A Two Machete Birthday

BigJohn's birthday was Monday, on President's Day. Lucky guy now has two machetes! I had wanted to get him his own machete for Christmas but had trouble finding just the right one. I was able to pick one up while in Alaska last month and then Francisco and Hannah came through with another! Happy day for BigJohn!

To celebrate with BigJohn we went to Hotel Belmar to watch the sunset from their awesome deck.

 Hannah and Francisco joined us for the celebration.

 Dinner was muy rico! Hotel Belmar has their own gardens and raises their own beef. Great chefs and staff there. They surprised BigJohn with cake and a candle. Fun!

 So back to the machetes. I left for Hannah's bridal shower while he was out on the deck doing some sharpening. Hours later upon my return, he was still out on the deck doing some sharpening.

 And then he got Francisco into the action. How sharp do these things need to be? Is he going to shave with them?

Here's Hannah upon our return from the bridal shower. Still wearing her crown of flowers.

 And here is BigJohn practicing his moves in the yard. Machete moves are muy importante.

 One of the machetes was made in El Salvador and came highly recommended.

 One machete was made in the US and came highly recommended. Can you guess which is which?

 Wicked looking aren't they!

 And here's one for the kids -