Yep, Doug is now 42 years young! I made him french toast for breakfast and then we opened presents. The kids got him a snow shovel – I’m sure he will get some good use out of that one fairly soon.
I got him a Garmin. When I said I wanted one, I got so much grief from him about how my car already has a navigation system. Well, you can’t use it when the car is even slightly moving. Karis’ school last year which was in its third year of being open was in the middle of a golf course so it was completely outdated (and expensive to update). Just not user friendly. So when we moved up here, he got me a Garmin and I love it. Turns out he loves it too and said he was thinking of getting one… I have refrained (until now) from saying, “I told you so!!!” His parents got him a very cool (yes, I’m jealous) black/brown reversible sweater! And my parent’s got him a Costco gift card.
Later that day, while Doug went for a jog, the kids and I decorated his birthday cake. I had baked and iced it the day before and unfortunately it split overnight. Oh well, I don’t think you even notice the split due to the fabulous decorating job the kids did… Insert severe sarcasm here!
It said “Happy Birthday Pops” at one point…
I was afraid 42 candles would be a fire hazard so we went the “kid candle” route:
