{"id":2496,"date":"2017-02-06T04:28:53","date_gmt":"2017-02-06T04:28:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/family.manandyak.com\/?p=2496"},"modified":"2017-02-06T04:28:53","modified_gmt":"2017-02-06T04:28:53","slug":"josef-turns-four","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/family.manandyak.com\/?p=2496","title":{"rendered":"Josef Turns Four!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This year for Josef&#8217;s birthday (September 25th) we decided to just do a simple family adventure&#8211;just the three of us. \u00a0The huge party last year was a blast, but it was nice to be able to just focus on our dear boy and really savor his special day. \u00a0We went to the children&#8217;s museum on the riverfront in Salem, rode the carousel, and took a cruise on the Willamette. \u00a0Josef greatly enjoyed his generous dispensation of birthday junk food! \u00a0(He is very sweet&#8211;whenever he sees a giant cake or vending machine full of candy he turns to me and says &#8220;we should get some of that for my birthday right dad?&#8221; \u00a0He is so good about not whining for treats, so on his birthday it made me happy to let him go buck wild.)<\/p>\n<p>We then came home to the most elaborate and amazing birthday cake creation I have ever seen, courtesy of the Two Grandmas. \u00a0Josef was very specific that he wanted a farm cake with butterscotch frosting and decorated with (of course) candy. \u00a0Words cannot describe it, so I&#8217;ll let the pictures below do the talking.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Gt9RSvlTKdc\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><br \/>\n&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Some of the items he got for his birthday were a bow and arrow set, a whole chest full of costumes, and of course lots of books.<\/p>\n<p>Happy birthday to you, my precious son!  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