Abe’s belated birthday celebration

Today we had a belated birthday celebration for Abe with the Vandegriffs. They have celebrated Abe’s birthday with us for three out of the five years we’ve been married! Every year we have borsch because it’s Abe’s favorite food. I always use my friend Betsy’s recipe. Jessi served her mission in Russia and also has an appreciation for borsch. Actually, since we’ve been eating it every year, by now we all like borsch!

This morning I took Lydia on my grocery run. She and I always love one-on-one time.

Then Abe and the kids played dress-up and had a pretend birthday party. Pictures of the day below:

Dress-up!
Dress-up!

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Even Ammon dressed up.
Even Ammon dressed up.
Here is a video of Lydia blowing out her candle.
Here is a video of Lydia blowing out her candle.

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The girls played chase with Henry.
The girls played chase with Henry. Here’s a video!
Morgan and Jessi!
Morgan and Jessi!
Dinner
Dinner

 

Morgan took this amazing photo. I need more pictures like this for my blog. Maybe next year will be the year I finally take a photography class.
Morgan took this amazing photo. I need more pictures like this for my blog. Maybe next year will be the year I finally take a photography class. Also, I made Dorie Greenspan’s Torte de Chevre for his birthday cake. I found the recipe in my culinary school library, and it has never let me down once.