a birthday celebration and a beautiful fall day!

friday was josiah's birthday. he did not want a party. he just wanted to have his dad cook steaks on the grill and have his grandparents over. that sounded much less expensive than a big party, so we gladly obliged. so, aaron went to the local meat market and got him a 12 oz filet and grilled it to perfection for him. he also grilled sirloin steaks for the rest of us. they were very delicious too! after dinner, he opened his gifts.

an ipod touch! yeah! now maybe he won't need my laptop as often!

                                                                                                    nope! wrong again!

                                                                            jacob is patiently waiting for his cake!

 

then he enjoys a view from his big brother's broad shoulders as he attempts to hide the remainder of his cake in josiah's ears. we had a wonderful evening celebrating his 16th birthday!

                                      the next day was such a beautiful day. we used it to finish some outside fall clean up.

                                                                 as soon as jacob heard the tractor start up, he took off...

                                                                                          ...and found his spot for the job.

                                                                             then he decided to try his hand at raking leaves

                                                                                     until he got a phone call

                                                                            after that, he was thirsty and done for the day!!

it was fun watching him enjoy a beautiful fall day helping clean up the backyard!