birthday dad

Unless J checks my blog while riding the bus home from work (which I doubt), he'll be surprised to see this when he walks in the door:

This is the surprise party which Sam and I have orchestrated. We went to the grocery store and picked out these items. Can you tell which contributions were made by me and which ones were by Sam? You might be surprised:

• "Happy Birthday" banner: Me

• Party hats: Sam

• Red rose: Sam (All week he has been fixated on buying J a "special red flower" for his birthday. I think Sam has seen someone give me red roses before, and he now associates them as gifts for a special occasion. I think it's very darling. I don't think I've ever given J a red rose before, and I'm glad Sam had the idea instead.)

• Birthday balloon in the shape of a cake: Sam

• Spiderman "blowout" party favors: Sam
  

• "You are Special" red plate: Me (This isn't something that Sam and I bought expressly for today - it's a plate that we use on special occasions.)

• Homemade lasagna: Me
  

Here is my other contribution:

A pie inspired by Gene Davis! (J requested pie, which is a good thing, because I don't know if I could bake a Gene-Davis-esque cake)

We love J so much and are so lucky to have him in our lives. He makes me and Sam very happy.

P.S. We've moved to a new place! Can you tell? I promise to post photos soon, but I can't bring myself to take photos until we have mounted all of our pictures on the wall.