My 30th Birthday

On Sunday, my actual birthday, we spent the day with my family. Nicole had flown in just for the weekend to celebrate with me, and we all went to mom's house. Mom made an awesome dinner - the chicken madera from the Cheesecake Factory (ummm, a favorite!), and we had a great day! It was so beautiful outside, we spent most of our time out there visiting and watching the kids play.

Of course there were presents - great gifts that I didn't deserve!

And what's a party without cake!?

We tried to get some pictures of the whole family - that's Sydnee under the bag, so technically we're all in this one!

And the rest of the time we played. Dad had hung a swing from a tree, and mom had bought a crochet set, so the kids had a blast, like the always do!

It was a very nice day, and a fun way to celebrate 30 great years! We even got out old photo albums and took a peek!

Birthday Fun!

This year on April 17th I hit the big 3-0! I have been looking forward to my thirties and the new experiences they'll bring. My 20s consisted of graduating college, getting married, having 4 kids, which included 4 nine month pregnancies - uck!, moving 6 times, and buying 3 new houses. Whew...! I am hoping the next 10 years will allow for more time to enjoy and play with my family, taking vacations and growing closer to the kids. I also have personal goals, such as continue running, be in the best shape of my life, and learn some new hobbies. And you know what they say, 30s are the new 20s anyway!!

On Saturday evening we went out with some friends to play and celebrate. We headed over to one of those fun plex type of places and rode go karts, mini-golfed, and played in the arcade. It was a great time just playing and visiting! The only bummer was the lines were long, and we only rode the karts once. I would have liked to do that a few times.

Esther Boyer, Nora Robinson, Melissa Callaway, Me, and Eleanor Bachrach

After playing for a while, we went to dinner at Pappasito's. And I had to endure the usual birthday torture! ;-)

Paige's 1st Birthday!

My last sweet baby turned 1 on April 9th. It was quite a day. Both sets of grandparents came to spend it with us, and we were busy as ever. Volleyball in the morning, natural festival at mid-day, baseball game in the afternoon, and finally Paige's birthday party! Poor thing was pretty worn out by then, but as always, she was a good sport! We grilled some dinner and had cake and presents and some play time.

Eating ice...

All of my sweet babies, tired and sunburned.