Our Super Bowl Celebration

There has been a lot of talk about the Super Bowl in our house this year. Andrew is really into football, a bit obsessive perhaps (gee, wonder where he gets that from), so we have had a lot of talks about Giants vs. Patriots, Brady vs. Manning, etc. Andrew and Glenn are both rooting for the Patriots (gravy trainers, I say) while I am hoping Eli gets a ring of his own to flash in Peyton's face. This girls don't have much of an opinion on the matter, except for Brooke, who declared, "I hate the Patriots. I hate the Giants. I hate all football. Daddy shouldn't be watching sports on Sunday."

So our party today has been a long time in the planning. Andrew decided he wanted to make a cake and frost it all by himself. It features a Patriots helmet and a smaller (of course) Giants helmet. Andrew specifically wanted to put the "vs." in the middle. He had a clear vision of how he wanted his cake to look.

The master at work!

The finished product!

The Ryans, Franklins, and Chattertons came over for the big feast this afternoon. We had sub sandwiches (Emily Musso's wonderful recipe!), veggies and dip, seven layer dip, little smokies, cheese and crackers, fruit salad, and spinach dip with sourdough bread. Yum-O!

And of course, Daryl made his famous wings.

You cannot have a Super Bowl party without them. Daryl, Emma, Leah, and Sydney had a wing eating contest. Pound for pound, I think Sydney was declared the winner. Emma and Leah would have kept going but they ran out of BBQ wings and they just couldn't make the transition to the world of hot sauce.

Who knows how the game will turn out. Glenn and the kids are in there right now watching it. It is funny to hear the kids laugh at the commercials and listen to Glenn explain why we care not sure why Tom Petty is the half-time show entertainment. At least we won't have to worry about any wardrobe malfunctions. Well, I hope not. Anyway, I need to go remind Glenn that we need to pause the action to get the kids in bed. For now, Andrew can only dream of the Patriots making history and will just have to check out ESPN in the morning.