Sunday, July 19, 2009

Happy 35th Birthday, David!

Somehow the 18-year old guy I fell in love with has grown....ahem...old. I mean, of course, older. It's not like I've aged a bit, right!?!? David turned 35 years old this week! His parents took us out for an amazing dinner at David's favorite restaurant, Trulucks. He used his birthday money to buy some new golf clubs and golf shirts. Last night, we had "Game Night" at our house where my siblings and I presented him with our gift...a classic piece of art we had commissioned just for David (by an artist that my sister found through the museum she works for). What kind of art are we talking about? No, not a beautiful oil painting or a watercolor, not a sculpture or photograph. Come on, it had to be something that would fit David perfectly. It was Spiderman glitter art! OK - it sounds a little crazy, but it was really cool! The man who made this is clearly very talented! It was the perfect gift for a 35-year old little boy man! Than it was time for games! Please enjoy the photos of the white board I spent $35 on at Office Max. I just knew it would be well worth the money, and I think we used it for all of 10 minutes before the natives were restless and decided they didn't want to play Pictionary anymore.


I told David that just because he turned 35 didn't mean he had to actually dress like an old man, but somehow he thinks black socks with shorts is ok. I do not let him out of the house like this!

My $35 white board...David said the 80's called and they want their dot-lettering back. Whatever! I LOVE my rainbow of dry-erase markers!

Jenn and Colin got David this "5th Birthday" card and changed it up for David, but they couldn't put 35 candles on the cake, I guess!

This is David's reaction to his Spidey glitter art!

And here he is imitating how Spiderman shoots his web!

Mom and Colin playing Taboo

This is my dad's "Oh, did I just cheat?" face.

Jenn and our friend Michelle (once again, my $35 white board - sorry, just can't let it go).

Colin and our friend, Scott

Grayson, aka "G-dog"

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  1. The JungsAugust 22, 2009 at 2:15 AM

    HAPPY BIRTHDAY DAVID!! I'm so sorry we weren't there to celebrate with you :( It looks like you guys had a blast!! We miss you

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