The Bunch Celebrate C and Grandpa's B-days

My first baby turned 32 this weekend and to celebrate we all packed up and made the hour and a half trek to C and H's Bonham lake house. C had asked for me to make him a red velvet cake with cream cheese icing. I just vaguely remembered that when he was growing up we would periodically have a red velvet cake. It took me awhile to find the the recipe, but I finally did and it turned out FANTASTIC! A said it tasted like her childhood.🥰 We went out to eat at a burger place C recommended, but we arrived about an hour before they closed and the line was literally out the door. I have never seen a place so crazy busy! There was no room to sit at the restaurant so we took our burgers to go and ate C's house. The burgers were really good, but the fries were just ok. I would definitely eat a burger again , but probably wouldn't get any fries. We had a great time hanging out with C and H and celebrating C's birthday! This was A's first time seeing the new house. She thought it was really nice! Unfortunately, C and H just had to have a water leak fixed. I have never seen anyone be cursed with so many water leaks as they are! Their home in Carrollton had a leak in the slab that was a nightmare to fix. Fortunately, this leak was in the wall so they didn't have to dig into the slab. They just cut out pieces of their wall to fix it, which while easier to deal with was still a pain.

We enjoyed the Lakeview and nice afternoon by eating our burgers on the deck.

H has been enjoying her job at the elementary school.... mostly.😂

Happy Birthday to my first baby!

A couple of days after C's birthday is my dad's birthday. We celebrated with him by bringing him some Rosa's for lunch and making him a German chocolate cake. We had a nice visit. It's nice when we can all go together to visit everyone. As the kids get busier with their lives that becomes harder and harder to do so when we are able to do stuff together it makes it more special. I love my family, both immediate and extended. 🥰

We had a great afternoon celebrating Grandpa 😁

Age is just a number. I say go with what you feel like on the inside. 😜

We have spent a decade with just a hay field behind us. Three days ago the hay field got cows! They will not leave the horses alone, especially during feeding times!😂 I fully expect them to end up in our yard one day.

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