We celebrated Maggie’s first birthday last Sunday. The day started with an Ellis family tradition. Maggie’s breakfast chair was decorated with balloons and a birthday candle placed in her cereal.
The party was originally planned as an afternoon picnic in the park. As fate would have it, the forecast promised a 107 degree high for the day. Not ideal picnic weather. So my parents were kind enough to host the party at their house.
A fine time was had by all, including the birthday girl. She enjoyed all of the attention, pictures, presents and, of course, the birthday cupcake.
Debra caught the cupcake carnage on video.
Thanks to everyone for making Maggie’s first birthday such a special day. Check out the complete Flickr photo set.
We had a great time out with friends celebrating my 36th birthday. Shawn, Jed, Erin, Shelley and Lori joined us for dinner at Ticoz in Phoenix. Erin and Jed were also celebrating September birthdays. Is it just me or are Virgos charismatic and damned good-looking? Aries…..not so much. After dinner we headed up to the rooftop bar of the Clarendon Hotel. What a nice view of the Phoenix skyline.
Check out the Flickr photoset.
On my birthday (9/3), it got the sweetest gift from Debra. I got the salad spinner I wanted, but that wasn’t the sweet part. She tells me she cried writing the birthday card and I sure choked up reading it. The sweetest part was the onesie (?) I got that says, “My Daddy Loves Me.” What more could a man ask for?
