The Birthday Events......

It shouldn't be that hard to avoid having three birthdays in eight days...just a little planning ahead time...oh, I forgot...we weren't choosing children based on their birthday...perhaps we should have.  Every year it is crazy as we try to celebrate Ben, Gary and Jena's birthdays.  It is even more difficult as we try to still include these young adult and married children in our planning.  This year we got some to each but not everyone to any one's birthday.  Oh well....the highlights

Ben wanted to go out for Chinese food so we got his grandma, Jena, Gary, and I and Jessica to eat at Dragon Hills, a local Chinese restaurant.  We opened gifts afterwards which included a new paint job for his room which he hasn't decided on yet.  He is now 22 years old.

Gary's birthday is next.  Tosha, Scott and Chantel joined us for a BBQ of hamburgers and potato salad and gift opening.  Jessica has commitments in Salt Lake but left a gift earlier in the day.  A separate post will highlight her gift. Finally Gary is now the same age as me and he has to quit teasing me about it.  :)



In addition to Scott and Chantel, the puppies had to be part of the fun as well.

Jena's birthday is the day after Gary's.  We had been searching for a night to do an outdoor movie for her and some friends at her grandma's house on our projector and big screen.  Her birthday became the only night to do it so it became her birthday celebration.  She picked "The Music Man" as the movie and her friends enjoyed popcorn and lemonade as they watched the movie.  It got a bit cold but we will do it again.  It was fun.


Jena didn't open her gifts until the next evening because we were so late on Friday night (We forgot to check how long the movie was.  Usually movies are 2 hours right...not the old ones.  This one was 2 1/2 hours.)  Jena is now 14 and moves up to the Mia Maid class of Young Womens.  Here is the sign that they posted in our yard for her birthday.

Whew....the celebrations were over.  But Happy Birthday to all three of you and I am so glad to have you part of my forever family.  And as Jena says, "I 'heart' you, too."