Happy 40th Birthday Son

40 years
14,600 days
350,400 hours
21,024,000 minutes.

Where did all those years go?
Memories flood back.

What happened to the boxes of Legos, the Tonka dump truck, the paddling pool, the BMX bike.

Who could solve the mystery of all the food that suddenly disappeared out of the fridge (Dan - the banoffee pie!), my car with the radio tuned to an unfamiliar radio station?

What would I wish for my son who is now at least halfway through his life, with hopefully even more than 40 years still to come?

I wish him good health most of all.
I wish him a continued satisfying and rewarding career.
I wish him much joy as he watches Emmeline grow up into a beautiful young lady.

Blow up the party balloons, it's time to celebrate.

Everyone really enjoyed a superb birthday party at The Brewhouse and Kitchen in Bournemouth with its unique character garden of beach huts and fire pit.  An interesting building complete with brewery, which added to the whole ambience, especially as they had brewed a great artisan beer on site in their brew-tiful microbrewery especially for Alun's birthday.  Phil enjoyed it sooo much he probably ended up drinking too many pints of the special brew!!!!  And bubbles, of course, for the ladies.

Gemma, as usual, made a fabulous cake and there was also another Gemma, the musician, who entertained us with some wonderful music.  The staff were also very friendly and attentive and the food delicious.

Happy 40th birthday to the most wonderful son a Mother could hope for!