It was a great day. It is a special treat to get to celebrate with my family in the house I grew up in :).
The day started out with a start as Katy woke me by playing a SpongeBob Squarepants singing birthday card over and over. That is something that will wake the dead. That was followed by some wonderful birthday wishes and even a rendition of happy birthday.
We spend most of the morning relaxing at home. It is always fun playing with the kids.
Around lunch we headed to Valdosta to do a little birthday present shopping. We started off the adventure with lunch at Ruby Tuesday. Not bad, but not as good as I remember from years ago.
After searching through a few stores, I settled on 2 new pairs of shoes :). I will say that I was disappointed with Hilbert sports... not one single Georgia Tech shirt anywhere. There were Tarheel shirts?!?! Jeez.
After returning from Valdosta, we all went over to my sister Nikki's house for a birthday cook-out. It was awesome. Me and the kids went swimming. My grandparents and uncles joined us a little later. The food was perfect. Grilled hamburgers, french fries, brots, and birthday cake. We ate and talked for hours. The evening ended with a lightsaber duel between Darth Noah and Jay Skywalker while Katy and Clay tried to corner the market on toads.
The kids surprised me with a few classic presents. First there was a home-made maracas made from a solo cup and Styrofoam peanuts. Katy also gave me a G.I.Joe T-shirt and Noah gave me a writing pen featuring a soccer ball picture, wild rubber "hair" at the top, and a key chain.
It was a great one!
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