April 24 - Did You Put Together the Wind Chime?

Colorado Springs

Sorry for the blog delay folks, life has been crazy lately. JD turned 40 a few weeks ago and he and I celebrated by going to dinner at Brenners on the Bayou, a restaurant that overlooks Memorial Park. It was an oddly cold evening but we had one of the best dinners we've ever eaten in Houston. Delicious! For his actual birthday, we had Italian food with the kids, followed by chocolate cake and then presents. All he wanted as a wind chime and new jeans. The kids and I went shopping and Luke picked out the exact wind chime he knew JD wanted.

Vail

Well....when JD opened it he said "Oh, did you guys put together the wind chime and hang it outside?" OMG-we bought an empty box at the hardware store. Oops! If you are wondering why no one realized it, one of the kids put it on the counter and I just tossed it in my giant (already heavy) purse when we left and didn't realize it. Definitely a birthday to remember! 

Amelia turned 13 the day after and Luke and his friends threw her a little birthday party, complete with cards and peanut butter. I missed the party because I was in Colorado working. It was an absolutely gorgeous week there and my co-worker and I made it to Vail one night for dinner. Perfection!