Birthday

I had a great, if mostly unproductive, weekend!  My birthday’s just get better every year I spend with my family.

Kathie and I were going to go the Admirals' game Friday night for my birthday.  Can you say “automatic designated driver?” :)  But the babysitter didn’t quite work out.  Kathie, of course, urged me to find someone to go, but I decided I’d much rather stay home with my family and have my celebration with them.  I’m so glad I did.  My evening started by coming home to my beautiful wife and then my kids getting up from their nap and both of them wishing me a Happy Birthday, unprompted…. It was very cute!

We had Chinese food and Kathie baked me a cake.  The kids frosted the cake.  Kathie and I fixed the cake after the frosting.  Even better than the birthday wishes when I got home was the singing!  Braden sings happy birthday very well and Emma follows along like a champ.  I was very impressed.

I got a Magic Bullet blending system, which I used all weekend for cappuccinos, smoothies, chocolate shakes, pancakes and omelets.  I also got a bunch of new shirts, a size smaller than I’ve been wearing.  And yep, they fit! 

Saturday we went to Toys R Us and did some shopping.  Braden bought a garbage truck and a cement mixer with money from Christmas.  I don’t think he’s stopped playing with them for more than 10 minutes all weekend.  He even told a little boy he met this weekend all about them. 

Braden called Grandpa to wish him a happy birthday and did very well.  He wouldn’t sing though.  He did, of course, tell him about the garbage truck and cement mixer, though.

Braden and Emma watched me run on the treadmill today.  The first 4 or 5 minutes was mostly giggling.  I’m not sure if it was because they’d never seen anyone run on a treadmill or because I look that silly running.  When Braden saw me stretching before my run, he asked what I was doing.  I explained it to him and he said “No, Dad, you stretch like this:”, and then yawned and stretched his arms like you do when you wake up.  He’s very helpful and keeps me in line!

Exciting week ahead of us.  Need to do some birthday shopping yet for Braden, bring cupcakes to class on Wednesday and get the house ready for guests Saturday.  We’re looking forward to everyone coming here to celebrate Easter and Braden’s birthday.  Braden is also pretty excited to be going to Grandma and Grandpa’s without Emma for a week.  Kathie also has Bunco this week, so we’re hopping to get rid of our Flamingo (don’t ask…).

Wow, that turned out to be a semi-novel!  Maybe I’m getting the hang of this blogging stuff after all!