Go Shorty, It's My Birthday

On Monday, I celebrated my 33rd birthday. Wow - how did I get this old?! Really, I often still feel like a kid and find myself thinking its so weird I'm allowed to to these adult things like be married and raise children. But yet, here I am. Guess you're only as old as you feel, right?

Anyway, my birthday was very nice. It started with a visit from my mom last weekend. I even got to take a nap while she and Andrew baked a cake for me! She also prepared a tasty dinner for us. Thanks, Mom!

The birthday fun continued on Sunday with a sushi dinner out with the girls. As always, we had a blast catching up and eating yummy food. I was so thankful to send some time with my friends who I don't see nearly often enough!

My actual birthday was a very busy day, filled with mostly good things (the not good: cleaning dog poop off the floor, emptying and refilling the dishwasher a couple of times, wiping kids' butts). Included in my day: spending time with my favorite 2 munchkins, teaching a challenging PiYo class, many birthday messages via mail, phone, email, and Facebook, and a date with my man after the kids went to sleep!

I'm looking into the coming year with positivity, excited for everything to come (new home, best friend's wedding, and more!)!

Andrew's 2nd Birthday Party

Very proud of my cake creation!

Andrew's 2nd birthday party was a huge success! A lot of family members made the trip for the party and some great friends were here as well.  We did miss those who couldn't make it.  Andrew had a great time and is the proud owner of many, many, cars, trucks, and other transportation toys.  One big highlight was when Andrew got the John Deere tractor that Mimi gave him.  It'll take a little practice for him to get good at driving it, but he's certainly up for the challenge!

I'm so grateful to all of our family and friends who helped make Andrew's birthday so special.  They all contributed so much to his party, and also to his life.

Don't text and drive!

Big digger from Uncle Bubba and Aunt Amy