Scott's 40th birthday party

I had decided several months ago that I wanted to surprise Scott with a party for his big 4-0. Little did I know how difficult it would be to pull off! My first plan was to hold something at a restaurant (read: no clean-up for me!) but after Scott's grandfather passed away I thought I should scale back a little, and keep the guest list short.

Finding a party date for a person whose birthday falls two days before Christmas is not an easy feat! I settled on the 27th - only to have Scott tell me he had taken a job for that day (sigh). Oh well, I knew we would have a good time, even if things weren't going to work quite like I had planned.

As it turned out, I succeeded in surprising Scott, who only knew that his parents and sister were coming for dinner. Many thanks to The Moms for helping get supplies, etc! Evyn got a kick out of having so many other kids at her house, she enjoyed showing them around and playing little hostess.

Unfortunately I didn't get many pictures, and those I did take didn't turn out well. But you get the idea.

checking out the old pictures of Scott, from baby to present




a few of the girls, doing crafts

Happy Birthday Scott!

Today is Scott's 40th birthday.
I wish I could report that we were doing something special to mark his big day - truth is, though, he is stuck finishing a job at the home of a crazy and demanding customer (who insists that Scott give her a wake-up call in the AM, and that he acknowledge her dog Molly while she chats over his shoulder - all day! - ha) and I am off to make sure Santa delivers a few of Evyn's Christmas wishes.

We have quite a few new pictures to post (now that we're all recuperated from the cold that slowed us down last week!) and will try to do so tonight or tomorrow.

Happy birthday to my wonderful
(and patient) husband!