Happy Birthday Daddy!

Ken and Karen came in the weekend before Keith's birthday to celebrate with him (more pics to come - most were taken with the Newbrough's camera).  Karen made his favorite meal and a massive ice cream cake for him, then we celebrated with a meal at Outback.  They left on Monday, luckily before the winter storm hit on Tuesday - Keith's actual birthday.  We spent the day huddled up inside, because fortunately he did not have to go into work.  It was a nasty storm, accumulating around 2 inches of ice and as a result nasty roads, and of course those wicked Indiana winds.  However, we made the best of it - staying warm indoors (thanks to the fact we did not lose our electricity), and I made homemade potato soup and pepperoni rolls to warm us up.  It actually was a nice day and for Keith - it was perfect.  The weatherman-wannabe loved the crazy weather and even took Sadie for a walk in the ice storm.  :)

 Enjoying a family day indoors on Keith's birthday

 Do not make fun of his cake - he wanted a piece of a Cookie Co. cake, but did not want a huge one, plus we had 80% of a 9x13" ice cream cake left over from the weekend.  But, of course he had to blow out candles - so this was a makeshift cake.  ;)

 Wearing Daddy's snow shoes - she thought this was hysterical!

 Samantha's gifts to Daddy - cologne, a hand-print poem, a sun-catcher that she painted, a new pic of her and a card that she drew a picture in (okay scribbled on, but it was adorable nonetheless)  ;)

 We used Fingerpaint to make Samantha's hand prints and then by her name at the bottom, she put her own lipstick print kiss - too cute!

 What a dedicated man - in the midst of his birthday and an ice storm, he still spent much of the day studying!  We both cannot wait until May and these oral boards to be over!!

 His main gift - a new 42" TV for the bedroom, which he was so excited about!  Now, at least during football season we will not have to fight for downstairs TV, because this is almost as big.