Over the weekend we celebrated Josh's 31st birthday! Since his birthday was on Sunday, he got two days of celebration. On Saturday, we took him to Hermann Park to ride the pedal boats, and this time I got to ride since there wasn't enough room when Josh's parents were here back in May. Eli really enjoyed it. He tried to steer the boat, and we had to laugh that he was standing up near the front like a captain of a ship. We liked watching the ducks with mohawks (I'm serious), and we ran into baby Jaws (okay, maybe just a really, really large catfish).
On Saturday night we took Josh to a Houston Dynamo's game. They are Houston's professional soccer team, and Josh has been wanting to go to a game for a while. We met up with our friends, Mike and Marci, and we had a really good time. Though Eli didn't pay much attention to the game, he did like the crowd. I think he liked that he could scream and be as loud as he wanted just like all the other fans. By the time the second half came around, he was pretty tired, and when he gets too tired, he's pretty fidgety. We owe a special thanks to Marci, who kept him occupied for most of the second half. Unfortunately, the Dynamos lost by one, but it was still fun and entertaining to watch. Thanks, Mike and Marci, for joining us!
On Sunday Josh opened his gifts, and we had birthday cake. I made him a chocolate cake, but since I don't eat chocolate, I made a carrot cake too so that I could join in on the fun. Don't worry, I cut both recipes in half so that we really only had one cake. We're not trying to gain too many pounds! ;-).
Overall, we had lots of fun celebrating, and I'm so grateful I have such great guys to celebrate with! Josh, I love you, and I know Eli loves you too. We hope you enjoyed your birthday.
