we are up in Peoria today at my brother and sister-in-law's house to celebrate the 3rd birthday of my one and only nephew.
the theme for the party is fire, police, rescue vehicles, etc. having girls myself, a party featuring emergency vehicles is not one that we ever threw. thus, i am partying hard:
Uncle Matt is in the house baby!
or, "U Matt" as I'm referring to myself today.
the girls got here early with Dad and Mom and helped decorate. Corrie and I arrived shortly before the start (lunch), as we had some errands to run in Clinton and Bloomington.
lunch was great. really good Italian beef.
John had a super fun time opening his gifts. he got some neat stuff. to go along with the theme, Mom tracked down a Little Golden book about firemen that had belonged to my brother 30 years ago:
now, it's been passed down to the next generation.
times like today with family are something I cherish. great conversation. great memories.
many families don't get to (or don't want to) do stuff like this, for a multitude of reasons.
days like today make me smile. (plus, i got a cool fireman hat)
U Matt, out for now.....
Matt