Birthday Fun - Part 2

by Amy

Brad's birthday was this past Wednesday. The kids were quite distressed that Brad didn't want to do go anywhere fun to celebrate -- he just wanted to go to class like normal. "But Daddy," they pleaded, "Mommy says you don't have to go to school on your birthday!" So, they won! Brad decided to skip class! That meant they got to skip school too! Since I had just made the boys' birthday cake, Brad said he didn't want me to make another "real" cake for him. Instead, he asked me to make a coffee cake for his birthday breakfast. It was really yummy, but I put candles in a hot cake -- not the wisest thing I've ever done -- they melted into the cake. Bummer.... After enjoying our breakfast, we all went to the Lake-Park downtown to ride scooters and race boats. It turned out to be a beautiful day! And, since it was a Wednesday, the park wasn't crowded at all! Here are some fun pics from our morning out....

After playing for a couple of hours, we returned home to eat one of Brad's favorite local dishes for lunch - fried eggplant in some brown sauce. Then, later that evening, we ate Applebee's Fiesta Lime Chicken - a copycat recipe. It was quite delightful!

I'm so thankful that the Lord has given Brad 37 years of life! What a great husband and father and friend he is! May he have many, many more years to come!