Saturday, October 17, 2009

Celebrating Mike's 50th Birthday--October 13th, 2009

Mike's 50th birthday fell on a Tuesday, so we celebrated his birthday together at home without the kids. It felt strange not to have the family around, especially when most of them live so close! I made Mike a hearty dinner of rib eye steaks, loaded baked potatoes, asparagus, a fresh fruit salad, and banana cream pie:
After dinner, we went to see a new romantic comedy called "Couples Retreat" at the theater. It was funny, but we were disappointed with all the crudity. Bring back the old, DECEBT romance movies!

A Family Celebration--Friday, October 16th, 2009

On Friday, October 16th we had the rest of the family and the Sorensen's over to celebrate Mike's birthday. He got some great birthday gifts including a new digital camera, work gloves, shorts, and some awesome tools. We played a game called "Mafia" that got everybody shouting, laughing, and having fun.

Blowing out his candles and getting a hug from his wife and #1 fan--I love you Mike!!


The family together to celebrate Mike's 50th birthday--we love you Jacob and Shauna, Jessica and Sebastian, and Jenny, Mario, and Jared!!

Above: Our favorite friends, Rob and Marie Sorensen who are always fun to have at a party--we love you guys! Thanks for being part of our family over the years.

Below: Our oldest son and computer guru, Jared; his fun-loving wife, Jenny; and our sweet and lovable grandson, Mario.

Silly Sebastian and Jessica, and Shauna and Jacob as they leave our home:

Thanks for coming everyone! We feel very blessed and fortunate to have you in our lives and can't imagine life without you.

2 comments:

Travis said...

Happy B-Day, old man! Thanks for the update, it's nice to see all these pics.

Angela said...

Yes, I love all the new blog posts. Sounds like you had an awesome party, I'm glad to see everyone on your pictures.