Dad and Mom

Congratulations, Stephen James, our #1 son! You have hit the big FIVE-OH! Since you are unable to do your planned extravaganza FIVE-OH challenge at this time, we all decided to help you out by doing something challenging FOR you! Hopefully this will demonstrate just how much we admire and love you. This got us to thinking about when you first got interested in Birthday Challenges. It all started in your preschool years on San Bernardino Road, when Grandma Ruth introduced our family to the JACK LALANNE show. Every morning she would call out, "JACK LALANNE TIME!"

LaLu was your name for Grandma Ruth when you were little & when she called out "Jack LaLanne Time!", you'd come toddling in to do your rendition of his exercise routine with LaLu & LaLanne. It was an absolute riot to watch you! (Could you possibly have come up with the name LaLu from Grandma talking about LaLanne?) Jack planted the BIRTHDAY CHALLENGE seed in your little noggin that started your own Birthday Challenges around Junior High age. The problem with your birthday is that the weather can raise havoc with great ideas on November 22nd, but you bravely tried not to let weather interfere, much to our chagrin at times.

What we decided to do to for your big FIVE-OH birthday is to complete a Jack and Elaine LaLanne's FOREVER YOUNG routine for 50 days (to the best of our ability). Wow, he exercises like a whirlwind!

We are so proud to have you for our son. You are our inspiration and we love you!! Dad and Mom