Wednesday, July 18, 2012

family WEEK OF FUN! -- day 2

No joke, we set our alarms for 5am so we could leave at 5:30 and get to the White Tank Regional Park at open 6 so we could hike before it got hot.  It was still hot (and humid) but better hiking at 6 than noon for sure!

Again, everything's more fun with a dog!

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After the hike and showers, we had a bit of low-key before Sean's birthday party.  He didn't ask for much:  2 friends, pizza, and swimming.  (oh, and cash for presents because he's saving up for something)

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(each of those balloons has a $5 bill in it)

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This was accordion-folded into a tissue box.

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This was rolled up inside a tin can.  I think the kid got well over $100 this birthday!

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From Grandma Moore.

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Silly face!

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Onto the cake!  This is what he wanted, two-layer white cake, blue frosting, simple simple.

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And that's another birthday in the bag and the end of Day Two!  :)

2 comments:

laurie said...

that hike looks like it offers some beautiful views! i think i will have to head out there - maybe this fall when it cools down a bit. :-)

what clever gifter packed five-dollar bills in a tissue box?! i may have to steal that idea for one of my nephews - they would love it!

Dahlene said...

Love the White Tanks and miss them. We had some great times and adventures up there. Great photos!

Oh my goodness, Sean hit the motherlode! I loved all the different ways he got his money. I'll have to do that with my boys.