Then we went to church where I think they got the obligatory primary birthday song sung to them, and then home! They had requested meatloaf, mashed potatoes, and corn-on-the-cob. After dinner they opened presents. Both boys got a watch (this is Joseph's 3rd in about 9 months-- he's very careful with them, it's just that the "water resistant to 50m" thing is a big joke) and a computer game (Civilization IV to replace the last one they got which got scratched up, and Civilization Colonize). Then Joseph got a kick ball and Brigham got 3 boards from Lowes with Ben's promise to custom-cut them into roof-beams for his block collection. Both boys got some learning Spanish CD's and the last thing was a MIDI cable and software for the keyboard. The boys both love to compose stuff on the piano, and we want them to be able to record their songs and generate sheet music and edit them, etc. A MIDI cable connects the keyboard to a computer and with the right software, you can do a lot of cool stuff.
Then it was cake time! Joseph requested white chocolate raspberry cheesecake (like the one at Cheesecake Factory) and Brigham requested an ice cream layer cake with cookies and cream and cookie dough ice cream. They were a lot of work, especially the cheesecake, but boy were they good. The cheesecake has an entire bag of white chocolate chips melted with half-and-half and mixed in with the cream cheese filling. I have no desire whatever to know the caloric value of that cake. :-)
Finally the big day was over and it was time for bed. The final present was NO LESSONS the following week. This wasn't really because of my generosity, however, just my disorganization! LOL
Happy Birthday, big boys!
3 comments:
Happy birthday to your boys... I can't believe they are nine. Wow! time is passing far too fast.
I'm up way too late, but am so glad I spent way too long reading your blog entries tonight. I'm going to stop feeling all alone in my mommy insecurities, and accept them as part of what drives me to be better and try to make positive changes. It's a good thing, right? :) Thank you for being so frank and forthcoming with your thoughts.
Let us know when you are in Utah next... we'd love to see you guys.
Wow, those cakes look good. Gabrielle, can I be adopted into your family at some point? Mama and I would probably both love to be your daughters :). Hope you have a wonderful week coming up!
My stomach is growling just looking at the pictures of those cakes :) Happy Birthday to our wonderful twin boys!!!! They have blessed our family, and my life, so very, very much.
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