It's My Birthday!

On my birthday, we went to Little Rey for brunch.

I got pancakes and tacos. No regrets.

Then, we went to the movies and watched Taylor Swift.

We watched the OSU game at the alumni party at Hudson Grille.

Connor’s 16th Birthday (A Photo Essay)

Lex’s 13th Birthday

Selfie with the Birthday Boy

Lunch included both Indian and Chinese food and 4 Grandparents.

Grandma Ella put up this sign.

She is a like a sneaky little birthday elf.

Lex asked for buttered noodles for his birthday dinner, so I used my pasta maker to make fresh spaghetti noodles from scratch. We had a lovely Italian birthday feast.

This wine was fantastic, and I would buy it again in the future.

Lex asked for an ice cream cake this year.

Happy 13th Birthday, Lex!

Great Grandpa Peter's 100th Birthday

Today we flew up to Cleveland to attend a very important birthday party!

Great Grandpa Peter is 100!

Selfie with the Birthday Boy

(That's what his button says.)

Brothers vs. Brothers Cornhole Battle

Ice Cream from Honey Hut, a Cleveland Classic

I had salted caramel ice cream with my cake.

Happy 100th Birthday, Great Grandpa Peter!

Happy Birthday, Kevin!

It's time to celebrate!

Connor helped me bake a lemon bundt cake with lemon cream frosting.

We celebrated by having cake for lunch.

We wanted to leave plenty of room and time before dinner, because we had reservations for Bones later that night. So, later in the day, we all got dressed up and headed out for dinner. We spent about two and half hours eating four courses.

For the appetizer course, we had:

Japanese Wagyu A4 New York Strip Steak, 

Scotch Smoked Salmon with Onion, Capers and Dill Cream, 

and Foie Gras on Brioche with Brie, Fig and Port Reduction. 

For the soup and salad course, we had:

Bones Lobster Bisque and Bones Salad

For the main course:

Kevin and Connor both ordered huge 24 oz. Porterhouse steaks.

Lex picked the Crab Stuffed Trout with Haricots Vert and Marcona Almonds.

I selected the Mixed Grill with Filet Mignon, Lamb, and Pheasant Sausage.

We shared a family style side of Truffle Butter Mashed Potatoes.

For dessert:

Mountain High Pie 

I also had a lovely glass of German Riesling called Dr. Loosen "Blue Slate" Kabinett.

It was a fantastic dining experience.

Then, we headed out the next morning to do some kayaking on the Chattahoochee River by Morgan Falls.

Connor and Lex sang sea shanties.

There once was a ship that put to sea
The name of the ship was the Billy of Tea
The winds blew up, her bow dipped down
Oh blow, my bully boys, blow (huh)

Soon may the Wellerman come
To bring us sugar and tea and rum
One day, when the tonguing is done
We'll take our leave and go

We took our official kayaking family photo after we got off the water this year, so we are all wet and wind blown. Kayaking hair, don't care. Just think of this as the "After" photo.

Happy Birthday, Kevin!