These two celebrate birthdays two days apart – January 1st and January 3rd:
This year Samuel turned 5 and Derek turned 41.
We celebrated Sam's birthday with a big party in early December – you can read all about it HERE. So, on NYE we took them out for a b'day lunch at Cheddar's. Then Mom came over on NYDay to help us celebrate Samuel. I made homemade mac&cheese (his FAVORITE) and Nana brought him a special cupcake and GUM. He also got a magna doodle, a movie, and an angry bird! He's pretty spoiled.
This kid is such a joy! He's quirky and funny and makes me smile every day. EVERY.day. He loves vitamins (insists on having some every morning), protein shakes, suckers, snacks and gum (lots of GUM!). He's huge (90% in height) with super long legs. He has blonde curly hair. We paint his nails with horrible tasting polish to try to get him to stop sucking his thumb. He still naps on days that he doesn't go to school. He is not super friendly or social (he's my only shy guy), but has a heart of gold for those he knows and loves. The other day I put a picture in a frame incorrectly and said "I'm such a kook!" and he looked at me seriously and said, "Mom, you are NOT a kook – you are beautiful!". He loves his momma and I love him right back! He also loves the dog – despite his many attempts to torture her – he talks about her to everyone and routinely prays for her. Right now he loves reading his scriptures every night before bed (New Testament stories). He rides his bike like a maniac. He dresses himself – in all sorts of color combinations – usually in shorts that are too small and shirts that are too big. His giggle is contagious. And his cries are obnoxiously loud (and he likes to point his head to heaven and just wail!). And my favorite – anytime Derek or I leave for anything he yells HUG! or KISS!! and runs to say goodbye to us. Love that boy of mine!
Derek then had a low-key birthday with grilled chicken (his favorite) and ice cream. He got monogrammed cufflinks from me – just for fun, and gift cards from parentals! The next weekend we celebrated him and Michael Lee's birthdays with a bunch of friends at Brio for a fun dinner. These are great people!
Chappells, Millers (A&M), Enlows, Gordons, Millers (K&D), Sivleys, Lees, Smiths (not pictured: Halls, taking picture)
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