Step 1. Ask the Birthday Boy if he wants a big party with friends or a quiet party with family.
Step 2. If he says "quiet party with family"... enlist the help of three kids who are great at keeping secrets.
Step 3. Come up with an intriguing code name like... hmmm... "Daddy's Birthday Extravaganza".
Step 4. On the day of the party blindfold the Birthday Boy and drive to a restaurant for supper. (Please note: This is not really a fun step if the Birthday Boy happens to be a truck driver and somehow knows exactly where you are at all times despite the driver taking the most random, zig zaggy route possible.)
Step 5: At supper have pity on the Birthday Boy and hand him the keys to a hotel room instead of making him wear the blindfold again.
Step 6: Open Presents.
Step 7: Eat cupcakes.
Step 8: Work off the cupcake calories by going for a swim
OR by spending some time on the treadmill...
OR... forget about the calories and just relax in the hot tub... they were just mini cupcakes afterall!
Step 9: DO NOT let people under 3 feet stay up past their bedtime.
Step 10: Spend two hours trying to get over-tired baby to sleep.
Step 11: Sleep.
Step 12: Enjoy a complimentary breakfast.
Step 13: Enjoy one last swim before going home.
Happy Birthday Jeremy!!! We Love you!!
