End of Summer

Thomas had a really nice birthday. The day before his birthday, Andrew and family were visiting from out of state. (Andrew and Gabriel went to the baseball game with Laura and George, so we missed seeing them.) But, Baba and Grandpa had everyone over, and Thomas got to celebrate his birthday with his cousins, aunts, uncles, and grandparents. It was a blast. Grandpa and Uncle Mike brought bikes out, and we brought some from home. Their driveway is long and slanted, and very fun to ride bikes on. When we were kids, we spent every day of the summer riding our bikes up and down, over and over.

On his actual birthday, Nana came over during the day, which he loved. And then we celebrated when Jim got home from work. He loved every single present he received. Thanks, everyone!

Here are some birthday photos:

Fred, Thomas, and his “Blue Toad” cake at Baba’s. (The Blue Toad is from Super Mario Brothers, as well as the mushroom and yellow star.)

The red car was highly sought after by the little guys. George’s big wheel was popular with the bigger kids. This is Thomas and Luke.

Nana and Thomas.

Thomas with his home birthday cake. This featured Yoshi, from Super Mario Brothers.

Me and a.

Nicholas really enjoyed Thomas’s birthday cakes.

Me and all the kids: