If Cearra is Turning 20, Bob Must Be Getting Old (and other weekend musings)

My plan for this post is to give you lots of pictures so that you don't notice the lack of witty commentary. Let me know how that works out.

Ah, birthday party weekend ... a week of planning, shopping, food prep, cleaning, decorating, and stressing capped off by a big ol' shindig where I rarely sit, don't talk to anyone for more than 5 minutes, and forget to take more than a few snapshots. Wouldn't change it for the world.

This year my mom came down a few days early to help (thanks Mom!), and I had two fantastic pastry chefs to bake the cupcakes:




Despite myself, I always have a good time and hope everyone else has a great time! I think it was a success, despite my mom's apparent boredom in this picture:


We did have Carvel ice cream cake which goes a long way to making a party a success!



And as always we had Nanny's incredible talent to add some creativity and artistic expression to the affair:





I know without a doubt that Cearra loved her gift from us - a classic link bracelet from Tiffany's to remind her of a trip to NYC in April that she adored. And as we've all spent the better part of the last two days outside with Owen as he drives his new John Deere tractor around the yard, I think it's safe to say his big birthday present was a big hit too!





We so appreciate all of our friends and family who joined us to celebrate Owen and Cearra's birthdays. It wouldn't be the same without you all (and Deb, next year, I sure hope you can be here again - not only did I miss you, Scott and Malia, I need your talented camera too!).

We were exhausted on Sunday, so it was nice that we could fire up the grill for dinner, then take in four big community firework shows (and some pretty decent neighborhood pyrotechnics), from the comfort of our deck.





Our friends next door invited us over for sparklers, which Owen surprised me by quickly loving and happily "writing" his name in the air (who didn't do that as a kid, right?!)




Well, even for this night owl it's getting late, and we have a big day coming up - Cearra's 20th birthday! - so that's all for now. Hope the pictures made you smile!


Happy 4th! God Bless America.