The birthday bash

Here are some scenes from Brian's birthday bash. I asked Brian what kind of cake he wanted and listed what I thought were some of his favorites and some others, to my surprise, he requested German Chocolate, the one I thought he'd want the least. Of course, I've never made it, but three cheers to the internet, I took the first recipe I found and it came out really well. I didn't want to put 35 candles on the cake, so I "wrote" 35 with the candles.




Once he blew them out, I thought we'd need to evacuate the premises due to the smoke. "Big Buddy" must not have a functioning smoke alarm, 'cause nothing went off. Can you see all the smoke???

Also seen here is Brian's dad who came all the way from NY for his birthday!! OK, so his birthday happened to coincide with the fact that he found a great deal for flights here and back and that he is newly retired, so he can make the trip.




Along with the cake, "Big Buddy" fried fish-- it was yummy good ;)








We got to play dominoes after, which was fun for all. Ivan is half naked because he decided to pour his water out from his cup onto his chest. His hooded jacket was also wet somehow, so he happily scampered around displaying his impressive torso!








Back at home, we watched Brian's present! His new favorite movie is Napoleon Dynamite. It's weird, but funny (in a weird way).