Birthday Party/Mickey Minnie Breakfast

Earlier this week, we finally got our new fence put in. I had installed some deer fencing before for Homer, but he kept chewing through it, or digging under it and getting out. After many failed attempts to deter him, we finally decided to tear it down and get a real wooden one put in. The fence looks fantastic, and Homer absolutely loves running around freely down there. Unfortunately, he's still very much a digger, so we still have to watch him, as he's already dug some big holes near the edge of the fence, which if we let him continue, he could eventually walk right under the fence. We've noticed he doesn't dig anywhere there's grass, so we're gonna throw down some grass seed in all the dirt areas, and hopefully soon enough, he won't bother. Regardless, we're very happy with the fence, and so is Homer.

Yesterday, we headed on down to the James' residence to celebrate Max's birthday! Li'l guy turned two, and the girls had a blast at the party. It was such a great day, we were able to be outside the whole time. I have to also acknowledge Julie's amazing Elmo cupcakes. Those suckers were so freaking delicious! Karina enjoyed eating Elmo's eyeballs (chocolate chips) the most! They party was a really fun time, though. It's great at this age now, you can just let them run around and have fun, and not really have to chase them around. So it was much more relaxing for Kris and I too. Last year, the girls wouldn't stop eating rocks haha!

Earlier this morning, we went to a restaurant that does character breakfasts every other weekend. Today, Mickey and Minnie were scheduled to be there, so we had decided a couple weeks ago to make a reservation and go. We invited Jen, Steve, and Grace to come along as we thought it'd be fun to go together. The girls had a great time and were very well behaved. Minnie was the first to come over to our table, and both girls went right over to her and even stood next to her for pictures. A little later, however, when Mickey came over, Kath was a little scared and didn't want me to put her down... But Reeny, the usual scaredy cat, was fine, and went right over to him. Not sure why Kath was frightened by Mickey... Oh well, at least she didn't cry. As far as the breakfast itself goes, it was a buffet, so there was a ton of food including an omelet station to choose from. We were pretty stuffed by the end of our "adventure".