The Birthday Party...
Yesterday morning was my wife’s birthday. The kids wanted to head upstairs to sing, but my wife is not the early riser we are. I told the kids that we needed to go pick up a Birthday Cake for Mommies birthday sometime in the morning. Brittany’s eyes lit up and she then asked, “Are we going to get candles too?” I answered with “Yes, we can get candles too.”
Brian’s eyes then lit up and he blurted out “Are we going to get hats?” As a picture of ALL of us in the goofy cone shaped birthday hats with the rubber band pops into my head, I laughed “Yes, we can get some hats.”
Brittany then walked into the kitchen and ripped a page off of Mommies Grocery List and brought it back to the recliner with a magic marker and said, “Let’s make a list! You write Daddy.”
I grabbed the paper and marker, thinking this is really going to be good. Marking the list with “Mommies Birthday Party” I then asked the kids what else we should get. I have kept this list and it includes.
"Mommies Birthday List" 
Cake
Bicycle
Hula Dress
Pony Movie
Plates
Party Hats
Pajamas
Cloths
Balloons
Princess Dress
Pom-Poms’
Flowers – (The pretty kind)
New Shoes
Bathing Suit
Candy
In our family, a birthday just isn’t a birthday without a Publix Birthday Cake. For those of you who don’t live in the Southeast, don’t know what you’re missing when it comes to a Publix Bakery Cake. A few years ago, I actually had them write “A Birthday isn’t a Birthday without a Publix Birthday Cake” on the cake. They got a big kick out of that, until the realized how hard it was to get that entire phrase actually on the cake.
Armed with our list, we then headed to the Publix Grocery store to get ready for the “Big Party”. Brittany was in charge of the list, and Brian was in charge of pushing the cart. First stop was the cake of course and the kids picked out the perfect cake with lots of swirling colors and icing balloons. Brittany carefully handed the cake to the baker clerk to ask her if she could write “Happy Birthday Mommy” on the cake. (It was all the clerk could do from cracking up, it was just too adorable.) Next stop were the candles, which they picked up a colorful set with sparkly flex of silver in them. And the Birthday balloons soon turned into an idea of water balloons instead of birthday balloons. We then went to pick up some flowers in the floral department. Finally, I let them pick out their own Birthday cards for Mommy, in which Brittany picked out one with Barbie on the front, which said “Happy Birthday Granddaughter” and Brian picked out one with Bob the Builder on the front stating “Happy Birthday Nephew”.
After picking up party supplies, we then headed to the store to let them pick out presents for Mommy. These items included a couple of whistles, like the Life Guard has at the pool, a button with a pink ribbon that said “Mom to Be”, plastic rings, flip flops for Brian, hula skirt, two necklaces for Brittany, and a couple of fireworks. (Which were shaped like cones and Brian insisted where party hats.)
You can’t imagine the pride each of them had, loaded up with everything they needed to make Mommies birthday the best day ever.
That’s what family is all about, and I’m so happy and grateful I could do experience and share this. It’s a morning I will remember for years to come.
Doug & Ronda Bauknight
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Those are two incredibly cute kids!!
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Doug |
Monday, June 18, 2007
Doug,
Those are some sweet babies! You are such a great Daddy! The time you spend with them is immeasurable and unforgettable!
They are lucky to have such great and loving parents!
Ain't It Great that we get to spend quality time with our kids and G-kids because of YTB!
Charlie and Linda Howe
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Charlie howe |
Saturday, October 20, 2007