Daddy's Birthday and Uncle Thomas's Visit

This was the first time Daddy was not on the road for his birthday in several years.  He spent two birthdays in good ole Altus, Oklahoma and another in Tanzania of all places.  He was so excited to finally be home on his big day that he celebrated by...

getting himself a brand new car! That's right, he traded in his Mazda 6 for a Ford Focus.  It's got great gas mileage and lots of gadgets and gizmos.  Perfect for Daddy.

Colin went with a gift that was a little less expensive...a homemade card.

 Can you see his sweet baby hand on top of Daddy's?

Although Daddy was home for his birthday he had to fly all night - left home around 4pm and didn't return until 6am the next morning! Luckily, Uncle Thomas decided to come to town for a few days and got in the night before Daddy's birthday.  We celebrated a day early by getting a babysitter and having an awesome dinner downtown at Tabbuli, a hippie-esque, Mediterranean restaurant with all outdoor seating.

We continued the birthday celebration the day after his birthday with a trip to the beach.  It was absolutely gorgeous when we first got there but before we knew it the fog rolled in. It got really cold and we could barely see down the shoreline. 

We packed our lunch so Daddy held Colin as Mommy fed him.

It got a little messy...

We all still tried to rally and have a good time. Uncle Thomas's friend worked hard to get some smiles out of Colin.

And it worked!

Uncle Thomas REALLY wanted to enjoy some sunny beach time but was glad to at least get time with Colin.

Uncle Thomas makes fun out of everything!  Here you'll find him scaring off the seagull from our food.

We had a great time celebrating Daddy's birthday and spending time with Uncle Thomas!