The Pink Dinosaur

My niece Olivia called me herself to request a cake for her 4th birthday party. The conversation went something like this:

Liv: Auntie Manna will you make a cake for my secret dinosaur party?

Me: Of course! What kind of cake would you like?

Liv: A dinosaur.

Me: What kind of dinosaur?

Liv: A T-Rex.

Me: What color should the dinosaur be?

Liv: I think pink.

Me: A pink T-Rex?

Liv: Bye Auntie Manna.

I was really pleased with the results and Olivia was PUMPED!

On February 26th we got back from a very last minute week away in Mexico. Since then it has been a strange couple of illness plagued weeks. The first week back Parker got travellers diarrhea (to date this is still going strong), then Ryan started throwing up.
Last week Ryan got a cold and her little brother upped the ante by adding a cold to his repertoire.
Finally two days ago I got sick. My husband, not to be outdone, started throwing up yesterday and spent the day in bed. I was looking forward to the break while my daughter was at school and thought dreamily of having a little nap to clear my head. BUT the school called because Ryan was complaining of stomach pains and promptly started throwing up within minutes of walking in our front door.
This brings us to today...

• Husband is back at work
• Son is super clingy and will not leave my lap
• Daughter is riding the couch
• I feel like a sack of hammers

Special thanks and love and smooches go to my mom who brought over turkey-noodle soup, took Ryan to skating and stayed an extra 45 minutes at my house so I could continue my nap. Yaaay Mama!