Happy Birthday to Me!

My birthday (the big 3-0) was a few days ago and I have been meaning to post for awhile anyhow. So you know how people post when its their kids' birthdays - they write how wonderful they are and all the things they love about them? Well I thought since no one else is going to write about me, I would write all the things I love about myself and how much I have grown this year. Just kidding. But I did want to post about what a fun weekend I had! First of all my husband was off for three days in a row (well, he did work one night shift, but I was asleep so that doesn't really count). This is significant because I can hardly remember the last time he had one whole day off!


So Saturday morning I picked up my mom from the airport - yes, she came just for my birthday (and as a bonus she got to see her grandkids). We hung out for a bit and that afternoon I got to take a nap with my husband. Heaven! After that, Grandma stayed with the kiddos and Russ and I went to the movie. Colton is refusing to take a bottle (another story) so we came home, fed the little rugrat and then headed back out for dinner. We ate dinner at an Indian restaurant called Bombay house. It was so yummy, but it made us really miss our friends who just moved to Seattle (he used to cook us the BEST Indian food). When we got home all the boys were actually in bed AND asleep! Yeah!

Sunday we layed around all day. We tried to grill steaks, but we were out of propane. We cooked them on the stove, so not quite the same, but good. I left the house for only a few minutes to let the boys ride their bikes. It was so relaxing! Plus the Broncos won, so that made me happy.

On Monday (my actual birthday), Russ watched the boys while my mom and I went shopping and to lunch. It's always nice to have Mom around to pay for things. :) Shopping for what I want is always the best birthday present! So that was really fun. We went back to get Colton and head to the airport and I had a little surprise from my boys. They are so awesome! Corbin made this cool banner and he wrote it all by himself!
They also made me my favorite dessert - Ghiradelli Brownies! Too bad we had to discard the middle section because they were too hot and melted the candles. They were so good though!

That night after I took my mom back to the airport, we had dinner with Russ' parents - almost all food from their garden. Spaghetti squash, watermelon, cantalope, tomatoes, cucumbers, onions, carrots, and more that I'm probably forgetting. Yum.

And that's not all! The celebration continued on Tuesday. Stayed tuned and prepare for the mouth watering that will occur . . .