50

Life’s big events keep happening. Covid or no Covid. Today is Rob’s 50th birthday. We had always kind of thought about doing something big ...but. 

We did our best to make it a special. We went to Yellow Dog for dinner, his favorite. It was so weird to all be out together, I think it’s literally the first time since quarantine that we have all been out. I bet the dogs were wondering what was happening! I think dinner was fun. Everyone was chatty and the food was good. 

Side note: look at that hair. Today I took Ethan to the oral surgeon who was super nice. He was recommended to us by Andy Gooch and we loved him. He was so friendly and he told us he would only charge us what the insurance would pay since Ethan was going to be leaving on a two year mission. He said that was so admirable and that was his contribution + the “family discount” thanks to Andy. I was so touched and thought it was the nicest nicest thing.

Back to the party: we got home and had a scheduled zoom party. All the kids and Nana and Abba joined us. Everyone made a dessert to have in their own home and we sang and ate and talked. Rob opened his gifts and it was fun to see the whole family together. It was a little awkward, as zoom often is, but I think it still was fun!

After our call the birthday boy went fishing and that was it.