I will never be mean to you again.

That is what our daughter said after her Surprise Sweet 16 Party.

And we have 3rd party witnesses!

I'd call that a success.

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3rd and 20...

Wednesday was my oldest son's birthday.

He turns the big 20.

Like me, he is into sports and music.

Unlike me, one of the sports he has really been getting into lately is Baseball.
So my wife did some shopping with that in mind. More on that later.

Se have a tradition in our house that the birthday person gets to choose dinner.

So, what fine cuisine did he choose?

Jerry's Subs and Pizza.

It had been a while since any of us had been there and the food and fries were really good.

Afterwards we opened presents. He has always liked the slightly off beat or different type of gifts and this year was no exception.

So, what did he get?

A baseball jersey!






















But not just any jersey...






















Which brings me to this weeks version of fun strip Fridays!

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All Partied Out...

I think that I am going to need some time to recover from two straight birthday party weekends.

Hey, I know I was just complaining about off topic stuff but stay with me on this one... I'll make it have something to do with sports... Promise.

This past weekend was Marks's 9th birthday and the previous one was Williams 3rd birthday. Click on this link for some pics from Wills.

For Marks party, we went to the local bowling alley. It has been a while since any of us has been bowling, so our championship forms were a bit rusty...



I even got in the act. Here is a still of me and my fat butt getting a spare!

















Honestly I did make it... :-)

Afterwards we went back home and continued the family tradition of birthday dinner of choice, and exchanging of family presents.

One of the presents Mark got was his first hockey stick and accessories.














Mark has really been getting into hockey lately. Watching the playoffs, playing NHL09, and street hockey with the kids in the neighborhood.

With that, he has been borrowing sticks and equipment. Now, at least he will not have to borrow a stick anymore.

But first I have to tape it up and cover a blemish it had on the handle.

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