Monday, March 02, 2009

Gem at 10

Last Tuesday Gem hit double digits--10 years old! She's almost as tall as I am. I probably have two more years, maybe.



We went out for dinner to McAlister's Deli and opened presents there. There was only one present from us, a Nintendo DS. She has been wanting one for years, so this was a big deal. We immediately went from McAlister's to GameStop where she used birthday money from grandparents to buy an extra game.



This is how my children have been positioned for a week. They are glued to this thing.



We went home for cake and just had a wonderful time together as family. That's what she wanted this year.

3 comments:

Keeping Up With the Joneses said...

What a perfect shot of the 4 of them glued to the Nintendo! Reality plus.

It looks like a very nice and relaxing birthday celebration. AND of course I wish I could have been there. As G-Pa says, Happy Birthday to my favorite granddaughter!!!!!

Anonymous said...

Happy Birthday Gem!!!!!

Mark and Lori

Natalie said...

Happy Belated Birthday!

We gave Alyssa a Nintendo for Christmas...I think she plays it on the bus a lot b/c it's always in her backpack.