'Tis the Season

by Madison and Luke

for birthdays...Wow, there are a lot of birthdays right now, so we thought we'd share.

Last weekend, we went to our neighbor's birthday party. Imani turned one; she and Luke are exactly two weeks apart. Her older sister, Kalea (a great friend to Madison) is a month younger than Madison. So, it's nice that both sets of kids are the same age. Anyways, Imani had a big birthday party, but the weather was less than desirable. The day before the party, it was 80 degrees and beautiful; the day of the party, it was 45 and rainy. That didn't stop us from wanting to play outside in the bounce house. We made Mommy stay out with us, along with most of the dads who came. The other moms seemed to have the better idea to stay inside on the cold rainy day. Nonetheless, we had a nice time.

Kalea and I had a blast in the bounce house. Luke enjoyed watching from the safety of his stroller.

Then, Wednesday was Uncle Clay's birthday, and he celebrated it by working his last day in the Army and then driving from Fort Drum to North Carolina. He and Aunt Karen will be living in Raleigh soon after they close on their house. They are staying with Grandma and Grandpa right now.

Today, we called up Grandma and Grandpa and met them for lunch, as it was Grandma's birthday. We had a nice lunch at Cracker Barrel in Lumberton, about 30 minutes away for us. Grandma and Grandpa brought us some of the birthday cake Grandma made for Uncle Clay (and well, for herself too). So, we brought it home, and we had a mini party with just the three of us. The cake, and ice cream we added, were delicious!

Now, we have a small break from birthdays this weekend, and then Luke has his big day on Monday.