Comments on: Three Birthday Trade-Offs http://shaungroves.com/2009/09/three-birthday-trade-offs/ Thu, 09 Feb 2012 19:34:22 -0600 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= By: lindsey http://shaungroves.com/2009/09/three-birthday-trade-offs/#comment-17314 lindsey Mon, 28 Sep 2009 20:10:08 +0000 http://shaungroves.com/?p=4784#comment-17314 Thank you for sharing. Your story was hilarious to read! Thank you for sharing. Your story was hilarious to read!

]]> By: Adam http://shaungroves.com/2009/09/three-birthday-trade-offs/#comment-17312 Adam Mon, 28 Sep 2009 18:40:30 +0000 http://shaungroves.com/?p=4784#comment-17312 awesome... awesome.. awesome so funny. awesome… awesome.. awesome
so funny.

]]> By: Liz Reeves http://shaungroves.com/2009/09/three-birthday-trade-offs/#comment-17293 Liz Reeves Sun, 27 Sep 2009 03:10:04 +0000 http://shaungroves.com/?p=4784#comment-17293 Way to go on the cake, Shaun! And I love her name. Is it after the small town near your hometown? Way to go on the cake, Shaun!

And I love her name. Is it after the small town near your hometown?

]]> By: Cindi http://shaungroves.com/2009/09/three-birthday-trade-offs/#comment-17285 Cindi Sat, 26 Sep 2009 12:28:02 +0000 http://shaungroves.com/?p=4784#comment-17285 Awesome cake from an awesome Dad! Awesome cake from an awesome Dad!

]]> By: Stretch Mark Mama http://shaungroves.com/2009/09/three-birthday-trade-offs/#comment-17283 Stretch Mark Mama Sat, 26 Sep 2009 05:02:36 +0000 http://shaungroves.com/?p=4784#comment-17283 Hubs made our (then turning) 6YO an Optimus Prime cake -- just the face, though. Yours turned out well! Hubs has come to expect a backache on kid birthday weeks -- what from bending over and frosting the thing for 3-4 hours. :) We have those bouncy places out here in Portland (I know!) but my kids get to go to them only when they're invited to other people's parties. I always lean over and whisper in their ears "are you enjoying YOUR fake-pretend-birthday party, kids?" Therapy. Hubs made our (then turning) 6YO an Optimus Prime cake — just the face, though. Yours turned out well! Hubs has come to expect a backache on kid birthday weeks — what from bending over and frosting the thing for 3-4 hours. :)

We have those bouncy places out here in Portland (I know!) but my kids get to go to them only when they’re invited to other people’s parties. I always lean over and whisper in their ears “are you enjoying YOUR fake-pretend-birthday party, kids?”

Therapy.

]]> By: The Secret Life of Kat http://shaungroves.com/2009/09/three-birthday-trade-offs/#comment-17281 The Secret Life of Kat Sat, 26 Sep 2009 02:35:19 +0000 http://shaungroves.com/?p=4784#comment-17281 Black icing on a white cake? That's tough. Good job! Black icing on a white cake? That’s tough. Good job!

]]> By: Cards Fan http://shaungroves.com/2009/09/three-birthday-trade-offs/#comment-17270 Cards Fan Fri, 25 Sep 2009 21:35:28 +0000 http://shaungroves.com/?p=4784#comment-17270 I feel your pain on the party planning! With our 4 kiddos, birthday season (July 27 - Oct 9 officially) can become quite expensive if they are all allowed to have large parties. We have a "fun center" (fun for whom - that'party of our 5 year old little man tomorrow. and he is looking forward to it - but I am dreading the cash register. We've taken an approach of only allowing "big" parties for milestone birthdays (i.e. 5 years, 10 years, 13 years, etc.). That helps keep the costs down a little - mostly a move by my wife to appease my ... frugality. In any event, your cake looks great, and I'm sure all had a great time!! I feel your pain on the party planning! With our 4 kiddos, birthday season (July 27 – Oct 9 officially) can become quite expensive if they are all allowed to have large parties. We have a “fun center” (fun for whom – that’party of our 5 year old little man tomorrow. and he is looking forward to it – but I am dreading the cash register.

We’ve taken an approach of only allowing “big” parties for milestone birthdays (i.e. 5 years, 10 years, 13 years, etc.). That helps keep the costs down a little – mostly a move by my wife to appease my … frugality.

In any event, your cake looks great, and I’m sure all had a great time!!

]]> By: Shaun Groves http://shaungroves.com/2009/09/three-birthday-trade-offs/#comment-17265 Shaun Groves Fri, 25 Sep 2009 19:54:00 +0000 http://shaungroves.com/?p=4784#comment-17265 Hobby Lobby. Hobby Lobby.

]]> By: JLI http://shaungroves.com/2009/09/three-birthday-trade-offs/#comment-17261 JLI Fri, 25 Sep 2009 18:49:08 +0000 http://shaungroves.com/?p=4784#comment-17261 Wow, that's an awesome cake! And where might one find fondant for home use? I always thought that was just something that people on the Food Network Challenges had access to make novice Betty Crockers' like myself envious of their mad cake skillz. Wow, that’s an awesome cake! And where might one find fondant for home use? I always thought that was just something that people on the Food Network Challenges had access to make novice Betty Crockers’ like myself envious of their mad cake skillz.

]]> By: Travis http://shaungroves.com/2009/09/three-birthday-trade-offs/#comment-17253 Travis Fri, 25 Sep 2009 18:21:05 +0000 http://shaungroves.com/?p=4784#comment-17253 Hilarious. Hilarious.

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