This is Alpha, the first-born, when he was 2YO.
This is Beta, the second-born, when he was about 2YO.
This is Gamma, the third-born, when he was about 18MO.
Birthday Party Tree
May
17
2010
We had a birthday party the other weekend. It was a surprise party, so we were to arrive at a certain time. Leaving the house at a certain time is never easy with young kids, but we actually did it this time.
But we almost didn’t make it to the party.
We were last in a line of cars on the road. About a mile and a half from our house, three things happened at once:
- I saw a car, one that was several cars in front of us, swerve violently off the road, crossing through the oncoming lane to do so;
- I heard my wife yelling something (I forget what at this point, probably “look out!“); and
- I saw a tree falling across the road.
“Get your phone!” I said to my wife. She called 911, but it went to a “please hold” message so she hung up. We noticed other people on their phones as well, so we figured someone would get through.
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