Today is my Andrew's fifteenth birthday!
~~~It is hard to believe how fast this boy is growing up and becoming a young man!
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To celebrate Andrew's big day, we took a trip to the big city (Eau Claire) for a day of birthday fun. We hit all of the "good" stores in the mall (American Eagle, Hollister, Scheels, Finish Line, and Game Stop, to name a few), and Andrew scored a bunch of new clothes and some new games for his XBox.
Then, after we had worked up quite an appetite after roaming the mall for hours, we all headed to Texas Roadhouse for a Birthday Supper in honor of Andrew! He made us swear that we wouldn't reveal to the waitstaff that it was his birthday, though--if they know, they make the birthday boy sit on the "birthday saddle" while they all sing Happy Birthday to the guest of honor! Andrew would have been mortified! (We should have done it!)
:-)
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Abby baked and decorated a cake for her birthday brother...
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Later this evening, we sang and blew out the candles. Andrew's mom couldn't remember where she put the candles, so Andrew got to celebrate his 15th birthday with candles spelling out the number 11, as that was all I could find!!! He was a good sport, though!
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Abz, Andrew, and Austin
"Happy Birthday, Brother!"
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Even mom got in a pic this time--I thought the deal was if I took one, then dad would, but he didn't hold up his end of the bargain!
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We are proud of you, Andrew, and we love you--to the moon, and back!
~~~To celebrate Andrew's big day, we took a trip to the big city (Eau Claire) for a day of birthday fun. We hit all of the "good" stores in the mall (American Eagle, Hollister, Scheels, Finish Line, and Game Stop, to name a few), and Andrew scored a bunch of new clothes and some new games for his XBox.
Then, after we had worked up quite an appetite after roaming the mall for hours, we all headed to Texas Roadhouse for a Birthday Supper in honor of Andrew! He made us swear that we wouldn't reveal to the waitstaff that it was his birthday, though--if they know, they make the birthday boy sit on the "birthday saddle" while they all sing Happy Birthday to the guest of honor! Andrew would have been mortified! (We should have done it!)
:-)
~~~
Abby baked and decorated a cake for her birthday brother...
~~~Later this evening, we sang and blew out the candles. Andrew's mom couldn't remember where she put the candles, so Andrew got to celebrate his 15th birthday with candles spelling out the number 11, as that was all I could find!!! He was a good sport, though!
~~~Abz, Andrew, and Austin
"Happy Birthday, Brother!"
~~~Even mom got in a pic this time--I thought the deal was if I took one, then dad would, but he didn't hold up his end of the bargain!
~~~We are proud of you, Andrew, and we love you--to the moon, and back!
love,
mom, dad,
Austin, Abby,
Jack, and Sophie
3 comments:
Happy Birthday Andrew!! You are growing up so fast. We love reading your family blog to keep up with your busy lives! Sounds like you had a great birthday! Hope to see you soon. We will be up for Memorial weekend.
Maybe see you then.
What a fun time. Many happy returns of the day!
Happy Birthday dear ANDREW, Happy Birthday to you...... I can't even say your card is in the mail as it isn't! You will get it the next time we see you.
Tonight is a concert for Em & Morgan at 8 pm and then when it is over we are driving home - it will be a late night so I hope Grandpa gets a nap in sometime.
Love you Andrew.
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