Birthday season is officially upon us. Kellan kicks it off followed Mommy (Carrie), Oliver and then Daddy (Keith) brings it home. The unique part about the Ham Fam birthdays is that we have two in August with Kellan on the 23rd and Mommy on the 25th. Then in October Oliver's birthday is on the 14th followed by Daddy on the 22nd. It is a whirlwind of birthday celebrations.
Two days after Kellan turned the BIG ONE, Mommy turned a bigger one times a few. To celebrate on this Thursday night, we went out to dinner at Merle's in downtown Littleton. We LOVE their fried pickles. Can you possibly thing of a better way to tip over the mid-thirty mark on your way to forty?
On the way there, I was serenaded to with a traditional Happy Birthday song.
(I also see evidence that Oliver knows how to unhook the top of the shoulder harness. Time to keep an eye of that sly guy!)
A Hamilton Family dinner portrait. Not bad for a Thursday night! This was Oliver's fourth day of Pre-K and Kellan's third week of the Toddler classroom. By the time mid-week comes around they are a bit crazy and cranky from exhaustion.
We love Merle's for their fried pickles and their open air atmosphere. They are an old gas station so they open up the garage doors and let the fresh air (and occasionally Harley noise) in.
We love Merle's for their fried pickles and their open air atmosphere. They are an old gas station so they open up the garage doors and let the fresh air (and occasionally Harley noise) in.
Mmmmm Fried Pickles!!
SOOOO GOOD!!
From a lower point of view (Oliver's), Kellan is enjoying his evening with the family.
"YO, what's up Bro?!"
Ok, not a prize winning shot of Mommy but at least it's a photo and proof that I was there and having fun. Oliver has become more eager to be behind the camera rather than in front of it.
MMmmmmm Back on the Pickle Kick.
Kellan LOVED his first fried pickle experience as well.
Oliver having a pickle with a peak inside the basket.
First his eyes were shut for the photo...
... then they were wide open!
Kellan and Daddy sharing some time together on their side of the table and conspiring about the next pose to give Mommy.
Pose of choice... Mouths wide Open and Tongues Way Out!
On the other side of the table we had a Happy Birthday Girl and a Grumpy Gus.
Ahhhh aren't we cute together? Even Oliver has a grumpy day now and then. Even if it's his Mom's birthday.
"No Mommy, not another photo. Can't you see it's Thursday and my patience for photos has completely run out?"
After dinner we went for a walk around downtown Littleton. Sadly, we saw evidence that fall was blowing in.
On Saturday morning, we went to the park so that Oliver could ride his Strider down the hill. It's not much of a hill but it is long enough that he can get a good coast going the entire distance.
Kellan had more fun sitting by the curb with his new birthday bath tub markers.
Saturday night Keith and I went out with some friends to The Rio to celebrate. Keith's parents were in town so they stayed with the kids. (THANK NANA and PAPA!) Somehow, I don't have any pictures from their visit. I have no idea how this could be possible, but it is. Next visit, more photos!
As we arrived at The Rio Keith took a photo of the birthday girl outside under the sign.
Moments later, we were inside for a famous Rio margarita. We hadn't been to The Rio in YEARS! The Margaritas are yummy but I couldn't figure out why the glass didn't feel right. It dawned on me the next day that it had been so long since I have had a margarita that I was holding it like a wine glass and not a margarita glass. Geez... get this girl out more often!
Our friend and neighbor Theresa. You can take the girl away from her kids for the night but she may still insist on having a kiddie cup on the table. (ok, for real, they brought the limes for her beverage in a kiddie glass. That in itself is interesting.)
Some of the guys; Tim, Keith and Chris.
The girls from the hood: Tammy, Theresa, Carrie and Andrea.
Ben, Stacy, Keith, Carrie, Kristi and Patrick.
Thanks to Nana and Papa for watching the boys while we went out and thanks to everyone who came out to celebrate. It is shocking that everyday I keep sliding closer to 40 rather than leaning back toward 30. Regardless, we had a great time!! THANKS EVERYONE!!
1 comment:
Well, it looks like your birthday celebrations panned out pretty well, considering that you didn't even get a chai latte that day from Starbucks!! And, for the record, when the boy did Pre-Kindergarten at OUR house, I ended up taking him to the doctor at the beginning of October, because I thought something was SERIOUSLY WRONG -- he hadn't napped in 3 years, but suddenly he couldn't stay awake past 5:00, and he'd fall asleep at the dinner table every single night. Dr. B asked, "Did he just start school?" And I said, "Well, yes, but he hasn't napped in 3 years, and he's ALWAYS that busy!" And Dr. B said, "School is exhausting when you're tiny! He's perfectly healthy!" So -- I kid you not -- we moved bedtime to 6:00 officially during those first few months of pre-k, and life was restored to normal. And... By Christmas, the boy could stay awake until the latish hour of 7:30 each evening! Whoop-Whoop! So I understand all of that "Big Guy Tiredness" happening at your place! Rest assured... He's healthy, and you do not need to see a physician!
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