Wednesday, June 2, 2010

our fisherman

A few months ago Zeb starting pretending that everything was a fishing rod- and he told us all he wanted for his birthday was a "fishing rod". And he wanted a fish cake. He's not even really that into fish- he just likes ropes and sticks and "coupling" things together.  Lucky for him I'm all about cakes- and I found the PERFECT fishing rod at a yard sale for seventy-five cents :)

Here's his Rainbow Fish (he really likes that book) that I made in less than an hour! It wasn't as hard as I thought it would be- but the tail really needs some work. I think I used a nine inch round instead of an eight inch so the tail was much much too big and nearly ripped off.
Our day yesterday was nearly perfect.  We went running and released "tagpole" into the wild and played at the park with friends. Then we went to meijer for a free cookie.  Then we came home and painted, watched Diego, and went swimming!  Kent even made it home to swim with us :)  And finally we opened his fishing rod and then had cake! 

And even better- to finish off the night we went to our first baseball game of the season! Kent and I are on a city league team with friends from our church and had our first game last night.  It was a lot of fun and we even WON!  It was a good opener for us. I need lots of practice :) and Kent played pretty darn well. He had me thinking he was terrible and then he never even got out!

Here's Z playing with his new toy.  He hasn't put it down since last night. Who knew 75 cents could bring such happiness to a three year old?  It is a really cool toy, though.  It came with an assortment of sea creatures with little rings that he can "catch" with his line.  Plus- the reel even works and he can wind up the fish!

10 comments:

Michelle said...

That cake is amazing!! What darling pictures too. Zeb makes the cutest little fisherman ever. Happy Birthday, sweetie!!

Jessica said...

What a bargain shopper you are! And the cake turned out SUPER!!!

yaya said...

What a cute cake! I'm really impressed Leisy...and kids don't care how much stuff costs, they just want it to be fun and it looks like you hit a winner! (of course all that changes when they get older!)

Larry and Cindy said...

Very cute cake Leisy!!! I love the fishing rod. Kids are so cute and so easy to please. When Tiff was little all she would ask for every year for Christmas was a pillow...I still buy her new pillows every year for Christmas. Way to go with the baseball team!!! Love To All, Cindy

brittani c. said...

Zeb's cake is perfect! Great job!

dockters said...

Happy Birthday, Zeb! Three is SO old!!

Your cake is great! It really looks amazing.

And congrats on the softball win...that sounds so fun!

Laney said...

wow. i am pretty impressed with the cake.

M- your favorite said...

That is such a fun cake! I love that boy Zeb! He is so much fun to have around. You guys are great parents! I love that you will do everything to make sure they are happy! I love it!

Cassidy said...

Might i say that your pictures are improving exponentially. Nice work. ;) Happy birthday, Zeb.

Emilee said...

Happy Birthday, Zeb! And good work on the cake, Leisy.