Birthday Dinner

Today we celebrated Pete's birthday with his dad and brother. We had a great 4 course dinner. 1. Bread with various dipping oils. 2. Arugula salads. 3. BBQ chicken (my mother-in-law's recipe), mashed potatoes, and roasted asparagus. 4. Cake and ice cream. Pete had a great day spending time with Elliana.
Ellie even "helped" daddy blow out his candles on his cake (of course made by mommy).
Ellie didn't get to eat any cake though! We are saving that for her birthday.
The highlight of the day for Elliana was playing with Uncle Tony's new iPad. The piano app is very amusing...to an 8 month old! She played on the "piano" for close to 30 minutes. Here is a little clip of our virtuoso (she is playing Concerto in E Major).

I think Pete really enjoyed his day and spending time with family.
P.S. Grandma and Grandpa, Ellie misses you already!