Lucky #13

UNICORN-Y: We interrupt our European travelogue recap to bring you more recent news. Specifically, Annabelle turned 13.

We have been talking for months (years?) about her getting some color in her hair, and we decided her thirteenth birthday was a good time to make that happen.

Last Friday we went to Steven at Salon Spectrum in Burien on the recommendation of a waitress we know who has fabulous rainbow hair. Poor Steven didn't know what he was getting into when he booked Annabelle's appointment over the phone. The estimate was it would take two hours. It took twice that, because of her super loooooong and thick hair.

The first step was bleaching the ends.

Next up, time to add some cobalt blue. In the end, she had an ocean of curls and was super happy!

Monday afternoon, Annabelle had a few friends gather in Ballard for a small party at Full Tilt, an ice cream parlor and arcade. They have a nice birthday party package where you can bring your own food in (we brought in some Costco pizza, and unicorn candy pops we made), plus kids get a soda and a custom ice cream designed by the birthday person.

Annabelle requested a Unicorn Ice Dream flavored dessert. She chose vanilla bean ice cream, with M&Ms, rainbow sprinkles and mini marshmallows. It was a party in a tub!

The Full Tilt scooper even served the ice cream up unicorn style - in a cup, with a sugar cone horn.

We also had some super special Unicorn Froot Loops - which we sought out and carried back from Europe! (For whatever silly reason, they're not available in the States.)

All in all, it was a really nice afternoon with some nice families, fun games and great treats. 

BOUNCING BOY: In other news, we have a trampoline. A biggish one. We've always had a little jogger/exercise sized one, and it has forever been CJ's favorite exercise outlet. However, a couple of days ago, an ad popped up on one of the email Moms and Dads lists I'm on, a full size trampoline for just $50. We were on it immediately, and were lucky to be chosen to buy it from the list of the 'yes, please!' people. (The key: Always in your response tell them how and when you can pick it up.)

So, the kids are happy jumpers now - fun!