Sunday, September 27, 2009

birthday present

pat's birthday was this past saturday. for his birthday, my good friend, analia, and i negotiated and then bought him his dream car - a mini-cooper S. i got to sing "big guy in a little car" (think chris farley in "tommy boy") to him and feel like i've assured his happiness for at least the next 10 years or so. here are some pics from when we picked the car up. my parents and my niece were with us (hence the extra child in the pics). later, my parents watched all the kids so we could take a drive and go out to eat.



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takbir said...
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Megan Lewis said...

What a cute car!!! I am so glad that someone is living my dream to own a mini cooper!! And smart move to take Analia with you as well, I hear she is a tough bargainer. I am thrilled for you!!

natalie said...

I love it! MAybe one day I can get a joy ride from both of your sweet vehicles. :)

susan m hinckley said...

Happy Birthday, Pat! You are the fourth ridiculously tall man I know that drives a mini cooper. It is a phenomenon I have yet to understand. But I hope you have a blast! (and, as I'm sure you probably already know, you picked a swell wife!)

Analia and Co. said...

Glad Pat loved the surprise. The car is sure cute. And I'm loving the picture with all of the kids in it! I so wanted to sing the BIG Guy in a little car song but we were at church and I thought it wasn't good timing...next time!

Lindsey said...

He looks great in his new car...how fun! Happy birthday to Pat!

Kayla said...

april, i've always been impressed by you but am now even more so. how on earth did you surprise your hubs with a CAR? that's sooo cool. i'd be too freaked out to go and do that, but I guess the decision was already made if you knew what he wanted...so cool. hope he enjoys it. he deserves it i'm sure.

sorichfamily said...

love it! you are such a great wife! happy birthday pat! i can just see the two of you cruising together!! how fun!

quotables

"is that lily holding baby lily?" -lily's response when i showed her a picture of gracie holding her when lily was a baby.

"drama class is actually a lot of fun." -gracie (this is only humorous in that grace seemed surprised by how much she likes drama class. this from my child who we refer to as "a drama queen" when she is not around.)

"mom, you can go with my teacher and i'll stay home with japie and evan. daddy can go to work, and i'll be the mommy" -lily, in response to learning that she would be going to preschool next year instead of this year.

"mom, if you don't get rid of that smell soon, you're going to have to buy a new car." -gracie when it took me a couple of days to clean out my car after returning from a road trip.

"mommy, they have dress-ups for you!" -lily while walking by the prom dress section at macy's.

"i said the prayer "last"-erday." -lily's replacement word for "yesterday."