Happy Birthday to you.
Happy Birthday to you.
Happy Birthday, dear Chuckie.
Happy Birthday to you!
Chuck's pre-birthday weekend started out with Charlie's first solo overnight at our house. Jenna and Andy had a Christmas party to go to on Friday night, so I picked up Maddox to deliver him to Corey, and then brought Charlie back home to Cannon Falls with me. Andy, Corey, and I all showed up wearing argyle sweaters. What are the chances?
Maddox took the picture, so it's from a rather low perspective - not a bad shot, though!
Charlie did great at our house! After Chuck entertained him for awhile on YouTube, we got out the markers and let him try out his artistic abilities.
I'm afraid he got more on himself than the paper.
Putting the caps back on is a challenge!
Bath time for Charlie (and his onesie).
He slept great, and I even got him down for a nap right after lunch on Saturday so he would be ready for the birthday festivities to follow.
Our plan for the birthday celebration on Saturday was:
*Pick up Kyle, and then meet Jenna and Andy downtown
*Go to Macy's Santaland
*Meet up with Corey and Maddox for dinner at Brit's Pub
*Go to the Hollidazzle Parade
*Eat cake at Corey's place
The afternoon/evening didn't quite work out as planned!
There was about a half-hour wait to get into the Macy's display ("A Day in the Life of an Elf"), and by the time we got to the front of the line, Charlie was totally done with sitting in his stroller. He decided he wanted to play with all of those little elves, so he kept trying to climb right in to the displays, and he did not particularly want to be carried. Needless to say, we walked through fairly quickly! Maybe he'll "get it" a little better next year!
We headed down the Nicollet Mall to Brit's Pub, and on our way, we got a call from Corey saying the wait for dinner was 2 hours. Hmmmmmm, on to Plan B, and then C and D, as restaurant after restaurant was full. We finally ended up at Kieran's Pub after a mad dash through the Skyway system as we tried to keep up with Kyle, who was leading the way. Once we got settled in for our 3/4 hour wait there, Jenna wanted to change Charlie's diaper and discovered they had left their backpack back at Macy's. Fortunately, when Andy went back to look for it, it was right where they left it - soooo lucky!
We finally were seated in our own private little room, which was great since we aren't exactly the calmest/quietest group around.
Charlie was starving by that time, and he loved his macaroni and cheese!
The waitress kept bringing Maddox glasses of milk as we waited - much better than beer!
Dinner was finally served, but by the time we finished, we totally missed the parade. Oh well. Maybe next year! We did not miss the after-parade traffic, though. Downtown was crazy, and the parking ramp was jammed with people leaving. Charlie fell asleep before Jenna and Andy made it to Corey's place, so they just went home, and Kyle had other plans for the evening, so Chuck had his cake with just Corey, Maddox, and me.
He still had candles, though.
Look at that cloud of smoke! We ended up delivering cake to Jenna and Andy on our way home.
We went to Mill St. Tavern on his actual birthday on Wednesday (I had a mega-rehearsal at church afterwards), and then on Thursday, we went to the St. Paul Hotel for an awesome dinner and live radio performance of "It's A Wonderful Life."
On Friday, Sandy and Ray had us over for dinner, and as usual, Sandy went all out with the meal and decorations!
Her centerpiece was beautiful,
and the food was delicious!
After a whole week of celebrations, Chuck is now officially....62!
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