{"id":12245,"date":"2025-11-23T12:44:14","date_gmt":"2025-11-23T20:44:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jshox.com\/jay\/?p=12245"},"modified":"2025-12-08T12:46:03","modified_gmt":"2025-12-08T20:46:03","slug":"birthdays","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jshox.com\/jay\/2025\/11\/23\/birthdays\/","title":{"rendered":"Birthday(s)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

First things first! We rented a U-Haul because we had finally found a couch to replace the one we had gotten rid of.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you don’t recall, the kids are very rough on our furniture and broke the last set that we had, which was less than 2 years old. This left our living room with no furniture, and as a result, it was pretty unusable.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We looked into what we could find, but to be honest, most places charge a lot to deliver, and sadly, buying new is asking for outrageous prices. Instead, we got a used set from someone who was moving out of state.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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We also finally got around to rotating our tires on our Pachy. Right before traveling around the holidays, which then brings us to the following topic:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Happy Birthdays!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Yes, with an s.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Three people in the family share the same birthday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

My dad, my wife, and my son.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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To celebrate everyone, we decided to visit a new place. Fogo De Chao.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The photo above was taken maybe one or two seconds before Ezra grabbed a spoon and flung some chocolate sauce while trying to get into it as quickly as possible. Don’t worry though, my shirt caught all of it. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

It wasn’t bad, but it wasn’t great either. The cost was significantly more affordable than at some of the other places we know for having good food. The kids enjoyed it – and I suppose that is what matters most.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ezra had a “Paddington” themed birthday this year. Above is a photo of him and Paddington. He likes to carry him around, look at him, and hug him.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He calls him his baby.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We no longer have a 1-year-old; now our youngest is 2 years old.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Yikes! Watch out, world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What did he get? A big stuffy (which makes me not so happy with our limited space), cars, and more car-type vehicles. My dad got a customized shirt for our upcoming trip and the wife got a version of a Dumbo purse she wanted for quite some time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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