my sister kim and her husband, terry, coordinated a birthday dinner for bennett’s ninth birthday. bennett really wanted to do hibachi, so benihana’s it was!
we all met at the restaurant {we were running behind due to our – mine and kim’s – haircut appointment in the city…i barely made it home to get ready, finished decorating bennett’s present, and ran out the door, with the family, to the restaurant}, we were a little late. they wouldn’t seat everyone until we got there! phew…we were 15 minutes behind…so not too bad but not good.
once we were seated…the usual routine ensued. i ordered a lychee cocktail and decided on the seafood entrĂ©e. when the chefs came and started their entertainment…olive was mesmerized!!! she giggled and squealed and looooooooved every second of it! she was sooo darn cute! i couldn’t take my eyes off of her! it was so cute to watch!
we then sang happy birthday to bennett, the kids were running around, and we all just relaxed and mingled. it was super nice we had side by side tables in the corner of the restaurant. it’s secluded and perfect when you have a large crowd and rowdy kids!
dinner was delicious and we were having such a great time! once everything wrapped up, we all decided to head on over to everyday’s a sundae for some ice cream. it was a perfect night for that. the temp was perfect and everyone really enjoyed themselves. we hung out, the kids played, and we ate yummy ice cream!
it was such a perfect evening together. we had a wonderful time celebrating bennett’s birthday and created beautiful summer memories together!
[waiting to get my hair done…it was a mess that day!]
[waiting nook]
[got my hair did and checking out]
[dad and mom]
[the birthday boy with his brother]
[adoringly looking at bennett]
[cheers! lychee cocktail]
[where’ ellie?]
[kim, ellie, and terry]
[barbara and lynne]
[birthday boy, make a wish]
[be prepared for a series of this]
[peeking at mama]
[she’s so sweet]
[goofballs]
[yum yum! ellie loved the ice cream]
xoxo