Ethan's Birthday Surprise

Ethan and I love to hand out with our friends, Michael and Caroline.  I thought it would be fun to surprise Ethan by going to their house since we haven't hung out with them in awhile.  After many texts back and forth with Caroline (I'm so glad Ethan didn't ask me who I was texting!), Caroline and I figured out the details of our evening.  We were to show up at their place at 6:00. 

So, I told Ethan I had a place I wanted to go for dinner.  We needed to leave at 5:30 to get there.  When he got to the car, I told him I wanted to drive and that he had to close his eyes. 

The whole time, he kept trying to figure out where we were on the freeway.  I managed to throw him off at one point by changing lanes several times.  When we pulled up to their house, I allowed him to open up his eyes and he was surprised to see where we were!  It was fun.

We let the birthday boy decide our dinner plans.  He chose to order Papa Johns.  We enjoyed eating dinner with them and chatting for hours.  It was so nice to spend time with them.

Caroline was so sweet.  She decorated the house with banners and balloons.

Caroline also bought an ice cream cake.  Notice how young Ethan is - only 30 (+7).

Michael and baby Emily

Ethan and Emily