Because of all of the graduations (we were supposed to attend three) Memorial Day weekend, we decided not to try to celebrate Gabe's birthday that weekend, too.

It was a good thing, as it turned out, as I had a stomach virus on the Friday of that weekend.

Anyway we asked Gabriel where he wanted to go to dinner for his birthday, thinking he'd probably say Chuck E. Cheese or Double Dave's, but he said that place with the Texas and the peanuts (Texas Roadhouse, probably the closest sit-down restaurant to our house).

(He has every restaurant we've ever been to in his head... it's just a matter of figuring out what he's talking about. One time recently he kept saying, let's go to "Kids Eat Free"! We thought he meant Luby's, but he knows the name Luby's, so it didn't make sense. Last week, we drove by Dickey's BBQ and he said, there's "Kids Eat Free"! We had gone there after Mom's retirement after Dad told us that, but it turned out we were there on the wrong night of the week. Anyway it just goes to show how much kids pick up even when you're not paying attention.)

Anyway everyone that was available that night (Mom, Dad, Lala, Allison & Zoe) went out to eat with us and Gabe's favorite parts were the video games (where he is content to pretend he is playing) and the peanuts.

Paloma picked up a roll off of Gigi's plate and started eating it!

Oh, and that closeup, Rebel-without-a-cause looking face of Paloma's was a self-portait when she was messing with my camera!