Happy 36th to Erik!

Back in April while making a quick stop in Walgreens, the kids were looking at the giant birthday cards that make sounds.  They found the jackpot when they saw a giant Star Wars birthday card that played the theme song when it opened.  They were so excited to get it for Daddy, even though his birthday was not until the end of September.  So the challenge for me was to find a good hiding spot for the next 5 months and also to not forget about it when his birthday finally rolled around!  Well, luckily, both things went off without a hitch and the kids were about to combust waiting to see Erik's reaction when he opened the card.  The photo below captures the moment pretty well.  It was fun!  And since we now have 2 birthdays back-to-back in our family, with Erik on 9/30 and Tyler on 10/1, we decided to get Daddy a pie for his birthday this year instead of having cake 2 days in a row.  He loves lemon meringue, so we lit a candle in his slice of pie and sang him happy birthday!