I haven’t showed you much about Dekker’s actual birth day because loading pictures and working on long blogs at the lake is tough. But I’m home now with good wifi! So here I am with pictures!
It was a VERY cute day. If we’re being honest, Dekker’s priority was food. He wanted a big savoury breakfast, and he got it.
As well as decorations, thanks to grandma!
We hit the beach after we ate, and while Dekker doesn’t care to be in the water too much, it was still a super beautiful time of kayaking, paddleboarding, and spending time together 💜
We lunched on the beach, and then went back to the camper for some quiet time. Dekker and Laela went to play cards at grandmas for a bit, which they really enjoyed! No pictures for proof, but it happened!
Presents was a definite win! Dekker hauled in some candy, an air pump, a date with grandma (to be used in the very near future), slime, a charging moon lamp from auntie, and robotics to build.
He was not disappointed.
The evening brought on Dekker’s supper he has been pining for. If you can hear us all saying it in our deepest voices possible – steak at the laaaaake.
Steak and the lake entailed steak with blue cheese crumbled on top, with garlic toast and caesar salad on the side. And some root beer for the birthday boy!
For the kids who didn’t want steak, they had the sides, as well as some macaroni salad and whatever leftovers looked good out of the fridge.
It was a beautiful evening 💜
Dekker had chosen a tuxedo cake, because he’s fancy, lol! He wanted to light his own candles, so he did that, too. No surprises in this family, lol! We’ve had enough surprises!
While we sang to him, Rowan burst in with a big hug…
And it turned into a group hug!! 💜
And it ended in tears, because what group hug doesn’t? 😆
As much as supper was a huge success, Dekker wanted to go in and see if his moon lamp had charged. Spoiler alert. It had.
Believe it or not, he was into it. Lol!
Post bedtime, Brady and I took Dekker for a golf cart ride, just the three of us.
It was absolute precious time, where I got to have my arm around him, hold him super close, and to really let him know how loved he is.
We went all the way to Bell’s Beach and enjoyed the dark end of the sunset.
The birthday boy was adequately exhausted when it was time to go to bed, save for the moment he poked his little head out the camper door, concerned about the cans he had collected during the golf cart ride. Once they were all tucked in safely, he was, and he was easily asleep.
The day was a huge success 💜 I know firsthand that Dekker felt loved, wanted, and cared for. Who could ask for anything more?
Thank you, Lord, for beautiful Dekker Thomas.