Elder Holbrook's birthday was 4 weeks ago and Sister Holbrook's was Monday. At our age we don't need a lot of hoopla, so we didn't say anything in advance. The day of Elder Holbrook's birthday, Sister Holbrook told everyone who came into the office to sing to him, and we sang in our weekly office meeting as well. President and Sister Pratt were surprised. This birthday was a big deal because he's now 65. Last week Sister Holbrook told Elder Holbrook not to say anything about her birthday because this is a minor birthday for her, but he'd already mentioned it to someone. She asked him not to say anything to anyone else.
She'd been busy. She made two miniature birthday cakes out of layers of different sized cookies. They were about the size of cupcakes and had itsy bitsy candles on top. We gobbled them up and then realized we hadn't taken a picture. Rats! So cute. But here's a picture of what some of the other cookies looked like. They were so tasty!
The one person Elder Holbrook had told about Sister Holbrook's birthday didn't tell anyone else. Instead, he just posted it on the mission's facebook page and all day long she answered the phone to hear the missionaries serenading her. Some even called us that evening on the cell phone. It was a memorable birthday.
We've loved Skyping, FaceTiming, and phone calls with family members, both last month and this week. What a great way to spend our birthdays!
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