Monday, April 18, 2011

Happy Birthday, Hector!

My older brother turns 40 years old today.
And he's in town to celebrate.
And in true Torres fashion,
the celebration started on Saturday...

With an amazing impromptu harmonica/rap duet:
trust me, you don't hear this everyday

And a visit to an awesome new playground in town:
 It's hard to tell who liked it more,
the kids or Hector.
OK, so maybe it was Hector!

And of course, gifts:
 
the girls presented him with an original,
one-of-a-kind masterpiece

And we ate and drank.
Like way too much.

And we played cards.
And argued.
But mostly laughed.
Really HARD!

And we had cake:

And sang Happy Birthday!

But mostly, we enjoyed being together.
And letting him know that he is loved.
A lot!

Happy birthday, big brother!
Thanks for letting us share such a special day with you.
We love you SO much!

7 comments:

alison said...

i love birthdays! he seems like a fabulously fun big brother....happy birthday to hector :) p.s....i used to work for a guy who owned a restaurant in town and his name was hector. now, every time i see/hear that name, i think of him yelling, "BEEF OR CHICKEN!" because i never could remember to ask the customers what they wanted in their tacos. i miss working for hector....so thanks for bringing back a memory for me!

Anonymous said...

Q brutal t quedo eso Lizzie esta bien cool. Cuidate y muchas bendiciones a ti y tu preciosa familia.
Felo

Anonymous said...

Great pics! Looks like y'all had a great time!!
Danyelle

Anonymous said...

Loved it!!
Rachel T.

Anonymous said...

Hermana, a veces no sé demostrar lo mucho que te amo, pero tenlo seguro que así es... gracias por todo lo que has hecho y sobre todo gracias por ser tú!
Hector

Anonymous said...

GREAT pictures! Very nice camera you have there. It looks like you had a great time!
Sandy

Anonymous said...

Me encanto!!!! Se ve q se disfrutaron
en grande los 40 del gran Hector, estar en familia es el mejor tesoro de esta vida. Saludos!!! Marisol