November is almost over, can you believe it! One of the best highlights of the month is celebrating Dave's birthday. Until he has absolutely no awareness I will be having "casual" parties for him. Last year was a big milestone and all of my sister-in-laws came into town to help celebrate. This year was super casual with Dave picking his favorite soup to eat - chicken tortilla soup - he likes spicy as that is most definitely a flavor he can taste! We also had queso & chips, and a veggie tray. We had also picked up cupcakes from his favorite place. It was a kid/grandkid party on Saturday and those who were able and willing were here. It was fun and not too overwhelming for Dave which was the whole purpose of a casual day.
On his exact birthday date we had our usual Home Group to attend and thanks to Ann Kent for making Dave's favorite - coconut cream pie - we had a mini party that night!!
His birthday not only marked another year together but brought along some changes in Dave. You know there is never a change that is good with Alzheimer's but those changes we will discuss on another post, as of right now I just want to remember the fun we had celebrating and leave you with pictures of all that fun!
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| coconut cream pic & lemon cake! and lots of candles! |
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| took a couple tries to blow out so many candles!! |
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| Ann Kent & DeGee Brown |
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Thanks to our wonderful Home/Care Group for making Dave feel so special! We are so blessed to have these people in our lives! We love them dearly!
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| I forgot that i also made pigs in a blanket in case Seeley wasn't interested in soup. | |
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| becee, dave, gabriella & stephanie |
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| seeley watching a movie! |
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| this was dave's second attempt-the first time seeley blew out the candle. guess pawpaw was taking too long! | |
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| seely waiting for pawpaw to blow out the candle and eat a cupcake! |
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Although I requested no presents (Dave just wanted to have the kids over) Linda (my sister) sent down a gift - a nice warm robe!! This is great since our house is so cold - we have a floor furnace and the only truly heated and warm room is the living room, the rest of the rooms are COLD, especially the bathroom. This will keep him warm for sure!
Stephanie remembers how cold it is in the house and gave Dave warm flannel pajamas and some warm wool socks.
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| Hugs! Dave is a little awkward with those on some days, but he still enjoys them! | | | |
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It was a fun day! I am so thankful for the kids coming and making Dave feel loved and celebrated!
Monica
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