Whittaker's birthday..and the present you didn't get to see

Whittaker's party was a huge success! Thank you to all of you who came to our house to help us get prepared for the party and helping us get Harpers room together. We could not have done it without each one of you.

As Melanie and I were getting into bed last night we were recounting the guests that were here yesterday and the final count that were here at one time was 39 including babies. It was fun had by all. The men were entertained by playing ladder golf or "flingo" as some call it, while the ladies enjoyed the fellowship and watching the Cuellar boys show off their finest plumber impressions.

Thank you for all of you who came to Whittaker's party and for all of the gifts. Thank you for sharing in our life and celebrating a very special day with us.

After everyone left (because of the chaos it would have caused had we done it while everyone was here) Melanie and I gave Whitty his big gift. If you know Whitty there is only one gift that could have completed his special day...DRUMS! He loves them and to tell you the truth we were pretty impressed with them ourselves. Whitty ended the night in tears because of his separation from the drum kit but I was awakened this morning bright and early by Whitty with sticks in hand telling me to "Get up Dad! Get up!" shortly followed by some intricate poly-rhythms of his own creative imagination.

Here is a picture of his new treasure and a short video of him wearing them out (some how the audio got off when transferring the video...no overdubbing, we'll save that for the studio:).
Love you all, and thank you again!
Barrett, Melanie and Whittaker