With multiple important birthdays falling in the November-December time frame, it always feels like the holidays and celebrating get rolling as soon as the calendar flips to November. No matter how much I try to be on the ball and plan ahead, these two months just fly by with all the celebrations and fun.
Hayley kicked off the season by hitting the BIG 3-0. We had planned to have a party for her but she requested something much more simple...dinner at a hibachi grill with just our family. It was quite an entertaining dinner and show and ended up being a fun way to ring in the next decade!
Then we headed back to Hayley & Jerry's house for cupcakes and presents.
Then Ted's turn was next about a week and a half later. His birthday wasn't so big so I'll just say that it was a 40-something celebration. He ended up coming up to Richmond on his actual birthday and we went to Maggiano's for dinner. I didn't like him having to make the trip up to me but he was gracious to do so because I was heading to Williamsburg the following day to celebrate with both of our families. The Maggiano's dinner was delicious and I think we each went home with more food than what we actually ate in the restaurant. Ted was also super excited about his special request being honored for a "birthday-sized" serving of ice cream with his apple dessert. Yes, he ate the whole thing all by himself!
For the dinner and party the following night with our families, I made a carrot cake at his request. Nothing fancy but it seems to always be a crowd pleaser.
We finished off the evening by playing Quadominoes, which I have heard about for quite some time but had never played (or seen). There were quite a few competitors in this crowd so it made for an interesting game. This is definitely a fun group game to play.
And Dad wrapped up the winter birthdays at the beginning of December when he hit the BIG 6-0! Mom and Dad ended up going to Nashville for about a week to celebrate this milestone so we had a small party the weekend before. We forego cake for Dad because of his love of apple pie.
