Gabe got Dad to take a Gabe holiday for his 14th birthday.  It gave Dad a three day weekend.  Grandpa and Grandma came for Saturday fishing.  Monday we had a Gabe day.  We had breakfast at Adrift and bought some new Wranglers jeans at Coastal to cover the long legs.  Gabe and Dad spent the afternoon building a bird feeder according to plan.  Mom and Lydia were busy in the kitchen with the birthday dinner and chocolate layer cake.
| Bird feeder construction zone. | 
| Thumbs up! | 
| Birthday Dinner - Crustless French Quiche and Spinach Salad with Bacon, Tomato, Avocado. | 
| Lydia was up first in the morning, getting the birthday on. | 
| Cake with buttercream and nasturtiums. | 
| Hand made card from Liddy. | 
| Vintage Photo from Aunt Janelle with a string of 14 fish! | 
| Treasure trove of fishing lures. | 
| Thank you Uncle Seth and Aunt Janelle! Gabe was telling Dad how each one was special. The best! | 
| Lydia doing a happy dance that she found a winner of a gift- a hanging fish scale! | 
| Creative wrap and unwrap. | 
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| Real Tree | 
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| Modeling Camo | 
| The Big Gift from Dad | 
| Gabe made this birthday last, savoring each moment. | 
| What is it? Could it be? Can we afford that, Dad? | 
| Bird Scope! | 
| Thank you Dad! | 
| Lydia started lighting candles, but it was a three man job. | 
| The Birthday Glow | 
| What was that?! | 
| Lydia carries out Gabe's tradition. | 
| Slow Blow | 
| Lots of breath and lots of smoke. | 
| Eating Flowers | 
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| Cake cutting always serious business. | 
| Gonna be good. Whipped cream/Mascarpone Filling | 
| Rbst-free Breyer's with the cake. Mom wrote the company a letter years back.;-) First "sugar" birthday in a few years. | 
| Bought Sheba a birthday bed at Costco. | 
| Seahawks won a game tonight! Gabe is pointing at his hat, not me. | 
| Loving my son. | 
| Bird Feeder in Operation | 

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