Happy Birthday to Anthony

Anthony turned the big 17 today.   A few weeks ago David decided to get him a car for his birthday.  He had already researched and decided what he wanted to get.  We went to a dealership first but there was something wrong with the engine.  We found a decent one on Craigs list and bought it.  We hid it at a friends house until yesterday.  We picked it up and parked it across the street. 

We got up this morning and waited for Anthony to get up.  He didn't and David really wanted to give Anthony the Jeep.  So we sent Michael down to wake him up :)  We broke with our tradition of when we give gifts and gave them to him as soon as he came up.  He was really surprised and excited. 

I made him a turkey for his birthday lunch and after that he went out to work on the Jeep.  It needed a few things like new tires and a radiator.  David also got him a small lift kit to make the new tires fit.  Good news the brakes were good.  They got the front lift and new tires on today.  The rest will have to wait till another day.

Anthony put this shirt on this morning with no idea that he was getting a Jeep!

Michael worked hard helping Anthony change the tires.

Civil War Re-enactment....

I took Jacob and Michael to a Civil War re-enactment in Richmond today.  We met Morgan and James there.  I had never been to a re-enactment but have wanted to go for a while.  We got soda in really cool bottles saw the battle and even got to watch Hamlet!