Beagle Birthday!

Teag is now the ripe old age of 34! We got to celebrate with him as a family, first with a trip to the bowling alley. Maisie and Danyn are the only two of our kids who have bowled before, but the other two seemed to take to it rather well. Finn insisted on carrying his own balls up to the head of the lane.

Then after he had sent the ball flying, he would cover his eyes, like he couldn't bear to watch the result.

Rory was a little frustrated at first to be the only one who didn't have a strike, but I convinced her to keep trying, and she managed to get two, which I think made the whole excursion worth it for her.

Dany and Maisie were old pros, and with the bumpers on, they managed to get higher scores than both Teag or I.

Though the birthday boy didn't have too shabby a game himself.

When we got home, we got the kids squared away for dinner, and then Teag and I went to Texas Roadhouse so that Teag could get some Prime Rib. Funnily enough, we ran into a member of our ward there who was celebrating his 88th birthday. After dinner, we returned home for cake and presents. Rory was especially interested in helping Teag open them, and the interplay between the two of them in these pictures is delightful.

Teag got a bunch of airplane books (of course!), an aviation biography on BluRay, and a Pilatus hat, since that's the main bird he flies at the moment.

He also had a great deal of help blowing out his candles, so much so in fact, that I had to relight them twice so we could sing the birthday song. Finn got a little carried away.

Happy birthday to the dad we love so much! He truly is an amazing man, and our lives are blessed because he is a part of them.