Family Tree: Happy Birthday Elliot!

Friday, October 10, 2008

Happy Birthday Elliot!

Elliot celebrated his #31 birthday on Monday! I'm sure you can all understand my confusion when all year Elliot makes sure that we all know that he doesn't want a big deal made out of his birthday and then the first thing he says as he's clapping his hands excitedly on his birthday morning is, "When do I get to open presents?!"

I had a present planned for every day of this week to celebrate his Birthday Week, but he didn't like that idea, so I gave them to him at the same time. Stella made him hunt for them though as she hid them around the house. We ate dinner at Joe's Real BBQ with Elliot's family because you get a free meal on your birthday.

So even though I'm counting on you becoming more confusing (or confused) in your old age, I'm sure glad that I get to be the one to try to NOT CELEBRATE your birthday henceforth and forevermore! Love you Sweetie!

3 comments:

Kyle said...: Happy Birthday Elliot! I love that you went to Joe's because you get the free meal...you should tell him that next year you get into Disneyland FREE on your birthday!; 10/10/08, 3:20 PM
Shellee said...: Wait... you get into Disneyland free on your birthday??!?!?! Really???
We went to Joe's BBQ last night for Curt's birthday while my friend watched the kids. They have the best ribs!
Happy Birthday Bishop Elliot!; 10/10/08, 6:30 PM
The Earls said...: Happy Birthday! Hope it was a great one!; 10/12/08, 10:57 AM

Sir Quentin

Quentin is our 4-year-old dinosaur boy. He often walks around with T-Rex arms most of the day and roars in response to questions you may ask. Dino toys are strategically placed about the house and Mommy is quizzed each day with dinosaur flashcards. He also doesn't stay in his bed all night (sleeps on the floor by Mommy), wakes up super early, started preschool and LOVES it, is very affectionate both physically and verbally, can change his mood very quickly, and doesn't like to be called anything but by his own name (Tin is acceptable).

Baby Celia

Celia, lovingly nicknamed "Baby," is almost 2 and is a curious mix of her older 3 brothers and sister! She's feisty and dramatic like Stella, super sweet and tender-hearted like Malcolm, and fearless and adventurous like Quentin. And yet she's her own little person and makes us laugh on the daily! She gets into things and makes a mess everywhere, but she'll love, hug, and comfort you like she's your perfect therapy. She loves Moana, dancing, helping, climbing, jumping, hugging, telling secrets on your cheek (not in your ear), and she sure loves her Daddy. She doesn't like going to bed, her car seat, or sitting in her high chair for one second longer than she's done with her food. She also LOVES babies, which is good because she'll be a big sister very soon!

BOOKS I READ IN 2012

BOOKS I READ in 2010

"Bound" by Sally Gunning (December)
"When Calls the Heart" by Janette Oke (November)
"Mockingjay" by Suzanne Collins (November)
"Love First" by Jeff & Debra Jay (October)
"Council of Dads" (on CD) by Bruce Feiler (October)
"Ella Enchanted" by Gail Carson Levine (September)
"Catching Fire" by Suzanne Collins (September)
"The Hunger Games" by Suzanne Collins (August)
"The Goose Girl" by Shannon Hale (July)
"Angels and Demons" by Dan Brown (June)
"Where the Red Fern Grows" by Wilson Rawls (May)
"Rebecca" by Daphne Du Maurier (April)
"New Moon" by Stephenie Meyer (April)
"The Princess Bride" by William Goldman (March)
"An Assembly Such As This" by Pamela Aidan (February)
"Gifts from the Sea" (on CD) by Anne Morrow Lindburgh (February)
"Promise of Zion" (on CD) by Anita Stansfield (January)
"At Heaven's Door" (on CD) by Anita Stansfield (January)

BOOKS I READ IN 2009

"Pride and Prejudice" by Jane Austen (December)
"A Christmas Carol" by Charles Dickens (December)
"A Quiet Promise" (on CD) by Anita Stansfield (November)
"The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society" by Mary Ann Shaffer & Annie Barrows (October)
"In Search of Heaven" (on CD) by Anita Stansfield (October)
"The Thirteenth Tale" by Diane Setterfield (October)
"The Boy In The Striped Pajamas" by John Boyne (September)
"The Heretic's Daughter" by Kathleen Kent (September)
"Ender's Game" by Orson Scott Card (August)
"Someone Knows My Name" by Lawrence Hill (August)
"Drums, Girls, and Dangerous Pie" by Jordan Sonnenblick (August)
"Angela's Ashes" by Frank McCourt (July)
"Star Garden" by Nancy E. Turner (July)
"Sarah's Quilt" by Nancy E. Turner (July)
"The Ugly American" by William J. Lederer & Eugene Burdick (June)
"The Count of Monte Cristo" by Alexandre Dumas (May)
"The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency" by Alexander McCall Smith (April)
"Twilight" by Stephenie Meyer (April)
"The Five Love Languages" by Gary Chapman (March)
"Cheaper By The Dozen" by Frank B. Gilbreth, Jr. & Ernestine Gilbreth Carey (February)
"These Is My Words" by Nancy E. Turner (January)
"Left To Tell" by Immaculée Ilibagiza (January)
"The Uncommon Reader" by Alan Bennett (January)

BOOKS I READ IN 2008

"The Book Thief" by Markus Zusack (December)
"Mr. Darcy's Diary" by Amanda Grange (November)
"Midnight Sun" by Stephenie Meyer (October)
"Breaking Dawn" by Stephenie Meyer (September)
"The Last Lecture" by Randy Paush (September)
"Eclipse" by Stephenie Meyer (September)
"New Moon" by Stephenie Meyer (September)
"Twilight" by Stephenie Meyer (September . . . read it twice)
"Stiff" by Mary Roach (August)
"The Water and the Blood" by Nancy E. Turner (July)
"Austenland" by Shannon Hale (June)
"These Is My Words" by Nancy E. Turner (May)
"The Proper Care and Feeding of Husbands" by Dr. Laura Schlessinger (April)
"Island of the Blue Dolphins" by Scott O'Dell (March)
"The Goose Girl" by Shannon Hale (February)
"The House of the Scorpion" by Nancy Farmer (January)