Adam turns old(er)!

Adam is four months younger than I, so every time he reaches a birthday it is a celebration for me too because he eases off teasing about my being older than he. We had a fantastic celebration this year. The ENTIRE family (or at least those in town) on BOTH sides (Wride and Cummings) came to Sunday dinner to help wish Adam a HAPPY BIRTHDAY and to share his scrumptious cake. (He has the same birthday cake every year: angel food cake with 3 layers of whipped cream + berries (raspberries this year) as the frosting. It comes from the Lion House recipe book, which I received as a bridal shower gift from Adam's mom with a birthday sticker next to the cake recipe. That has been a GREAT gift!

Spencer volunteered the army candles leftover from his birthday, so Adam had a theme cake after all.

Spencer loves his Daddy. He made this VERY special birthday hat (with writing on the inside saying "It's your birthday, Daddy. I love you").

Emma was on hand to help out with cake time. She loves Daddy too!

On Saturday, Aug 1st, we pre-celebrated by getting together with my cousin John, his wife Michelle, and their friend Brian to kayak on the Potomac near the monuments in downtown DC. Adam's been on a kayaking kick lately, so this fulfilled a big birthday wish...and it was a LOT of fun too! We have decided we need to take all who visit on this excursion. Parking was easy; rental was cheap ($8/hour); the view was fantastic. Find out more about Thompson Boat Center here.

Strong, handsome, and now just as old as his wife. Love it.