yesterday was my baby brothers
birthday. he turned
15, crazy. we had an inside
luau, my mom decorated the house so cute-of course.
aloha kitchen was for dinner, and a
lava cake for dessert (strawberry shortcake). my mom always does a special
"about me" display on our birthday.
tony's had this
book he made a couple years ago for a school project. i had never seen it. it had things about him for each letter of the alphabet.
c was for conway,
k for kanoe,
p for parker,
q for quincy, so on and so forth....tilley wasn't born yet. it really was the cutest thing.

tony is the baby of the family, and everyone knows he's the worlds biggest
mama's boy. my mom loves it.

all the
party people. we were lucky to have
syd olsen in town visiting and sharing in the festivities.


the kids were dying to go
swimming. my parents pool is shaded most of the day, so it's always colder then most pools. we let them go in their
undies....and they
froze. it didn't phase them at all...although their lips were blue and their teeth were chattering.


after a
warm bath and jammies for the kids, we sang
happy birthday. 



and then let off all of the birthday
balloons.
there is a lot to say about
anthony. i'm probably
closest to him of all my siblings. he's the baby and i'm the oldest, so naturally i always have acted like his
second mom. he comes with me
everywhere, whether it's running errands or going to cali. tony is always
"in". and i love that he hasn't outgrown that yet....although i feel like the day he does is coming very soon. anthony loves his
family, and they've always come first. he loves his nieces and nephews and they love him, alot. he is definitely a
softie. i love that anthony is always
"in the know." he has radar ears, and we all know it. he truly doesn't have any
enemies. and he has a number of
best friends. everyone loves tony, and his contagious
laugh. he is always
smiling, and is the worlds greatest
story teller. he loves
music. and is most definitely a
social legend. we
love you anthony. especially for always being
you. hope you had a
happy birthday.