Yesterday was Steve's 56th Birthday and we celebrated by going...where else... SUBWAY!!
Stevie loved Subway sandwiches... so much that he even gave Subway a shout-out in his obituary!!
We know Steve was at Subway with us...maybe trying to sneak some of the banana peppers off my sandwich!! We think that he is trying to petition to open a franchise in Heaven - he would have a corner on the market there!
All we had to say to the very kind but puzzled man who offered to take our picture out front is, "There is a reason we are all standing under the a random Subway sign wanting our picture taken" and that reason is FOR STEVIE!!
With 22 McDermott's in the Subway we pretty much took it over... actually, I think we were the only ones in there for most of the time we spent! The employees were probably hoping for a quiet Saturday night... until the McDermott's arrived!!
Deacon loved feeling Lily and Gracie's pretty skirts!
Gracie was so patient... being the youngest of 7, she was sure okay with a little baby mauling her the whole time!!
After dinner we headed up to the cemetery to sing Happy Birthday!
James had the good idea to put a LiveStrong band around the vases on either side of the bench! They fit perfectly and are a perfect accent to the beautiful yellow sunflowers and wildflowers!!
The kids had a fun time running around with their balloons!
What would a birthday party be without them??!!
Lexie and Ellie were so cute with Deacon and Londyn!!
Deacon likes to show us how big he is getting by climbing onto the bench...
...by HIMSELF!!
Once he was standing on the bench THEN he could really let his balloon blow in the wind!!
Then it was time to let the balloons fly away into the darkening sky!
It was surprisingly emotional for James and I to sing Happy Birthday.
I think it hit us again that he is not physically here with us anymore and it made us miss him a lot.
It is hard to remember that he is free from the trials he faced on this Earth when we miss him so much, but we have to try to remind ourselves that he is happy beyond our understanding and he can do all the things he loves to do without anything holding him back.
Happy 56th Birthday Stevie! We love you!
2 comments:
Very, very tender!!! It's a sign...Scott's birthday is today! A couple of great men born with hours of each other (and years:)! What do you think was going on in Scotland yesterday???? Happy birthday Steve-o I'm sure the subway in heaven was packed as well!xo
What a sweet birthday tribute. He has a wonderful family here on earth!
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