Candlelight Afterglow x 3

Celebrating THREE birthdays within a two-week time period is crazy! It's fun, but crazy busy.

I suppose we could have attempted to plan to have our kids' birthdays spread out a bit... Nah! We like things exactly the way they are.

September 9

 Nineteen years of time spent with the Louster has been pure joy!

One of the gems from the birthday celebration was seeing our girl open and read this letter that she wrote to herself back in 2003. I had it tucked away in a safe place just for this occasion. It was supposed to be written on her birthday in 2003, but for some reason, she didn't fill it out until November of that year. (Yes, I have blurred her name to protect the innocent!)

 Yay for gifts!

Next up: the bagel tree!
September 18

 Tradition!

 I-N-O for dinner = no cookin' for mama :-)

A Baskin-Robbins Peanut Butter and Chocolate ice cream cake was disguised as a stylish handbag...

Someone sneaked a taste of the frosting BEFORE we sang the obligatory "Happy Birthday" song. Millie was busted because the food coloring turned her teeth and tongue turquoise!

 Party animal?

September 22

XXI!

My "little boy" is now legal -- proceed with caution!

What exciting things did the birthday boy do on "his" day? He baked his own cake. I think he spent just over $30 on ingredients for his four layer creation.

We went out to eat dinner at Uncle Julio's. Fajitas!!!! The 21-year-old ordered a Long Island iced tea, but never got carded. :-(

Hooray! Grandpa and AJ were in town for the big b-day bash. FYI, they didn't get carded either.

 Grandpa T. posed with all of his September b-day Smithlings.

 I think it's safe to say that it was a happy day!