Today is my dad the Pap's birthday. Daelyn woke up at 8 am and promptly called him to wish him a Happy Birthday. Once Dae girl knows it's your birthday she insists on celebrating from sunup to sundown, and long past then if we would let her. He opened gifts. We did the cake thing in the form of Halloween cupcakes. The toppers were Halloween-themed rings. Guess who picked it out? Yeah. We went bowling. Tots + Cam + Us + Pap + Jon-Jon + bowling lanes = good times. I actually broke 70 the first game. And much to my disbelief, I broke 100 the second game. I'm not sure I've ever done that. (Yes, I'm a horrible bowler. But Lord, I love it.) The tots loved it. Beware if you ever see said tots in the bowling alley: Watch your toes. And your drinks. And your ice buckets. We got back to our place and Pap made dinner. Yes, the birthday man cooked. On his birthday. It's what happens when you used to cook for a living and can cook the pants off Julia Child or Emeril or whomever. Great-freaking-day.

And today is also the day that celebrates 8 years of HH and I as a couple. 8 years ago today I tapped him and we've been together ever since. I love him more now than I ever have thought possible. This anniversary means more to me than our wedding anniversary. We had Daelyn before we got married so to celebrate only our wedding anniversary seems wrong. It seems to me that we would exclude Daelyn that way. I know, it's only in my head. But still. We didn't do anything special to celebrate. We celebrate on our wedding anni. But we are together tonight as a family. In the house we made a home. Surrounded by memories and photos of loved ones.

Life is Good.