For J's birthday we took her out to eat at an Italian restaurant called Piatti. We've been there one other time, but J had never been so she wanted to check it out. It was definitely a yummy dinner. (In the collage below, the bottom right picture is a "silly face" picture...I love that Elina and Eli have on the "Asian Rage" faces. Yikes! How is that funny?)
Then for B's birthday, B chose one of his fave restaurants, PF Chang's. We actually haven't gone in a while, but it was still really great. (In the picture on the bottom right of the collage, all the kids are looking off to the left--even Evie. We have no idea what they are looking at! It's so weird that when you take pictures of kids they always look off to the side...but WHAT ARE THEY LOOKING AT?? We looked around and didn't find anything interesting, but then again we're adults, so who knows.)
For the joint birthday cake, J requested my chocolate chip bundt cake. J and B both aren't really into icing, so all I had to do was sprinkle the top with powdered sugar. How easy was that?? And to make matters even better, the cake was delicious and moist. Yum! (Does this count as tooting my own horn? Sorry, if it does.)
On J's birthday, we were going to go out to lunch, but that was the day that poor Evie had to go see the doctor because she had a high fever that wouldn't break. So instead of going to lunch, I took Evie to the doctor and then we let Evie take a super-long nap afterwards. We have to make it up to J another afternoon.Now let's talk gifts...J has been asking Elina to get her a red jeep for her birthday. At school there's a teacher who drives one and J is always pointing it out to Elina. Since J's current car is paid off, she's trying to convince my dad to trade in her current car for a red jeep. J's still working on that, so as a joke she's constantly asking Elina to buy her one. So...for J's birthday...Elina and Eli got her...a RED JEEP!! Actually, it's a toy Jeep, but it's very realistic. The hood pops open and there are actual shocks. It's pretty cool--for a toy. Anyway, it was an awesome gift and J was really surprised.
B's big present was a little less exciting because it was something he asked for--a new Tempurpedic pillow. And Elina drew him a new family picture to take to work. It's funny because there are additions to this year's version. J made it into the picture and so did Eli's bunny (the lovey that he sleeps with). It was funny because originally, Elina forgot Evie...she included J, but not Evie. Of course, we will not mention this story to Evie when she grows up. But then Elina drew a really cute Evie on the right, so that made up for it. From left to right, it's B, me, J, Elina, Eli, Eli's bunny, and Evie. Here are 2 funny details to note: (1) B is wearing a t-shirt that says, "I love my dad" and (2) Elina is the girl with the fanciest, prettiest dress on. 
Anyway, it's been a week full of celebrations...busy, but fun! Happy birthday, J and B! We love you guys!
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