A Great 28th

While we are still in catch-up mode, Scott turned 28 last month.  Since his birthday fell on Saturday, it was great to be able to spend the whole day with him.  Alan gets super excited about birthdays.  He woke up several times during the night hoping that it was Daddy's birthday.  I eventually ended up sleeping in his bed with him he was so excited he wouldn't go to sleep!  When we woke up he was distraught that there were no presents in the front room.  (He had helped me wrap them and put them in Scott's room, but apparently he thought they would all be in the front like Christmas.  He came running out and then said... "Where's the celebration?"  

Finally when Scott did get up, Alan was very excited to get in on the action of opening presents. 

Alan helped pick out many of Scott's gifts.  The water guns and green army parachuting men among the favorites.

As you can see, Alan made a good choice.  Dad was as excited about them as he was.

The Lobster Cake... Here's the story with this one.  Grandpa Robertson got a lobster roll in Maine.   After this Alan thought it would be a good idea to have a lobster cake.  He kept mentioning that he was going to have this for his next birthday, but then that morning he was very insistent that we were going to make a lobster cake for dad's birthday.  So we whipped this thing up.  It was really a rather quick job, not intended for display, but it became such a big deal that we had to remember it.  I don't think Scott ever imagined that he would have a lobster cake for his birthday.

Candles lit.  Alan decided he would like the singing this time and clap.

That evening was our babysit swap, so we left the boys with some good friends and ventured into the North End for some delicious Italian food.

Scott loves Italian food, and this was some of the best I have ever eaten.  Such a fun night and a perfect end to a wonderful birthday.