Happy Birthday Brandon

Last week Brandon turned 31 (hope you don't mind me sharing your age) and for the first time that I can remember we really made the day all about him!! Anyone that knows him well knows that he's not really into celebrating much of anything or making a big deal out of holidays or anything (drives me crazy, but what can you do!), and for many years his birthdays have come and gone without much celebration, but I wanted this year to be different.

He's had a big year, he became a father again, moved his family across the country, got a much-deserved promotion at work, has taken on a lot of new responsibilities at church, and has grown into an even better husband and father, so I thought it was about time he got a present that showed him how much we all love and appreciate him! He had the day off of work, so he and Timothy got to go on Timothy's last school field trip together, then they had a daddy/son date to get an oil change on the car and grab some mexican food and ice cream for lunch. While they were gone, the girls and I (mostly I) were busy making his cake and wrapping his present. We met my mom for dinner (yummy BBQ) and watched him open his present! I was surprisingly sneaky, because I can't usually keep a secret, and had conspired with my parents and his parents to buy him a new set of golf clubs for his birthday. I think for once, I actually surprised him!!

I think he had a great day and more than anything, it was nice to get a chance to devote a whole day to him and make sure he knows how much we all love him and appreciate him! Thanks for all the phone calls and emails and cards and facebook messages, he loved them all :)