The Birthday Celebrating Starts Earlier and Earlier

It has appeared that over the past few years, the celebration of one's birthday has started earlier and earlier than the actual day of birth.  It has become a week long affair...longer than necessary but no longer than anyone wants it to be.
Jordan's birthday isn't actually until next week, on the 25th, which is a Tuesday.  But because it is in the middle of the week and may shorten or hamper the length of celebrating everyone wants to do, he wanted to start on the weekend before.  So he and Lexi came out Friday afternoon, spent time at Kylie's house doing crafts and playing with Preston until I got off work, and then they all came to our house.  Del had spent the afternoon at Jack's house, a man in our ward who is an expert barbecuer and Del came home with tons of left overs of which we used for dinner.  Lexi had done up a side dish of pasta, and then we had snacks and chips.  Jordan LOVED the barbecued ribs and then we all enjoyed the yummy flavor and taste of the beef.  Preston was very unimpressed with the whole thing and while we played games late into the night, he watched movies resting against all the cushions from the couch.
Jordan and Lexi spent the night to start all the fun the very next day.

Del and Jordan tackled some digging in the backyard.

When I got home from work at 2:00, they were just discussing the mess they had made.

The mess they made.  This is going to be my garden someday.

Ready to go shooting in the forest.

I saw them go in, but I never did see them come out.

All ready to go out to dinner...with our dates.

A new place for everyone except me and Del.

Opening presents.

Shirts and shoes...

Waddling out of the restaurant.  Good food.

It happened to be Homecoming Saturday night and after just explaining to Lexi what Texas Mum's were, look what we found when we stopped at Krogers!!!!

While the girls made Jordan's birthday dessert in the kitchen, the boys were watching football.

Nothing really funny, except the secret Kylie had just told us!!!!!

So, come Tuesday, on the actual 25th, Jordan will get a phone call...maybe.  Kind of anti-climatic from the fun weekend, but no fun was missed.
Happy Birthday to my sweet son....love you to pieces.