Happy Birthday, Nathan!

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Nathan turned 19 years old today. It's so hard to believe that he is so old. It seems like just yesterday, he was a sweet little baby. The past year has probably been the most challenging of his life, yet we have seen him grow by leaps and bounds.

The tradition at our house is that you get to pick the meal. So Nathan chose a Middle Eastern dinner. We had Pakistani kima (curried beef dish), flat bread, fattoush (salad of cucumbers, tomatoes, mint & parsley) and I have cookies and cream ice cream churning in the ice cream maker.

It was kind of a weird day because we had a church work day so the majority of the day was spent working. However, he enjoyed his day and definitely enjoyed the dinner!

Happy Birthday, Nathan!

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Comments

  1. DonnaMay 1, 2010 at 7:59 PM

    Happy Birthday to Nathan. You have a good looking family. God Bless you in all you do.

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  2. NadineMay 1, 2010 at 8:15 PM

    Happy Birthday Nathan! May God continue to bless you each day!

    Blessings!
    ~Nadine

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  3. AnonymousMay 1, 2010 at 8:56 PM

    Happy 19th birthday to you, Nathan! Hope you have a wonderful year ahead. The famiy picture is nice. You have a lovely family, Terri. God bless, Kathy in Illinois

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  4. AnonymousMay 1, 2010 at 10:11 PM

    Happy Birthday to Nathan! The dinner sounds delicious!

    Blessings,
    Sharon

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  5. Wendy/TheCozyYellowHouseMay 2, 2010 at 12:18 AM

    Happy Birthday Nathan!! Glad you had a great day!! :0)

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  6. ElizabethdMay 2, 2010 at 1:15 PM

    Happy Birthday to Nathan!!
    Sounds like a very tasty meal.

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  7. Mom2furMay 3, 2010 at 2:30 PM

    Happy Birthday, Nathan! I hope it's the start of an awesome year for you!

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