The Nelson Five: Happy Birthday G!

1.07.2009

Happy Birthday G!

I've had these photos ready to post for a few days now, but it seems that the boys have been plagued yet again with a nasty tummy bug that has induced high volumes of vomit, usually when we were least expecting it and often simultaneously. Yes, it's been quite a week!

But now that my hands are free of grabbing whatever bowl, blanket, bucket or bag has been closest in proximity, I have a few minutes to share photos from G's 9th birthday which was on Saturday while we were in Hampshire.

We started the morning off with our first lesson in English riding:

That was followed by a clay pigeon shooting lesson on the range:

The suspense of unopened gifts got the best of G, so present opening was next:

We ordered room service for dinner which G loved, followed by a birthday cake with trick candles:

Dinner was followed by a night swim:

We were watching the clock and I took this photo at precisely the moment G officially turned 9:

Happy Birthday, Love Bug! You are an amazing son, a loving brother, a loyal friend, a talented sportsman, a bright student, and a competitive, compassionate, courteous and courageous young man. I could not be more proud of you and I love you very, very much!

xoxoxo

mom

1 comment:

Anonymous said...: What a wonderful blog entry - except for the first part! Hope everyone is feeling chipper a week from Saturday! If not, Cheryl, I'll spell you for a while. Gil, I'm glad your birthday was so much fun with your mom and dad and brothers. We'll do a little belated celebrating soon. Love to all of you, Mimi; 8 January 2009 at 23:21

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I began this blog in 2008 as we picked up and moved our family from Dallas, Texas to London, England as a result of a fabulous job opportunity for my husband. My primary goal was to stay in touch with family and friends as well as begin an online family photo album to preserve our precious memories. With 3 young boys at home and life moving at a breakneck speed, I found that by taking even a few moments to capture a thought or a photo or a memory from our day provided a much needed outlet and a place to be a bit more intentional and present. Our family enjoyed every single moment of our two years in London before a new role was offered to my husband which also required a relocation, this time to Boston, Massachusetts. We settled in Wellesley in September of 2009 and loved life in our teeny-tiny Norman Rockwell New England town. After 4 fabulous years in Boston, our family relocated yet again, this time back to Dallas. We feel so fortunate to have been given these amazing opportunities to live and visit and experience life in different places and we certainly look forward to many more adventures!