Number 3 gets a Baby Shower!

My very good friends here in Celebration decided baby number three needed to have a shower. Since I had gotten rid of all of my "big" baby stuff except our crib set, I agreed because I really needed some items before he gets here.
My friend Caroline suggested we have the shower at a place called "The Barn" www.barnantiques.biz/?section=intro which is a cute place about 15-20 minutes from here that is both a great little lunch place out on a porch and also a fabulous collection of shoppes. If you have never been there you must make it a point to go!

Lots of my friends were there and we had a nice lunch out on the porch, followed by yummy strawberry and vanilla cake that my partner from Mel'Z Cakes, Terri made with the help from my other creative friend Heather. I had seen a picture of this cake a year or two ago and saved it thinking we would maybe make it for someone else! Little did I know it would someday be a cake for my own shower!! I think it turnd out so cute?!! I just loved it! After that I opened the many packages that everyone brought and was blown away by all of the nice things I got. A few of us then went shopping together in all of the shops and had a great time running into each other and buying some fun stuff too!

I was so touched with everyone being there for me and with all of the kind words and generosity that I was a cryin' fool that day! I was really struck with the upcoming reality of a third Pifer baby and what good friends I have that it was a really emotional day for me. My two best girlfriends Susan & Erica from Pennsylvania even flew in especially for the event. I am so very blessed!
Special thanks to Nancy, Heather, Terri, Caroline, Ashley, Kathy and Meg for putting the event together and also a big thank you to Jeff and the boys for making sure there were pretty flowers and beautifully wrapped packages there for me too. I love you all, thank you for such a memorable day!

Owen's Last Football Game of the Season 10-18-08

Well, the season is over and Team Pifer is incredibly sad this football season has ended. I think we all had a great time with this new experience of Owen playing football this year. We all had such a fabulous time learning about Pop Warner Football and how it worked and getting to know the great volunteers and coaches. We couldn't have asked for anything better. Our coaching staff for our team was incredible. We had 6 very knowledegable and dedicated coaches which truly were a gift to these boys. Every boy had a great time playing, learned the game and grew as individuals. It was such a great experience!

Our last game was exciting because Owen's Great Uncle Chuck and his friend Chris came to watch his game along with my two girlfriends from PA were here to witness the "O-Train" in action! It was a good game and our defense came alive for their best game all season. We had several good plays and several first downs this game but unfortunately no touchdowns this game.

Although we didn't win one game all season it sure didn't feel that way. Our team improved each game and everyone felt like a winner every game. No one ever was disappointed with our team, everyone was excited to see the growth and enthusiasm of our team. Owen truly found his niche and love of football (wonder where that came from?) and really showed determination and effort every play of every game. He had 3 of our 4 touchdowns this season--we are so very proud of him! Go Owen and Go Storm!!

Decorating for Halloween 2008

This is by far Grant's favorite holiday and he has been busy decorating. I thought I would give everyone a glimpse. Grant in his jammies and Daddy(dressed) put up some purple lights this Sunday morning! Grant is in his glory, he keeps singing "this is the way we decorate, decorate, decorate, this is the way we decorate so early in the mornin'"! We also have decorated with lots of "spiderwebs" all over our house! Take a look isn't it creepy???

Another weekend of sports!

Our 4 Awesome T-ball coaches- Jeff, Eric, Rodger and Scott.

Diamond Jaxx got rained out mid game.

Grant on 3rd before the washout!

Grant's Friday night T-ball game was going well and as expected when a huge rain storm hit and forced the Diamond Jaxx to call the game early. The game was almost over but it was a big bummer for the kids. Although they all seemed to have fun playing in the rain and mud!


Owen post football game.



Owen and friend Jacob "face off."

Owen's team the Storm also had a game this rainy weekend. The Storm played on Saturday, and it proved to be a difficult day for running the ball. The field was sloppy which also made blocking difficult. Owen's buddy Thomas had a nice run on the opening drive but after several attempts we were unable to score. Owen had his second lowest yardage of the season this game--about 30 yards. The Umatilla Bulldogs however, had a great game and beat us by several touchdowns(They don't keep score at this level and I lost track of how many touchdowns the other team had.) Our team still managed to have a good time playing and as always played as hard as they could.

Owen Celebrates 8 years

We celebrated Owen's 8th Birthday this year with his request to go ice skating and to have a snowball fight afterwards. Clearly everyone had an AWESOME time by the looks of the pictures! Ice skating was somewhat of a challenge but by the end of the 2 hours everybody had pretty much picked it up and had stopped hanging on to the wall. Even some of the adults joined in on the ice--Daddy, nanny, Erin and Eric made it look easy.
After the party they dumped "snow" from the rink outside in 85 degree weather and the kids(and a few Dads) had a snowball fight! They had an absolute blast pelting each other with melting snow! Owen has enjoyed all of his presents this year very much and is looking forward to his Birthday Dinner at his favorite restaurant "TGI Fridays." Happy Birthday to a loveable yourng man, Owen!

2 Touchdown Day!!

Owen-full back, Matthew- quarterback, Tommy-tailback

Owen and Coach Holstein

Owen woke up this morning and told me that is was going to be a "touchdown morning" Owen means what he says--he had his first 100 yard game of the season which included 2 touchdowns!! His first touchdown was off of a "31 Dive" for 25 yards and the second was off of a "Shotgun Formation Owen Right" for 60 yards. It was AWESOME!!
I don't know if it was the fact that Owen's "Nanny" was in town from Pennsylvania to see his game or that it was his birthday weekend but he was ready to play today! Our team had one of it's better games this week and came close to winning. The score was 3-2 .... GO STORM!!
The announcers got the song "OPP" (old song from the 80's) and played it after his touchdowns. Owen said that the music was his favorite part of the game! We are so proud of Owen and his team!

Diamond Jaxx 3rd game

Grant had another t-ball game this Friday which was way cool but what was even cooler was that his "Nanny" came from Pennsylvania to see him play this game. Grant put forth a great effort and had 2 really good hits this game and he got to play 1st base. It was a breezy beautiful night for a fun game. After the game the Erickson's treated the whole team to snowcones--what a way to end a perfect night.

The Storm's first Home Game

Home field huddle
Our friends Heather & Carly come to cheer Owen on!
Tiny Mites ready to play!


Saturday September 27, 2008 was the first official Pop Warner Celebration Storm home game weekend. Owen's team the Tiny Mites played on our home field first that morning at 9:00am. It was so nice to not have to get up at 5:30 am this week and travel for a game and lots of our friends came to see the game which made it special.
Our team looked good and Owen had a 60 yard game! The Tiny Mites also had the first ever homefield touchdown by Owen's friend Tommy! It was so thrilling to see that.
Owen also was in on 4 defensive plays and had a tackle in the backfield for a loss. He was so psyched about this game--the announcer even commented that "Owen Pifer is a hard one to bring down"

Mel'Z Custom Creative Cakes does their 1st Wedding

My cake partner Terri and I created our 1st wedding cake for a friend this past weekend. They requested a "tropical" themed wedding cake for their outdoor wedding and this is what we came up with. It turned out beautiful didn't it?

Friday Night T-ball

Grant & his friend Drew Grant arriving at the game

The Diamond Jaxx had another awesome game this week! Grant had some really good plays, especially when he caught a ground ball from second base and then tagged the bag for an out! We were all impressed with that play. Grant thought we should go after the game to celebrate with his favorite treat--a glazed donut from Krispy Kreme. So we did just that!