I was saying, grab a cup of coffee and enjoy catching up with us on this post....
I was saying, from June 10 to Aug. 8 is 'celebration season' around here. Someone has a special day every week to 10 days. I already feel like I'm behind the 8 ball trying to keep pace with making everyone feel special on their special day.
After Charles' birthday party...we had Father's Day.
A few days later, was my mom's birthday...
Charles practiced long and hard to serenade her with this little birthday ditty...
For no reason at all, my friend, Olga, and I took our babies to Sly Park for the day. What a fantastic find. I actually had no idea this little treasure was within an hour from here all these years. Olga mentioned at our mom's group that she was a little nervous to go by herself so I chimed in "I'll go with you!" and off we went a couple of days later.
Now you should also know that shortly after Charles was born, somehow, he was attributed a theme song. It was Tomas's doing. His theme song is "Johnny Be Good" by Chuck Berry. Only we sing over all the "Johnny" parts with "Charles"
Here's Charles on the way UP to Sly Park rockin' out to his theme song....
and here he is on the way BACK...
Next on the summer celebration list is STEVE. He turned 40 on the 30th (as did his twin sister!) There's a quiz later. LOL The birthday was low key as requested. Two years ago in the middle of a riveting sermon at church er'h'm...Steve turned to me in a panic and whispered "Holy Crap, I'm turning 38 which means in 2 years I'm turning 40...holy crap....40." He said he didn't want a big deal on his 40th and he really freaked a little....pulled old High School videos (at least they weren't Beta) from a trunk I didn't know he had. Pulled out old trophies and medals, told us stories of his youth then packed them all up again and looked for gray hairs. So I threw him a surpise party that year. Who would'a thought just a year later he'd have a baby to keep him young!! So, 38 ... surprise party... 39 a new baby... 40--we just let him know how much we admired him and let him slide in at a restaurant.
And that brings us to July....
We rang in the month with Charles's first trip to the zoo....
I'm glad we got in free, thanks to my friends, Elle and Katie, because Charles was clueless when it came to the animals.
Tomorrow is INDEPENDENCE DAY...I don't have to get anyone a present for THAT but the next day is Caleb's birthday... LOL
ENJOY YOUR FREEDOM TOMORROW EVERYONE... I have a few friends in England to whom I have to rub it in as they insist they "gave" us away. LOL
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"This is so cute," says Sophie. "I wish that I could have been at Charles' birthday. I wanted to dunk the duck. Can we swim with Charles' in the Caribbean soon and drink Shirley Temples and tell stories at Nona and Grandpa's new house?"
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