Last Thursday, we drove up to Santa Maria to be with our dad to celebrate his birthday and to have some family time! Spent time loungin' in the pool with nerf balls and water balloons:
Then launching water balloons became such a treat!
We went to dinner at Ming Dynasty, which happened to be the kids first ever buffet!
Ryder kept leaning over and telling me how much fun he was having and how this was the best restaurant EVER!
Then they played Splendor:
They made a shooting range:
Then we had the party. Kit and Ryder did BBQ:
They did trip tip, chicken and sausage appetizers. They did an AMAZING job!
Grandpa Pierce was there!
Banana cream pie for the win!
The Rae guys that were able to be there.❤︎
(We missed you Andrew, Mallory, Staley, and Gunnie!)
It is not lost on me that with the event of this last March, this birthday celebration seemed even more special and sweet. I pray we have MANY more birthdays together and am thankful for family times like these! We love you Dad!
