In the spirit of growing up and gaining more responsibility Isaac insisted on doing school on his birthday. In the spirit of letting him make choices, we went along with it. Though we tried to supplement all that brain power and good intentions with some excellent food throughout the day. Homemade cinnamon rolls and super fruity spinach shake for brunch and a huge Hawaiian Haystack feast for dinner. When Matt got home from work, we had cake and presents. The third cake in three days was a new coconut recipe that turned out quite well.
Eventually he calmed down enough to open the last present. Something that was really more of a needed tool for his increasingly demanding school schedule, but was a huge surprise. When he first opened the box he seemed to freeze.
He asked Makenna to paint him an abstract picture and she delivered.
Jess got him a couple new bracelets, but got to do "heavy heavy hangover first".
Thanks to Grandma Chris and Grandpa Don for most excellent new shorts, shirts, and camping tools. (He is probably using that new spoon/fork as I type this since he is off on a campout with the scouts.)
I think at this point he opened the fancy box that ended up containing the eraser that Matt has been promising. That started the biggest giggle fit that ended in "water eyes". I really wish I had it on video, but the snap shots are better than nothing. He was trying so hard to stop laughing, but that only made it worse.
A refurbished laptop--his own. Matt specced it out well. Watching him handle it in the days since, seems like he is channeling Grandpa Dan using microfiber clothes to move it and covering the keyboard when closing.... He taking good care. Matt is taking next Friday off and will be ordaining our ward's first Teacher, since last summer.
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