Somewhere sandwiched between kid birthdays, broken limbs, school events, concerts, and illnesses, Daddy had a birthday. I think Bob and I feel similar about our birthdays....we can't avoid 'em, but for crimeny's sake let's just have 'em and be done with 'em. Or maybe that's just me.
Thankfully, we had had a little extended family celebration on Easter Sunday(which I have not even posted about yet, either) for both Bob and Alex. On that day, we had "cake"(homemade cinnamon rolls---Pioneer Woman's recipe, to die for)
....and Bob's mom brought him his favorite chocolate brownies with mint frosting, presents, and even a Spongebob pinata that my mom had brought. And tons and tons of food, of course! 
That day had been a gorgeous day, the kids spent some time running around outside, finding eggs, eating candy, and generally just having fun. It was a great day of celebration.
Alex finally got to open his presents tonight, too. James MacDonald the first night, a night in the ER the next night. What a nice boy to be able to wait so patiently.....especially when it is for new high tech toys to be had!
Thankfully, we had had a little extended family celebration on Easter Sunday(which I have not even posted about yet, either) for both Bob and Alex. On that day, we had "cake"(homemade cinnamon rolls---Pioneer Woman's recipe, to die for)....and Bob's mom brought him his favorite chocolate brownies with mint frosting, presents, and even a Spongebob pinata that my mom had brought. And tons and tons of food, of course! That day had been a gorgeous day, the kids spent some time running around outside, finding eggs, eating candy, and generally just having fun. It was a great day of celebration.Today was great too. But much more mellow. As he was at work all day, we thought about all the things we were thankful for about Daddy: going to work every day to take care of us, playing silly games, buying fun toys, and always having enough love to share with everybody, to name just a few things. The kids made birthday signs and hung them on the walls.
Daddy grilled a yummy dinner. Hamburgers, hot dogs, corn on the cob, guacamole, salsa, chips, dip, yummm.....everything good about grilled dinners!
Daddy opened presents. Though he has already been using his big present for a while now....a Nordic Track Treadmill. Which Bob and I put together, all on our own...and it works! Apparently it is really cool. It calculates all your miles, steps, calories burned, etc. And it can be programmed via Google maps(I think it is Google), and it will incline and decline accordingly to whatever real life path you plot out. I think that Bob is currently planning on jogging to Duluth. I can't wait to give it a try someday(if my ankle ever gets better).
Daddy opened presents. Though he has already been using his big present for a while now....a Nordic Track Treadmill. Which Bob and I put together, all on our own...and it works! Apparently it is really cool. It calculates all your miles, steps, calories burned, etc. And it can be programmed via Google maps(I think it is Google), and it will incline and decline accordingly to whatever real life path you plot out. I think that Bob is currently planning on jogging to Duluth. I can't wait to give it a try someday(if my ankle ever gets better).Alex and Jonny have been using it as well on almost a daily basis---they received Pokewalkers(pedometers) as part of the latest Nintendo DS games on the market. They get special items and such in the game based on how many steps they take in real life. Who says that video games contribute to childhood obesity? Between this new DS game and the interactive necessity of the Wii, my kids are doing quite well in the "working out" department!
Alex finally got to open his presents tonight, too. James MacDonald the first night, a night in the ER the next night. What a nice boy to be able to wait so patiently.....especially when it is for new high tech toys to be had!Happy Birthday, Daddy! We love you!
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