Julian turned 9 on Sunday. I have no idea how it is that I have a kid who is so old. It's crazy.
He chose to have a movie themed party, but at the very last second decided that he wanted to be Doctor Who (the 9th Doctor). All the kids who came to the party were dressed as characters from movies, and they all looked awesome.
Also at the last minute was his decision to change his cake to a Doctor Who cake. I had to just draw this TARDIS out of buttercream icing because I simply didn't have time to construct a 3D one out of clay. I had about 5 minutes of severe mom-guilt and then an "eff that" attitude kicked in and I figured this would have to do. I emailed this picture to my friend Carolyn, and she said, "That's really cool, but who is g?" And then I died laughing. Because it totally does look like a g.
You know who ended up eating the most cake out of everyone? Audrey. Tiny little Audrey put the hurt on her piece of cake, and then when the other kids weren't into theirs, she calmly slid their plates over in front of herself and got to work on putting them away. Hollow legs, that one.
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| Will the question ever be answered? Who is g? |
Here Julian is opening the grand prize of all the presents - Garbage Pail Kids cards. I wasn't allowed to have these as a kid, so these seem extra awesome to me. They are truly disgusting and hilarious and I love them.
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| Weird, a bunch of faceless kids came to Julian's party! |
Here are some facts about nine-year-old Julian:
- Loves the song "Total Eclipse of the Heart". It moves him deeply.
- In the almost 9 months he's been taking piano lessons, he has gotten really, really good. Like, composing his own pieces. He was playing something one night and it was so good that I thought he had just gotten really good at one of his assigned songs in the book. And it turns out it was one of his own songs.
- Really enjoys his long hair, and doesn't care that strangers stop to tell me that I have a beautiful daughter. (Weirdly, this happens all the time. Like way more than you would think is reasonable.) He is totally cool and honey badger about it (doesn't give a shit) and tells people thanks. He's awesome.
- Is now wearing the same size shoes as me. What in the whaaaaaaat.
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Before bed tonight, Audrey and I were playing in her room with a toy doctor kit. And I learned that she is one sadistic little girl. She gave me at least 10 flu shots, and while I was making her bed, she grabbed the fake scalpel and said, "It's time to cut your butt with this knife!" and then proceeded to stab me in the ass with the fake scalpel. Hardcore, man. The girl eats cake like it's her job, and gives painful flu shots and cuts off asses with no remorse.
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Audrey makes me laugh. I feel like she is very Take No Prisoners and I like this about her.
And nine? Holy snakes. That's only a year away from the double digits.
Happy birthday, Julian! I can't believe you're nine, and I don't even know you. Many happy returns, beautiful long-haired piano-rockin' dude!
P.S. Allison, you are the coolest mom who ever mom'd. That cake? Is amazing.
Also, I kick some karaoke ASS on "Total Eclipse of the Heart." Has Julian seen the "literal music video" version? Google that up. Good stuff.
Nice cake -- how do you get the frosting so smooth?
I like how excited Julian looks about his presents. That's always what I imagine people will look like when I give them presents, but they never do.
our kids are seriously getting too old. whaaaat??? 9??? leah is right behind him. dude. also, audrey is really my daughter. cake addiction! I've been craving your brownies lately too... make meh some! om nom nom
Wow. That is a seriously awesome cake. I would have no idea where to start and you seem to make the coolest cakes. Did you just teach yourself?
And I used to work with 9 - 12-year olds and it is by far my favorite age group to work with. Old enough to really talk to, teach them some pretty advanced stuff (including music- how cool is that? He must get that from you!), and not old enough to hate the living daylights out of adults yet. Such a great age. And you look like his slightly older sister.
Audrey sounds hilarious. One day I will meet her and check for scalpels before I give her a big hug. Happy Birthday, Julian!
I love everything about this post. That cake is AWESOME. And the fact that Julian is deeply moved by Total Eclipse of the Heart is 1. proof of his wonderfulness and 2. something you must remember to pass on to future girlfriends.
Happy for Julian seems like he was having lots of fun! I hope to see a video of Julian playing the piano soon :)
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Thanks, Catherine! I'll have to put one of his videos up here soon. He totally rocks. :)
Thank you, miz Maggie! Hearing him belt it out in the shower brings me joy on the daily.
Thanks, Lauren! I did kind of teach myself how to do cake stuff. My mom is really crafty and I watched her make a ton of cakes when I was growing up, so I guess I just absorbed some things from observation.
That age group can be super fun - and as I learned on Saturday, they can also be huge dickbags who leave their manners at the door.
Ha! His slightly older sister! Thank you! What's frightening is that I kind of could be, since I turned 23 a month after he was born. I was so close to being a teen mom. Heh.
I would lovelovelove to meet you guys in person one day. It may sound rather creeperish, but I am so fond of you and feel like I actually know you guys, even though I'm just totally a blog lurker.
Sisterwife, I am going to bring you a big-ass batch of brownies when I come to see you. With extra xanthan gum! thhhbbbppppptttttt.
Thank you! You have to dip an offset metal spatula in craaaaazy hot water, wipe the water off, and smooth out the frosting. It kind of melts the top layer of frosting just enough so that it doesn't look lumpy.
The super excited look is truly a rare one when opening gifts. Maybe you should give Garbage Pail Kids cards though, and that will elicit the excited response?
Thank you, Noelle! (Pee Ess - I have missed you dearly and feel like a knob for not commenting on your blog lately although I have kept up with it. I am going to leave like 23849y2384 comments on there later today.)
We LOVE the literal version! Sometimes I will hear him singing and assume it's the regular song he's singing, and then I hear him say, "Mullet with headliiiiights? Over surpriiiised guuuuyyy, weirded out" and know he's jamming to the literal version again.
She is pure sass in concentrated form. I feel like Iris has this really badass quality about her, too. I think our ladies would totally be pals.
Ah you're back! I hadn't checked in because I thought you were on hiatus, but hurray here you are! That cake is amazing... I hope you were kidding about the guilt because that thing is impressive. Happy Birthday to Julian :)
A little bit kidding about the mom guilt! I think I expect way too much of myself when it comes to crafty matters, and that's just crazy.
WHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAT?! That cake is amazing!
And "Total Eclipse of the Heart" moves everyone deeply, so Julian is just being sensible.
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