Yesterday, my brother had a birthday and we all helped him celebrate with pizza, cake, ice cream and presents.  (No, I’m not going to tell you which one.)  Needless to say, Malin was totally excited because this was her first American birthday party.  Everyone gathered at our house prior to dinner and the boys put on a show.  They giggled, they jumped on an old mattress, they chased Ryan, and then it was time to go.  Last night was our first dinner out with Nicholas and Dexter and we picked an easy restaurant in hopes that all would go well.  We headed to Alfy’s Pizza.

Malin and I chased Nicholas and Dexter around while pizza was ordered and Joel hit the salad bar to see what the boys might like to eat.  Then the adventure began.  We all sat down to eat.  Nicholas loves pizza.  Dexter wanted to roam.  Thank God for Malin.  She captured the whole birthday event on film for us seeing that we forgot our camera.  Here’s a few pictures that tell the story of our evening.

First we tried the salad bar.

Dexter was unimpressed.

(still trying to figure out if Katie is guilty, innocent, or chewing in this photo)

Pizza!

MINE!

Then home for presents.

And Cake!

Ryan, thank you for being such a good sport and letting us choose the restaurant.  I really hope you had a good birthday!