Tuesday, November 9, 2010

Chopsticks and Birthday Candles

Guess who turns 44 today!
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Sorry.  I went to Picnik just to add a little birthday crown to his head and then went a little nuts with all the cute graphics.

His parents took us all out for a hibachi-style meal at our favorite Japanese restaurant (not Beni Hana, but similar).    The food is great, but the cooking show is even more entertaining. 

First, the dramatic LIGHTING OF THE GRILL:
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Hmmmmm.  Well, that was a  little disapp…

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Excuse me a moment while I go change my pants…

The chef got the birthday boy in on the cooking action.  Here Dave is trying to balance, then break an egg on his spatula.
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The chef throws broccoli at everyone, and he keeps throwing…until you catch one in your mouth!

Maddie catches hers!
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Jack’s ended up behind him.
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Grandma gives it a go!
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The birthday boy catches his on his first try, and is rewarded with a very long squirt of saki!
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The kids love the Japanese soda.  There is a marble in the mouth of the bottle which needs to be pushed down so you can drink out of it. 
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Popping a hernia is half the fun of Japanese soda.

The waitresses brought Dave a little plate of green tea ice cream and banged a gong while we all sang happy birthday and he blew out the candle.  Jack told me later he was “freaked out because” he “thought the fire alarm had gone off” when the waitresses walked up banging the gong.  Japanese fire drill!  (Not as much fun as a Chinese fire drill, but way better than an American fire drill!)
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Tanjoubi omedetou!
誕生日おめでとう
I love you, birthday boy, with or without a crown or facial hair.

4 comments:

Jen said...

what rest. is that? We also love going to places like that but we never got all that attention!!!
Boy if that bottom row isn't a spittin image of each other-can't deny that

Deb said...

I've never been to a Japanese restaurant and now I really, really want to. With you guys,I mean. HA!

Crickit said...

Looks like such a fun B-day dinner! Happy Birthday to the 44 yr old!

IT IS ALLY said...

Hiya! The video draw for the pinata was here - http://terriblyexciting.blogspot.com/2010/07/video-draaaaw.html

Just so you know I'm not hoarding it!