A few days before Doug’s birthday, I made him a wonderful Filipino meal. He served his mission in the Philippines and I enjoy making food that reminds him of his time there. Plus, the food is really good! I made pork adobo with potatoes to serve on top of steamed rice. I made pandesal, Doug’s favorite breakfast bread, and I made lumpia. Lumpia is pure heaven. I love that stuff. When he walked in the door from work, he said that the house smelled like the Philippines, and I took that as a huge compliment! It was a fabulous meal, and I should have taken more pictures of the food, but here’s a picture of Doug enjoying his pandesal and lumpia. :)
On Doug’s birthday, I invited a few friends to come over for cake and ice cream with us, and I didn’t tell Doug that they were coming! Timmy isn’t great at keeping secrets, so whenever Doug would come in from work, or whatever, Timmy would say, “Don’t tell Dad about the party!” Stinker. I wanted to do some kind of kids’ theme since so much of the stuff we enjoyed as a kid is coming back into popularity now, so I bought a bucket of GI Joes to top the cupcakes with (the kids are thrilled about this now…) and GI Joe plates and napkins. Here’s Doug with his cupcakes:
After the cupcakes and ice cream were devoured, we played a little RockBand, and then opened up Doug’s birthday gift, Beatles RockBand. The kids had a blast…
For the next several days, Tanner sang “I Want to Hold Your Hand” not the whole song, of course. Just that line. Over and over again. Then, he made up his own words:
I want to hold your hand.
I want to hold your hand.
If I don’t hold your hand, then I won’t be safe.
I want to hold your hand.
cute kid. :)
Happy Birthday Doug!
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