Each year we take birthdays SERIOUSLY around here! We don't just celebrate a day... or even a party day... We go MULTIPLE days... Sometimes even a week!
This year we started Daddy's birthday celebration with a Friday Family Fun Night! In birthday tradition, we started off at Hooters for a birthday dinner. We've been going to Hooters each year since 2009!
Stryker's first trip to Hooters, December 2009
At first it seemed as if some one wasn't happy about our dinner choice...
But he soon perked up and celebrated with us (I think he was just shy.... Our waitress was cute ;) )
In keeping with tradition, Daddy enjoyed his wings and got his yearly Hooters coozie.
And because it's Daddy's birthday celebration, I let him win ;)
After putt putt, we played a few games in the arcade. Daddy & Stryker tested their skills in air hockey:
And what better way to end a Friday Family Fun Night than a trip for Fro-Yo!!! Our favorite!
Can't you tell how excited they are?!?!
On Saturday, Daddy & Mommy got a little Date Night that included dinner out with some of our friends for their birthdays too! We had a yummy Japanese dinner with sushi... another of Daddy's favorites as his Birthday Celebration continued!
Before Church on Sunday, our little ham decided to give us a few shots for his portfolio :)
He is a TRIP, y'all!
And after Church and lunch, it was a relaxing Sunday afternoon/evening complete with naps and s'mores!
Daddy's ACTUAL birthday was FINALLY here on Monday, New Years Eve! The BIG 3-7! We had a very nice day date together while Stryker was in school for a few hours. Later on that evening, we sang Happy Birthday, had cake & he opened his presents.
I just LOVE Stryker in the last picture... I mean, does he imulate us or what?!? Be careful what you do & say in front of this guy... he'll probably pick it up!
After cake, we headed to our favorite pub, Madra Rua, to celebrate the Irish New Year and Daddy's birthday some more. We had a some yummy food, toasted the new year Ireland style at 7 pm and visisted with our friends.
Our last stop of 2012 was at the Livingston's for a NYE bonfire and to watch the Clemson Bowl Game. They live in the Hamlets and had a projection screen set up in the backyard for the game and a very large firepit complete with stacks of pallets for burning. Stryker had a lot of fun playing with Owen! I'm not sure he stopped all night! They played, shot fireworks and once Clemson won the game (within seconds no less!), the bonfire erupted and the children were mesmerized!
Before we knew it, it was countdown time and we turned the projection screen over the ball drop. We all watched & waited and celebrated the new year with a kiss!
It was a lovely evening ringing in the New Year with lots of our favorite people! We hope 2013 is full of blessings and fun for all of our family and friends!
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