Happy Birthday, Chet!

It's Chet's birthday!

I was actually gone most of the day, to a previously-scheduled tutor planning meeting for our homeschool group. Chet worked from home to stay with the kids, and even though he still had to work, he said it was really nice being home on his birthday.

When I got home from my meeting, Sydney said, "Dad talked on the phone all day." I replied, "Well, he WAS working." This made it sound like he talks on the phone for a living, which is probably sometimes what it feels like to Chet.

We ate steak and grilled zucchini and squash for dinner. Chet cooked, because he's better at it. He would happily cook every night (and I would happily let him), as long as I do the meal planning and grocery shopping. Those tasks he enjoys less, and I don't mind them (much).

Chet always chooses key lime pie for his birthday dessert:

Ruthie asked, "What's in this?!" (She wasn't a fan.) Lorelei said, "Keys and lime."

Everyone in the family except me loves whipped cream, so this ALWAYS happens when there's a can in our refrigerator:

Yikes.

After dinner was cleaned up and the kids were bathed, Chet opened his cards and presents. We gave him a Naval Academy sweatshirt and a meat thermometer. Ruthie was insistent he needed something else, so she took the box his shirt was wrapped in and put two of her stuffed animals in it. When it was time for bed a few minutes later, she asked him, "Is it okay if I take this one back?"

Now Chet is downstairs on the couch, putting his feet up and watching woodworking YouTube videos (a great way to end a birthday). We really, REALLY love him, and hope that he feels as special as we think he is!

Happy birthday, Chet!