Birthday Lollapalooza

This last weekend was Dad’s birthday, so the family got together to celebrate the blessed day. Everyone pitched in with decorating, cooking, cleaning and baking. Even the little guys…

Here we have our lovely chalk artists, hard at work creating Grandpa’s birthday banner. We had to retouch a few of the letters because they ended up on Alexis’s shorts.

Alexis was very pleased with her biggest contribution. She made the birthday cupcakes, with a little help from Grandma. She took great pride in making sure they were perfect. Once they were cooled, she had frosting in hand, ready to decorate. And she had a vision. Earlier she had picked a few tomatoes while scavenging in the garden, and she knew just what to do with them. Put them on the cupcakes of course!

Timothy came around in time to help with the finishing touch of meticulously adding the candles. A few were accidentally put in upside down, but they quickly mended that. They looked spectacular! Alexis was then given the title of “Cupcake Distributor”, and she took it very seriously, as anyone should. But in her efforts, she forgot to assign one to herself. She was so sad when she realized that she didn’t get to taste one of her creations. But thankfully, Mom set one aside just for her. I however, was a little weary to dive right in, after Dad made the comment, “Are these cupcakes supposed to have raisins in them?”

Another highlight of the weekend was when Mom found a worm in the vegetables that she had brought in from the garden. She then took it straight to Rebekah, who was sitting on the couch, dropped it on her jeans, and told her to take it outside. Rebekah looked stunned that Mom had just done that, and horrified that this bright green thing was climbing up her leg. It was one of Mom’s random acts that just makes you laugh.

All in all, it was another joyful weekend, surrounded by family. Happy Birthday Dad! I don’t think that this family can express how blessed we are to have you as our loving father, who sacrifices everything for us. Thank you for all you do. We love you!