9.9.69

That is the date of my husband’s birth. 2009 minus 1969 equals…

39…40!!!

When I asked Phil what he would like to do for his 40th, he said, “Gather some close family friends of ours, and hit the park for pulled pork”. OK, and what else would you like to enjoy with your pork… “beans, salad, Denise’s jambalaya, cornbread & Snickerdoodles!” Talk about a man who knows what he wants. It was up to me to make it happen, and I have the technology. So off I went – to plan and pull it together. We chose Hickman Park as it is a BRAND NEW park near our home that just opened a month ago. It’s beautiful, new, clean, and safe. And they have an amazing shelter with cover, cement counters, a sink, and electricity. That made it much easier for me to feed 17 adults & 17 kids!!

We had both Snickerdoodle cookies AND Snickerdoodle cupcakes. Why? Because I’m an overachiever (as my mother tells me!)

We did our best to embarrass Phil so I put up some old pictures that I found in albums we have… dating from 9 years old to college. Funny, one of the buddies in his junior high picture was AT the party!

I had ordered some special M&Ms online that had pictures of Phil with the kids on them. The other ones said, “We Love Daddy!” The kids at the party loved the dispenser!

Both the adults and the kids all had a good time. The weather was not perfect – cold & a bit windy with rain off and on. But we had a shelter and coats. We made the best of it… as you almost always have to do in Seattle!