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today is cjs 33rd birthday.

we had a really nice small surprise party for him at nena and jeffs, under the guise that it was a after-christmas-concert-ice-cream-social for carson.
it worked.
nena said she wanted everyone to listen to carsons concert that she taped and then threw the switch on the "ghetto-blaster" to start up "birthday" by the beatles, a long standing traditional get-down-and-party-song on anybodys birthday in the family.
it worked.
we all started dancing and cj was stunned. it took him a few "today it's your birthday" riffs until he got up and started "jamming it".
we all chowed on cupcakes and treats. i asked everyone to write down something they would like to share with cj, a funny experience about him, their feelings about him, what they like about him, whatever they want to share, and we all put the notes in a container. the note he is reading in the picture was one of them. it was really nice to hear everyones feelings and thoughts. needless to say, tears flowed and good vibes were plenty. we all love cj. he is hardworking, tender, funny, sensible, loving, kind, spiritual, driven and we are all so fortunate to have him in our family.
we sang songs, nena gave a manicure to everyone there including dad and chuck, (dave was next in line but all the guys bugged out to see apocolyto). aunt lee ann cruised in and we all hung out until 11:00ish. audrey lost her front right tooth after sandra took her in the bathroom with a popsicle for awhile. put another notch on your belt sandra!
just a really fun night.