Today marked a special occasion here at the B-Hut—today is my dad’s birthday! True to Yoder family style, we celebrated with lots of good food and fun, along with a few presents. Here’s how the evening went down:

Dinner at Michael’s Steakhouse

Back home for presents

And finally, some birthday pie!

I think Seth must be starting a trend in ditching the usual birthday cake in favor of pie

What kind of dessert do you request on your birthday? I insist on a Christmas-themed, frosting-laden cake:)

Here’s a look at the pre-celebration eats.

After another glorious swim this morning, I made PBJ toast, washed down with “blueberry milk” (aka almond milk + blueberry Spirutein).

Dad requested a Whole Foods lunch this afternoon. I felt a little bad that he was taking me out to lunch on his birthday…but obviously I didn’t really argue

Then came the celebratory meal. Michael’s has quite an extensive seafood menu in addition to its steak offerings; I spotted the grilled scallops and knew exactly what to order. I’ve never tried scallops before, so I seized the opportunity to taste them as prepared by a professional. They were delicious…and served with steamed broc to boot.

The Banana Cream Pie was actually an Ellie recipe.

My tweaks:

-I used skim milk instead of low-fat.

-I omitted the whipped cream. My dad lurves Cool Whip, so I put a dollop of it on his piece instead of the whipped cream.

The pie was unanimously deemed delicious, and “very banana-y.” It wasn’t bad nutritionally speaking either—it’s a good source of manganese and vitamin B-6.

Alright, I am off to complete the sad task of packing up for Raleigh. Can’t I stay home forever?

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