Happy Birthday Uncle Dana! The kids had so much fun showering Uncle Dana with cards, love and even this HUGE sign! On Dana's actual birthday, the kids and I spent time with Eva so he could take his gorgeous wife Brooke out for a romantic and exquisite dinner.
A few days later we celebrated with a BBQ at our place. Ryan turned out his yummy burgers, Brooke made his favorite pasta salad and I tossed a creative tomato salad that might be a new favorite, although we can't tell you the secret ingredient ;) As you can see, Eva has now officially joined the water baby club! We can't tell who loves the water more :)
We don't know who was more excited about Paulette and Bo making an appearance, us or the kids. They just love playing with the kids and before you know it, everyone is laughing! Right away Bo took the kids down to the pool to swim, and boy were the kids thrilled when they could finally go down to the pool.
It was nice to see Dana chill and talk with Lori, Steph and everyone who made it out to celebrate his Birthday. Everyone loved snacking on Lori's famous peanut butter cookies she brought just for the occasion!
Dana is a guy who has always been on the go, on to the next adventure. As his sister, I love seeing him relax and just enjoy the moment, all 34 years of it. Look at this gorgeous family he has created with Brooke. Everyone would agree that this is one lucky man.
Maybe he'll be even more lucky by his 35th birthday, if I can perfect this natural red cake recipe! Since this was our favorite childhood cake (made by our Grandma Long) I figured I would pull out all the stops to recreate this cake naturally. Can you see a spec of red??? It was definitely a fun experiment! ...and potentially may have some fresh ideas for a new traditional birthday cake spin off, all thanks to Brooke. No worries, will keep you posted.
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