Addison knew exactly what she wanted to get her daddy for his birthday -- a teddy bear and balloon. So a couple of weeks prior to the big day we went to the store and she ultimately settled on a stuff bunny for him as they are just more abundant at the stores these days and she promptly came home and told John exactly what she had bought him...sigh. So I decided to hold off on the balloon and we made that purchase day-of and surprised daddy with it while we were still in the store! Both the balloon and bunny hardly left Addison's side all day. She went as far as requesting the balloons stay right outside her bedroom door as she napped so she could see them as soon as she woke up.
Instead of a traditional cake I opted to make a towering stack of cookies sandwiched together with super sweet brown sugar frosting. It looked really pretty but it was a little too sweet for all of us except Addison...ha!
For dinner we went to the Catfish Hole...yes, I took my husband to a restaurant with the word 'hole' in it for his birthday dinner. But it was his choice and since it was a Friday during Lent it seemed very appropriate and not somewhere we would normally go.
John's big birthday gift didn't arrive until Saturday afternoon and he spent most of the rest of the weekend enjoying it. He is the proud new owner of The Big Green Egg and has already smoked us a yummy chicken and pork shoulder. I must say the meat is pretty tasty! Now I just have to start coming up with new recipes to use pulled pork in...ha!
HAPPY BIRTHDAY JOHN!
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