Mom's Seahawk Birthday

I slept in as long as I could but I knew we had to get up and get moving so we could grab an ice cream cake and head into Rainier.  Ben called a few places but we settled with Dairy Queen off of Lilly.  We were also in luck.  The cake decorator was on shift that morning so they could do a Seahawks logo on the cake for us.  Score!  We told them we would be by in a bit.

We got our stuff ready, the nacho makings, the presents and headed out the door.  I couldn't even remember the last time I was at this Dairy Queen.  We walked in and we told them we were there to pick up a cake.  They were like you're picking up the Seahawk cake?!  Yep.  They were all really excited and opened it up for us to look at it.  It was perfect.  We paid and hustled to Rainier.  I don't think we were going to make kickoff but we were going to try.

We didn't end up making it before kickoff but we were sure darn close.  I knew the game with the Atlanta Falcons was going to be tough.  Their quarterback has been putting up the numbers the past few weeks.  I wasn't worried about our defense but more for our offense.  I hoped our offense scored some touchdowns today.  We will need them.  The first half went well.  We went into the locker room 17-3.  It looked like we were going to do well since we were mostly a second half team.  During halftime, I got up and started cooking the chicken nachos.

Then the defense fell apart in the 3rd quarter.  They allowed 3 touchdowns back to back!  I could not stand watching them let Atlanta do that!  I was getting really worried mostly because our offense wasn't really doing anything either.  I did not want it to come down to the last two minutes and the Falcons kick a field goal and we lose.  Somehow we managed to take the lead late in the 4th quarter and we magically kept them from scoring with under two minutes to play.  There was a controversial call with Sherman and Jones and luckily it went our way.  We can not keep playing like this because we will not always be on the lucky side of the game.  Mom got her 26-24 Seahawk victory on her birthday.

I waited until we won to get mom's cake out of the freezer to thaw it out enough to cut it.  I went and got her presents and her card and set them out on the table where we were all sitting.  It would have been a depressing birthday party if the Seahawks would have lost. 

I corralled everyone over into the living room with the cake and some candles on it.  We sang happy birthday to mom and she blew out the candles.  She giggled.  Dad took the cake into the kitchen and cut it for us.  Mom got the first piece and we all got the rest.  She opened her card and the three presents I got for her.  I got her two small metal stars, a frog cookie cutter and a Seahawks headband she picked out at the mall a few weeks ago. 

We hung out for a little bit longer and went home because we had some chores we had to get done, you know like laundry, dishes and stuff.  She thanked us for coming over and celebrating her birthday with her and dad.  I was really glad the Seahawks won for her because that game was getting really bad there at the end.

Ben and I got home and started getting our stuff done before we had to go to work the next day. 

Happy birthday momma!!

Next Adventure:  Lunch, Pumpkin Patch and Tumwater Falls with Momma