Mike's Birthday

Miles, Noah and I got up early to make Happy Birthday posters for Mike. Noah was very excited to write "dad" on his poster all by himself. Miles worked diligently to copy our Happy Birthday banner EXACTLY. Talk about detail oriented. They both turned out really cute.




Mike decided that he wants a new road bike for his birthday (he's loving his triathlon training that much!). He doesn't have it yet, but he's been test-driving, trying to find just the right one. This is the first year that I didn't get Mike anything extra above his big present (no silly t-shirts, no workout clothes, nothing). Instead, around 11am, I did this.

Can you believe it?! I was parked at a gas station and when I pulled away, I drove straight across some 2 foot white concrete barriers. I didn't even know they were there. I jumped out of the car to see what happened and then burst into tears. An accident is one thing....but on Mike's birthday....when I didn't even have a present to hand him? Awful. He was very understanding and has already transitioned to teasing me about it. Gotta love him.


We wrapped up his birthday with a VERY fun evening with great friends. We've been hanging out with the Hulls since our single days and with the Williams since our pre-kids days. We laughed a lot, especially when everyone shared their own accident stories. A great way to kick off Mike's 37th year!