BIRTHDAY LUNCH
We needed a way to distinguish Brad's birthday from all the other days :). Even though we had been celebrating it for a couple days, it needed something. So we decided to go out to lunch before Nate had to go to work. We decided to try out a new place (we called it Bradley's decision, but he really doesn't like making decisions so he had a LOT of help :) ) called Blaze Pizza. You get to create your own pizza and watch them cook it in the stone oven... pretty cool. Everyone seemed happy with it. Very yummy and a good time with everyone. My favorite thing was when I looked over and saw Kelly and Brad taking a selfie together to document the moment on Instagram :). One good thing about social media is all the love they show their sibs on there. Makes me happy. 10-7-17
THE PONDS FOR BRAD
I was feeling really bad that Brad didn't have anything big on his big day. So I asked him if he could do anything with all of us, what would he do (kind of hoping my hints about Frightmares had sunk in), and guess what he chose- The Ponds! In case he hasn't spent enough time there!! HAHA! But when I made that comment to him, he said, "but not with EVERYONE!" And I realized he was right! So I grabbed my camera and we all went over to the ponds! It was a lot of fun! The boys all fished, the girls and I walked around taking pictures. It was a really nice, relaxing time. We need to do that more often. I hate realizing that I'm too caught up in my life to enjoy it. Charity had her little robo baby with her as well- that was a fun adventure for her! Pretty eye-opening I think. Then we went and grabbed some dinner and headed home for a movie. Lots of fun. Hope Bradley had a nice birthday! We sure love him and all that he is for our family. I can't imagine our home without him and his loving, sweet, cheerful personality. 10-7-17
