Twenty Six

My husband turned 26 on

June 5th.  Like my birthday,

his was celebrated on several

different occasions.  

His first birthday gift

came pretty early in May.

He had been wanting some

new golf equipment...

"Taylor, stop taking pictures of me!"

He got a new driver and a new wedge

His second celebration was

in Dallas with my family.

We were there to celebrate my

brother's 30th birthday primarily.  

My parents got him a guitar pedal

The third celebration happened

while we were at Lake Powell

with Eric's family.

We made apple pie on the grill.

Apple Pie with a candle

"Happy Birthday to you, Happy Birthday to you!...."

Blowing out the candle

Eric's parents got him a new guitar pedal

On Eric's actual birthday, I

surprised him with another gift.

He is always able to guess what I 

get for him, so I have had this gift hidden

under our bed for several weeks.

He was surprised when he saw it

and had no clue what it was.

I finally surprised him!

It's a nice leather guitar strap

Doesn't it look sharp?  And he says it's comfortable.

Playing his guitar with his new pedals...

It was a rainy day, but we

were still able to grill

the steaks that had been

marinating.  They were delicious.

We also had corn on the cob 

and steamed veggies.  

We're healthy...

But then,

we teamed up to make one of his

favorite desserts, hot fudge pudding cake.

Topped with ice cream, it was very yummy.

Eric got many phone calls, texts, emails,

Facebook notes, and a few cards.

Thank you to everyone for making

his birthday special - he is

so special to many.

And for good reason.