Happy Birthday Munchie-Boy!

Today is Munchie Boy's 13th Birthday. 

You know what that means?

That means Mr. Sister and I are now parents of 2 teenagers. 

Are we ready for this?

I dunno.

But all I can say is that the past 13 years have been one grand adventure after another. Munch has worked so very hard to overcome some difficult obstacles due to his prematurity. He approaches life with the same zeal. He sees things as challenges, not problems. He has a wonderful attitude and outlook. For example, yesterday, when I picked Munch up from school, he says to me, "Mom! A lot of 7th and 8th graders are excited about my birthday!" I asked him, "How so?". Munch replies, "Oh! Because they LOVE me!" 

Well there you go! With a confident attitude like that, he'll do okay for himself. 

Happy Birthday to my one and only Munchie-Boy! I love you and am so very proud of the young man you are becoming! I'll show up at lunch with the Big Mac birthday lunch as requested! 

Sweet 16: A Happy Birthday Post

An interesting thing happened shortly after Christmas.

Our tree converted into a "Happy Birthday Tree".

Best friends came together in a surprise celebration...

...As my dear Bethany turned Sweet 16.

Unbeknownst to Bethany, 

her friends and I arranged a surprise birthday sleepover.

They dined on homemade pizza and a 7 lb. chocolate cake

downed with flutes of sparkling cider.

Bethany was truly grateful when it came time to open gifts

The girls stayed up until 4:00 am gabbing, laughing,

and simply enjoying and reveling in each other's friendship.

I considered shushing them at one point 

but thought to myself...you only turn 16 once...let them be. 

Our gift to Bethany was a shopping spree scheduled for the next day.

She's not much of a shopper so with her friends' help

they shopped the day away, pausing only to take a break for some frozen yogurt.

See the hat? That was her 1st purchase of the day.

Bethany was overheard saying to her friends,

"This was the BEST birthday ever!"

Happy Birthday Bethany.

On This Day in 1959

...a baby boy was born 

in the frozen tundra of Northern Ohio, 

along the shores of Lake Erie. 

That boy grew up to be the man I married. 

Happy birthday Mr. Sister! 

For your entertainment, here are other 1959 classics:

All "Classic" images courtesy of Google Images