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