On December 7 Michael turned 28. My little brother who used to wonder why our dog didn't talk like Scooby Doo did and who once thought he would one day be older than me, turned 28. The sweet little boy that needed his sister to wait for him to finish his lunch at school so that I could walk him out to recess is now 28 years old.
He doesn't need me to wait for him to finish a meal any more, most of the time he doesn't even like to hang out with me. I'm now the one trying to convince him that he is in fact actually older than my 26 years and I'm pretty sure he's come to the conclusion that Scooby Doo isn't actually a real dog....but he can still be pretty sweet sometimes!
To celebrate the fact that Michael can now decipher between cartoons and reality, and his birthday, we had a nice family dinner at the Trumpeter in Mount Vernon.
Nakiah finally realized that a night out with adults isn't as much fun as being at home with all her toys and the freedom to use her outside voice while indoors.
Keith, Michael & Dani
Nakiah &
Auda
Boog's "mean" - (photograph compliments of
Nakiah)
Boog allowing
Kicen to play on top of the table
Does it look like
Kicen is eyeballing the beer bottle?
Auda & Keith
Auma &
Kicen
Dani with bunny years - (photo compliments of
Nakiah)
I must say, the kids did excellent in the restaurant and the food was great. We had a fun family dinner and enjoyed spending time with
Boog for his birthday.....they even waiting for me to finish my dinner so they could walk me to my car, but they didn't invite me to hang out and celebrate... :-(
Happy Birthday Boog!!! We love you TONS!
We wish you all a very merry Christmas!
She is such a great big Sister and loves her little Brother so much.
Keith, Michael & Dani
Nakiah & Auda
Boog's "mean" - (photograph compliments of Nakiah)
Boog allowing Kicen to play on top of the table
Does it look like Kicen is eyeballing the beer bottle?
Auda & Keith
Auma & Kicen
Dani with bunny years - (photo compliments of Nakiah)
I must say, the kids did excellent in the restaurant and the food was great. We had a fun family dinner and enjoyed spending time with Boog for his birthday.....they even waiting for me to finish my dinner so they could walk me to my car, but they didn't invite me to hang out and celebrate... :-(
We slowed down as often as possible to let her get a good look and as soon as we started driving off she'd ask for "more, please"
Brother was a good sport. He had a melt down at one point and I'm sure would have preferred being at home, but after a nice warm bottle he fell fast asleep....which worked out because Sister was really enjoying the lights.
We took them to Burlington to watch the Skagit Christmas display that is programmed to music. Nakiah really got into it. I don't think she realized the lights were flashing to the music, but two of her favorite things really made for fun times!
Now I'm really looking forward to Brother getting big enough to appreciate the lights too.
especially when he's naked.
It makes him very happy!
Nakiah
Anna, AJ, Kicen, Nakiah and Austin
The Grandkids
Auntie Misty, Kicen and Nakiah
Boog & Dani
Papa and Boog
Nakiah & Auda
She tells me "Auda's kisses" - Auda loves that!
Nakiah and Auntie Crystal
GG & Papa
Nanny, Me & Nakiah
Crazy Tami, Crazy Crystal & Crazy Shelly
Auntie Tami, Auntie Crystal and Auma
Auda, Kicen & Papa
Nakiah & Uncle Shawn
Boog & Kicen
Nakiah trying to figure out the wii controller
Kicen loving his cereal!
He didn't take it out of his mouth much
But did manage to get it all over himself!
We had a bath right after snack time due to the fact that he had goo from his forehead to his knees
He now gets excited every time he sees me coming with a biscuit.
One day, when Nakiah is begging me to make Kicen leave her alone...I'm going to pull out this picture and remind her how much she adores her brother!
