Since my birthday fell on a Sunday this year and it would be filled with church related activities, we decided to celebrate my birthday for two days. On Friday night, we had my nephews over and celebrated Dylan's birthday with Chicken Fiesta and home-made Black Berry Pie (two of my favorite things - which were requested by Dylan...so bonus for me). We watched Duck Soup and enjoyed the evening together. They stayed the night and we went to Gage and Gavin's soccer game in the morning. Their team did much better and they scored five goals (two of which belonged to our very own Gavin). Gage was quite the defender and worked hard keeping the ball away from their goal. In the end, the game was tied 5 to 5. We then went to downtown Denver for Octoberfest. We were hoping for some authentic German food and some German music, dancers, and/or costumes. What we found were 90% beer related booths, and since we are not drinkers, this was unsatisfying. We did find a vendor that served schnitzel burgers and goulash. So, we had lunch and listened to an interesting band for a while. We left after a couple of hours. We went home and prepared to have the Wakefield kids over for the evening because we are trading date nights with Mark and Sarah. We had chicken enchilada's with green sauce and Spanish rice (my request) and Joi's awesome chocolate cake. On Sunday, we got up and Joi had decorated the house with pink streamers and balloons because when she asked me what color I wanted, I answered in an ornery fashion and said "Pink". So, pink it was. I opened up a few presents and read the homemade cards my boys and Dylan made me. The boys spent their own money and bought me a cool camping knife with a sheath. Joi bought me Pirates of Pennzance on DVD, a Wii game, a book I wanted, and the Best of Enya (CD and DVD). Also, Mom had given me a book about Knott's Berry Farm and my Dad got me an Amazon.com gift card. I was stoked with so many wonderful presents. We went to church early and began to train to take over the Connection Team ministry. Afterward, we went home and I BBQ'd steaks and lobster tails for lunch. Then we hung out for a while and I took a nap with my wife (which was definitely the best part of the day). Later that evening, we went to our Life Group, which we are now co-leading. It was a good group and we enjoyed the ability to go deeper now that we are a smaller group than before. Sarah Wakefield made me a cake and the group sang Happy Birthday to me. They also gave me a card that they all signed. Afterward, we went to Red Robin and used the free birthday coupons that Gage and I received for our September birthdays. I had a Patty Melt, which was new for Red Robin, and it was quite good. Afterward, we went home and enjoyed a little downtime, fed the snakes, and I read to the boys. It was a good birthday. My wife and kids worked really hard to give me a special day and I appreciate everything they did for me.
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