Megan's 35th birthday dinner

Megan chose Bertucci's as her eatery of choice for her 35th birthday. It was the restaurant chain's 30th birthday week as well. So we walked in adorned with birthday balloons. Appropriate. Alex took this photo of Tyler, Dylan, Megan, Jenna and me before we went home for cake and present opening. Megan received a lot of bling highlighted by Dylan's gag gift of squirrel underpants for the Squirrel Decency League. Of course, she and Alex had given him all sorts of vitamins for older folk when he turned 30 on Nov. 1!

Tyler goes to ER in ambulance

My grandson really is getting to know ambulances and EMT/firemen. Five days after Tyler turned five he accidentally put his right hand thru the small glass plane next to the front door. He was knocking on the window to greet his best friend Luca and family who were coming over for dinner that night. The glass broke and he cut his wrist. Megan thoughtfully wrapped the wound in Saran wrap and called 911. The neighbors opened the door thru the broken pane and came in to help. They took Jenna home with them while the EMTs taped up the broken pane and checked Tyler's wrist. En route the ER with EMT Jeff, he was invited to their firehouse when he was recovered. Guess Tyler really impressed the EMTs with his (recent) visit to Firehouse #1 for his birthday. ER doc had a hard time getting the skin flap unfolded and needed 10 stitches. Tyler earned a sticker. Megan needed OJ as she felt faint after all was done and her adrenalin level plummeted. .

Lotsa November birthdays

Dylan turned 30 on Nov. 1, Perrin was 18 Nov. 2 and Tyler is 5 as of 11/11/11. Busy time for our family. And that's just the tip of the celebrations. Tyler had his birthday party at a fire station and kids got to climb on ambulance and fire truck and tour the fire station. Dylan's birthday was more low-key. I was sick on his birthday so I handed him my credit card and let his friend Marybeth take him to dinner at the Cheesecake Factory. Then we all celebrated on Tyler's actual birthday on Veteran's Day with T's favorite grilled cheese sandwiches and Dylan's favorite red velvet cake. At the fire station I got to hold Rachael Hamm Plett's daughter Evie while she took son Xavier to checkout the fire engine. More fun.