Eden's Heart: 33 years young

Sunday, February 27, 2011

33 years young

It is no secret that Brian (and his sister, Erin) LOVE birthdays. His mother created one tough act to follow and every year I find myself thinking of another tradition to add to our long list of Murphy-family-birthday-must-haves.

1. A homemade birthday banner:

2. Breakfast in bed:
(This picture was actually taken during tickle fest the night before.)

3. Gifts.
(These are the adorable mugs that Eden made... with a little help... which held the chai tea Brian was served in bed.)

4. A family outing - this year we went swimming.
(One kid LOVED it and one kid HATED it!)

5. Dinner out! (My personal favorite :)

6. And, of course, a homemade cake!
In Brian's case it is always Grasshopper ice-cream pie.
(not pictured... it was melting!)

Needless to say, tomorrow I will be resting up for the next big birthday in our house. Boy do we have a celebration planned for this girl and after watching the Oscars tonight, I am in the mood for a movie night to remember! I just hope our little movie star can handle the attention.

1 comment:

Beth said...: It looks like Brian had another birthday to remember, surrounded by family, fun and food. I'm guessing that Eden's birthday will have the same elements but on a "we're going to have sooo much fun" 5 yr old level.

Happy Birthday to all the celebrants.....now, let's eat cake!; February 28, 2011 at 8:26 AM

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