's mom's elbow, Tamara, Ben, me, Kat, and Tamara's dad John.
Group photos! Note: this may be the only recent photos in existence where my mom actually looks like she's smiling. Clockwise from top left: Tamara's dad John, Kathryn, me, my mom Sharon, Benjamin, Tamara's mom Theresa.
Same as before, with Tamara in John's place.
...and another.
Sneak attack: the only way to get a pic of Katie.
John and a pirate ship. ARRRRRR!
Scene from Attack of the 20-Foot Dumbshit
Ben sizes things up
The old pro gives the young'un some tips
Ben in a go-kart
Ben and Theresa in a water thingy
Lunch at Red Robin! Hoorah!
MEEEEEEEELKSHAKE
Birfday CAKE
Balloon
Ben, entranced by the mechanical maus
Pondering turning 7. Yep, it's all downhill from here, kid! lol
Chuck E.
Ben controls the cameras in his secret underground lair. That's above ground. And in the middle of a stage in a kid's theme restaurant. Okay, so it's not the best hiding place for a secret lair.
Kat has a condition where her arm is constantly between her and any camera in the vicinity.
Ben finds a neat new game- PIRATE REVENGE!!! ARRRRRRR!!!
Mom sees the game.
While Ben greets new arrivals to the party, Mom helpfully takes over.
Barely-controlled chaos. GOTCHA KAT!!! TAKE THAT!!!
...and the party begins!
Seriously. Between her look and the kid beside her (upstairs neighbor/friend Chase), you'd think they were in a concentration camp. Cuz, y'know, they look like they're concentrating. Really hard.
Becrownified!
SOMEONE CALL PEST CONTROL
The table at a glance
Group photo.
We didn't actually take any pics of Halloween because all we did was go to the mall for their trick or treat bit for the kids, and Ben got about 20 minutes into that and was done, but the day before, his friend from school, DW (I can't remember how to spell her first name, but they all call her DW anyway), had a costume birthday party at GattiTown, so it was pizza and costumes all day! (And by all day, I mean we were there for like 3 and a half hours- fun, but whew!)
Me and Ben. Yes, I'm a cheap-ass ho. Lazy Pimpwolf costume for me, Raphael for the short mohawked one.
Tamara and Ben.
The par-TAY
The girl of honor. Or steel. Or steely honor. Hell, I dunno
It ain't a party till ya got somethin on your nose!
NINJA!
DW's dad (who's cool as fuck) doles out the party favahs- cards for the arcade! Ben spent ALL of his on the Star Wars Trilogy machine, as always.
And we slapped more on the card for this lil game, which is weird but sort'a fun- there are two handles and you have to try to shove the other person into holes and stuff during minigames
RACE, aliens! RACE for your human masters!
Basketball. My son can't jump.
After the party, eating again and watching How to Train Your Dragon.
This is what happens when you try to sneak up on a ninja that's gettin' his grub on.
My birthday went off without a hitch, just wanted a quiet evening at home. Got a bunch of donuts and an awesome Orange Crush cake, as well as an assortment of Super Hero Squad figures!
Donuts
Crush cake
Me and the lil guy. And Thor. Lil tiny Thor.
Super Hero Squad:
Chuck, who has now passed on:
Kitty Cat:
Our froggies, Neil & Bob:
And Sonic the fish
------------------------------------------------
For Tamara's birthday we went to the zoo and had some dinnah at a nice local seafood restaurant that we enjoy quite a bit, Harbor Inn! Best portion sizes anywhere and the cod is to DIE for. And they have a massive selection of pies and cakes, which is what we decided to do in lieu of a birthday cake, which would sit around and not get eaten- $5 for massive slices and everyone gets what they want!
Tamara & Ben next to, um, Earth in a box
Oliphaunt!
Toitle
Spider monkeys, if I remember correctly
Can't remember the name of this lil thing, I THINK it was an Axlotl
Big skink
Snake in a tree
A lizard I don't recall the name of offhand
SNAKE
Cute fat lil frog
Cute colorful lil DEADLY POISON DART FROGS
Can't for the life of me remember what this was.
If our iguana gets this big, we're having STEAK FOR DINNER.
Buzzards are surprisingly willing to pose for the camera.
Big cats R fuuun
Better than being an athletic supporter
Massive tortoises
Giraffe!
Camouflaged lion, posing as a water fountain THAT'LL SWALLOW YOUR HEAD
Munky haus
Orangutan baby!
Leopards got spots
Toucan Sam!
Marmoset, I think
Trapped turtle
Lazy alligator. There was a squirrel darting around him and some others and they were just too tired for the easy meal.
Bar stool
Dead goat
Chicken with a cool haircut
Ben an' Tams at DINNER! Finally!
CAKE
I dunno
------------------------------------------------
Ben's birthday went on pretty much all weekend, with relatives coming in Friday, hitting a small amusement park on Saturday and lunch at Red Robin (best gourmet burgers anywhere), and his party at Chuck E. Cheese with friends on Sunday.
Tamara's dad John won the minigolf tournament, coming in 2 strokes under yours truly. Dammit. ;D
Ben hits the ball like it badmouthed his mama
Kathryn showing poise (if not posture, LOL) under pressure
Tamara, workin' the shaft!
Tamara's dad. Forget what I said on that last picture.
Left to right: Tamara's mom's elbow, Tamara, Ben, me, Kat, and Tamara's dad John.
Group photos! Note: this may be the only recent photos in existence where my mom actually looks like she's smiling. Clockwise from top left: Tamara's dad John, Kathryn, me, my mom Sharon, Benjamin, Tamara's mom Theresa.
Same as before, with Tamara in John's place.
...and another.
Sneak attack: the only way to get a pic of Katie.
John and a pirate ship. ARRRRRR!
Scene from Attack of the 20-Foot Dumbshit
Ben sizes things up
The old pro gives the young'un some tips
Ben in a go-kart
Ben and Theresa in a water thingy
Lunch at Red Robin! Hoorah!
MEEEEEEEELKSHAKE
Birfday CAKE
Balloon
Ben, entranced by the mechanical maus
Pondering turning 7. Yep, it's all downhill from here, kid! lol
Chuck E.
Ben controls the cameras in his secret underground lair. That's above ground. And in the middle of a stage in a kid's theme restaurant. Okay, so it's not the best hiding place for a secret lair.
Kat has a condition where her arm is constantly between her and any camera in the vicinity.
Ben finds a neat new game- PIRATE REVENGE!!! ARRRRRRR!!!
Mom sees the game.
While Ben greets new arrivals to the party, Mom helpfully takes over.
Barely-controlled chaos. GOTCHA KAT!!! TAKE THAT!!!
...and the party begins!
Seriously. Between her look and the kid beside her (upstairs neighbor/friend Chase), you'd think they were in a concentration camp. Cuz, y'know, they look like they're concentrating. Really hard.
Becrownified!
SOMEONE CALL PEST CONTROL
The table at a glance
Group photo.
------------------------------------------------
We didn't actually take any pics of Halloween because all we did was go to the mall for their trick or treat bit for the kids, and Ben got about 20 minutes into that and was done, but the day before, his friend from school, DW (I can't remember how to spell her first name, but they all call her DW anyway), had a costume birthday party at GattiTown, so it was pizza and costumes all day! (And by all day, I mean we were there for like 3 and a half hours- fun, but whew!)
Me and Ben. Yes, I'm a cheap-ass ho. Lazy Pimpwolf costume for me, Raphael for the short mohawked one.
Tamara and Ben.
The par-TAY
The girl of honor. Or steel. Or steely honor. Hell, I dunno
It ain't a party till ya got somethin on your nose!
NINJA!
DW's dad (who's cool as fuck) doles out the party favahs- cards for the arcade! Ben spent ALL of his on the Star Wars Trilogy machine, as always.
And we slapped more on the card for this lil game, which is weird but sort'a fun- there are two handles and you have to try to shove the other person into holes and stuff during minigames
RACE, aliens! RACE for your human masters!
Basketball. My son can't jump.
After the party, eating again and watching How to Train Your Dragon.
This is what happens when you try to sneak up on a ninja that's gettin' his grub on.
