Happy Birthday To Me!

Alright, this is late, but better than never right? So I had a great B-Day on the 7th, (thanks for all the wonderful phone calls!) I loved, loved the package from the Barnes Fam: seriously Christian, that was the most awesome card, Pokemon RocKs!!! And the pictures that Abby and Emma drew for me were the best! You guys are the sweetest. So our day was busy but Tim did all the work and I just got to relax and go along for the ride. Thanks, babe, that was seriously the best. We started with a T-Ball game for Samuel at 8:30am,woo hoo!, then primary program practice after that. Tim made lunch (and breakfast) and cleaned the kitchen while I took a nap.
Tim took me out for dinner while my mom watched the kiddos and we did cake and presents when we got back. It was a fanrastic and realxing day! Thank you everyone for all the thoughtful gifts!

Okay, while I still hold strong to my life long love of aging, it's starting to feel a tad weird to be so close to the dirty thirty.

While my mom was watching the kids they wanted to do make-up. This is the "look" that she gave Samuel:

He answered the door and oh my goodness, we were rolling on the floor it was so freakin' hilarious! Every time I looked at him that night I cracked up. It used half a tube of eyeliner but it was money well spent!

Trip to Ohio

I got back last week from a great visit with my BFF and old college roommate Dale. Grant and I flew to Columbus, OH (without Lillie and Samuel! I love you guys, but it WAS my first time ever to get away since bearing children). Grant did great on the flight! I swear, he is the perfect kid! The whole time we were there Dale and Joe kept saying they couldn't believe how mellow he was. I know, I'm lucky, and I don't deserve such a well behaved boy. We had a lot of fun hanging out and reminiscing. We did an ice-cream tour of Columbus and enjoyed lots of other good food too! Here we are at Jeni's Ice-cream which is famous for it's interesting flavors and was featured on Oprah. I tried lots of kinds including Thai Chili (too intense!) but finally setteled on Salty Caramel. For memories sake from L to R are Jacob, Dale, Grant, Audrey, Tess, Carey, and Chantel. These were Dale's friends and they were great. It's good I don't live there though, cuz I don't think Dale could handle all the "trash" talk that Carey and I could dish out!

Here is Lauren, Dale and Joe's little girl with Grant. I was happy to get a break but it would have been fun to have Lillie and Samuel there to play with Lauren and Jacob. They would have had a blast. The two girls are so similar and it would have been non-stop. We'll have to get them together soon.

Here are Joe, Dale, Grant, and I at dinner. They treated me to dinner at Mitchell's Steakhouse (deliscious!) Thanks again you guys! Grant and I had such a great time! You guys really are fabulous hosts! This trip sounds like it was all about food, but that's not true, I did get to see 3/4 of Harry Potter 6 before I got kicked out for Grant being too happy. But yeah, the rest was eating and visiting! Isn't that what Columbus is all about!