29 Years Ago Today . . .

our first little Valentine made her appearance. It was great being in Colorado this year for Rachel's birthday. She wants to try digital scrapbooking, so we bought her some software and a book to get her started. We made a slight mistake in letting Dick decorate the cake . . . just a little grandpa humor.

The environmentally-friendly pizza disposal system was in place under Addy's chair, hoping for a little fall-out. Rachel blew out the candles on the first try - and grandma fed Addy her first carrot cake, which she absolutely loved. The look of disgust on Addy's face when grandma took a bite of her cake was priceless.

(hey, it's got vegetables and fruit in it. It's good for her.)

Grandpa enjoyed his cake . . . while Addy administered the traditional birthday spankings, with just a bit of help from Dad. Addy thought that was great fun. Oopsie. We may have created a monster.