Doug's brother and sister-in-law were a little anxious last night. You see, Doug has four brothers. All of them are pranksters. And the brother in question turned 40 this morning. Watch out.
Luckily, he didn't have a whole lot to worry about...we just made some candles to "plant" in his lawn...along with the large "40" to lean against the house, of course. We even made a family party out of the painting of said candles:
Collin was the mix-master, finally realizing that all pigments lead to brown.
Malena was into special effects, painting multiple colors at one time.
Bonnie was working on her painting master impression, putting small squares of color to make a cohesive whole. Needless to say, she didn't get many candles painted, but the ones she finished were pretty amazing.
Even Doug got into the painting, although he took a break here to take a picture of us. Where were the little ones? Sick and asleep early, thank heavens.
Then this morning, the celebratory items were taken to his brother's house (a good 45 minutes away) to start the day off right.
I love how the snow makes the candles look like they are floating on a giant birthday cake. The house itself could be a "topper", no? The painted flames even look pretty real in this picture, though I can't wait to see pictures taken in the light of day. The best part? Both brother and sister-in-law were thrilled.
That is pretty amazing, and makes me a little glad you guys were nowhere near when I turned 40!
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