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| Birthday package from Aunt Ellie |
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| Aunt Ellie made sure Ethan had a picture of his family:) |
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| We invited Lexi over for dinner and blew out a candle for Ethan and sang to him as well. |
Ethan turned 19 years old on the 19th of September. Ellie knew we wouldn't have his new address in time to get a package to him since he arrived at the mission home just a few days before his birthday. So, she put together a birthday package filled with goodies, a couple ties, and even home made polka dot brownies (Ethan's favorite) and took them to the mission home. Ethan said he got it "just in time" and that "it meant more than she really knows". As a family, we wanted to do something to honor his birthday even though he wasn't home so we made a nice roast dinner (another of Ethan's favorites) and a Texas sheet cake. We invited his girlfriend, Lexi, and after dinner we cut Ethan a piece of cake, put a candle in it and sang happy birthday to him. It was a fun little celebration in honor of our Ethan.
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2 comments:
Looks like Eli has no problem stepping in and taking his place blowing out the candle!
That was so touching to do that! You do make a mean Texas sheet cake
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