Robert – Page 14

Pajama Par-Tay-Tay

January 31, 2024

A few things that just can’t be beat:

1. having a birthday one day apart from your BFF
2. having a birthday party on your actual birthday
3. have that party be all things T. Swift!

We did all that and more on the morning of Samantha’s birthday. She and Frances had the ultimate Pajama Par-Tay-Tay!

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I got the club all set up for the party with different stations – complete with appropriate lyrics! We had a Taylor bingo game, face gems, bracelet making, and nail painting.

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We also had a DJ station complete with microphone….

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and some really excited DJs! haha!

They were actually great, did a fantastic job, and were super helpful! Couldn’t have done it without them!

The birthday girls!

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And my favorite Swiftie loving 9 year old!

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We even had a special appearance by #87 at the party! Yay Robert!

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More party fun tomorrow!

Rose Bowl

January 24, 2024

On the first day of 2024 we got up, put on our crimson and headed to the Rose Bowl! Roll Tide!

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We ended up taking the light rail out to Pasadena and then hopping on a shuttle bus to actually get to the stadium. It worked great!

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Everyone was excited to see the stadium and we took lots and lots of pictures!

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We had great seats and the sun really warmed everyone up – and made it a little hard to see but we managed!

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It was a great game – lots of highs and plenty of lows.

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While the game didn’t end the way we wanted, I’m so glad we went. Robert checked off that bucket list item and we all got to see what ended up being Saban’s last game. We were there for the end of an era and that’s pretty cool.

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Sometimes you just have to say “yes” to crazy ideas and this is one I’m so glad we said “yes” to! We flew home the next day landing in Birmingham at about 10:30pm. It was a rude awakening for school the next morning but definitely worth it. Roll Tide!

California part 2

January 23, 2024

After walking up and down Rodeo, the boys really wanted to venture over to some sneaker stores so we headed to Melrose Avenue to check out Cool Kicks. It was…cool.

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And look what they had! The reverse grinches! In Spencer’s size too!

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We then walked up and down the area – lots of vintage stores.

Samantha’s face here tells you what you need to know about the musty smell!

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I can’t say I loved seeing this display of “vintage” New Kids shirts considering this was my first concert and I definitely had that Jordan shirt. Guess I’m vintage now!

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This was cool though!

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We then made it back to the hotel for a little coke break…

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before getting dressed up for an early bird NYE dinner!

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We had dinner at Mastro’s Steakhouse and it was excellent! Like I said, Maxwell thoroughly enjoyed his meal – which consisted of a Japanese A5 Wagyu steak! He ate every single bite!

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Samantha had – what else? – mac & cheese!

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Spencer had steak and then somehow ended up with an entire bowl of whipped cream in front of him for dessert. He wasn’t complaining – and no one was complaining about the butter cake!

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After dinner, Robert and Spencer figured out they won their fantasy league! Woohoo!

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Icing on the cake to end a fantastic meal! We then wandered back to the hotel taking in the sights along the way.

A fantastic end to a fantastic 2023! We made the most of the year and cannot wait to see what 2024 brings!!

California

January 22, 2024

On December 30th, we hopped a Southwest flight through Houston and landed in Burbank later that day. We made out way to LA and were happy to check into the Beverly Hilton!

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We got settled and made our way to Santa Monica for dinner at Lobster.

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Let’s just say Maxwell thoroughly enjoyed all of the fancy meals he had over break between Paris and California! He looooves some lobster!

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We then walked down the Santa Monica pier…

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It was then back to the hotel for needed sleep before a full day in LA on New Year’s Eve! We were ready to explore the next morning!

We got brunch and then headed to Rodeo Drive to check things out.

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Samantha’s favorite store was Kitson and she found lots of things to add to her birthday list!

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More LA Monday!

Longest long weekend ever

January 19, 2024

California pics to come but have to document our 3 day weekend turned 7 day weekend! School was cancelled last Friday because of a thunderstorm that never materialized, they then had Monday off for MLK day, then Tuesday was cancelled because we were covered in ice, and then Wednesday cancelled as well after all that ice melted and refroze! The kids were loving it and I was too. I love having all my babies at home.

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