Tuesday, April 19, 2011

It's All About Bracken Day!

Happy #17 Bracken!!


It's "ALL ABOUT BRACKEN DAY" started at Shanghai American School in the activities council morning announcements-----televised throughout the high school, with birthday wishes in FIVE different languages.  The day continued with dozens of his favorite snickerdoodle cookies being passed out by several of his friends to the student body with only one rule----"You take one, You find the birthday boy and spread birthday cheer!!"


The "Bracken Day" evening celebrations included his favorite dinner----Cafe Rio Pulled Pork Salad, followed by his favorite dessert----Brownie Trifle.  Of course, everyone in our family knows these two favorites about Bracken, but how well did they fare on the "It's All About Bracken 17 Question Trivia Game".........




Happy to say, we all fared quite well on the "Celebrate Bracken Trivia Game"!!  With Bracken acting as the judge, here are the answers from his brothers and parents that received thumbs up!

#1----Favorite Food----Cafe Rio Salad
#2----Favorite Basketball Teams  Pro---Orlando Magic, and College---Florida Gators
#3----Bracken's Best Quality---He is a good friend, He doesn't talk bad about others (seriously...NEVER!!), He is very funny, everyone likes him
#4----Favorite Movie---The Bourne Series, Dodgeball, Austin Powers
#5----Favorite Song---"Hard to Concentrate" (Red Hot Chili Peppers)
#6----Name One Characteristic as a Baby----Tons and Tons of Dark Black Hair
#7----What do you Like Best About Bracken----He treats his parents with respect, He's never a mean brother, He's cool and hilarious!
#8----Briefs or Boxers----(:
#9----Favorite Dessert---Brownie Trifle
#10---Favorite TV show---"Chuck"
#11---Bracken loves......technology, sleep, hanging with his friends
#12---Favorite Subject in School...Biology
#13---Blondes or Brunettes----Undecided (:
#14---Bracken is a great brother because----He is amazingly TOLERANT , He allows younger brothers to hang out with he and his friends, He always has his "brother's back"
#15---What will Bracken do this summer----work in Florida
#16---Bracken's goal this year is to---raise his grades, be accepted to college, drive
#17---What does Bracken want for his birthday this year-----At time of  blogpost.....lots of big wishes, but jury has yet to decide if wishes will be granted (:




To a Great Big Brother and a Fabulous Son----We Love You Bracken!!


6 comments:

Six Girls and One Boy said...

That is so hard to believe that Bracken is 17 years old! I'll never forget when we stayed with you in Orlando and Doug was dismantling an antique chair in your garage (in order to box it up and ship it) and Bracken was so enthralled with the whole process as a 2-year-old. That was a great tribute to him, Alison! I always love reading your blog posts!!!
P.S. Please wish him a "Happy Birthday" from us.

Jennifer Anderson said...

Happy Birthday to a really cool kid! SOunds like it was a great day :)
When will you be in UT this summer?

Ang said...

What a fun idea to do for a 17-year-old on his birthday. Very sweet tribute that he can always have. And oh that dessert looks delicious!

Laura Copeland said...

Happy Birthday, Bracken!!! I need to learn how to make the brownie trifle so that I can make it for him when he comes to Florida. We can hardly wait! From the day he was born with all that hair, we all knew he was going to be special, and he certainly is!

Kitty Smith said...

We sure miss you guys! If you're ever in Tampa, you'd better call! Give that Bracken a big hug from the Cannon family.

Beverly said...

I loved reading about Bracken's special birthday. It feels like I know him even better now that I know the answers to all those great questions. To hear that he always has his brothers' backs and has respect for his parents is huge. To see those kind of traits in a 17-year-old teenager is very rare. I predict that many of his big wishes will come true because he is the kind of young man that will make them happen. Tell him "Happy Birthday" for us.