22 January 2008

We've had a pretty crummy week for birthday celebrations. Everyone got sick, with the common cold, but which was worse for the kids. Julie had it first for a few days, then David, then Isabelle got it real bad, on her birthday no less! Little kids like ours sure look pathetic when they don't feel good. I think David spent most of 72 hours in our arms, or on our chests at night

By the end of the week, they were feeling a little better, but still needed to sleep a lot, and didn't really have much energy for birthday celebrations.  So we had to postpone the family gathering for a day.  We headed out to a new place for us, called Piatti's.  
 Pretty good food, and they had a buffet for Sunday brunch, which was also good.  Another good thing about that was there is always a lot to choose from so we're more likely to find something Isabelle likes and Davis likes.  One of the things the kids really liked was that we sat next to a big fireplace, with a burning fire.  It reminded me of my childhood when I would spend a lot of time just looking at the flames and changes in the wood as it burned.
After a good lunch, we headed outside to the patio for our gift exchange.
The weather was accommodating, and the kids also had a little trail of brick path to follow in a circle around the patio and through some bushes.  Nothing goes so well after lunch than a little adventure hike.  The hike, which was actually nothing more then a circular pattern about 20 feet (6 meters) in diameter, was also accented by a few noisy sparrows and a cat.  Unfortunately, both Isabelle and David got very tired, and then we had a few fall and general fussiness to contend with.  But lots of fun before hand made it worth while!

We still have a lot of hugs and crying though, because David is cutting his two year molars!

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