I like my birthdays every one!

Each brings a special joy to me... but I can't wait until I'm 25, for then my car insurance will go down :) Ha ha.... just kidding (but seriously... )
I thought I was just keeping it low key until I made a sum total at the end of the day and man! I did not do too bad! Jesse surprised me with a wheat grinder (It had been beautifully wrapped and sitting in our closet for 3 weeks just staring down at me, my best guess was that it was Rosetta stone, a computer program for learning Spanish) so now I can make wheat bread with freshly ground wheat (it's the healthiest way to go!). My Mother in law, Monique, brought me balloons and flowers (It just doesn't seem like a valid birthday without balloons!). We went shopping for some new clothes, ate lunch at Fish Rock Grill at the Ledges, and Annie gave me a whole new compact of Mary Kay makeup (wahoo!), 2 new lip colors, a new set of makeup brushes, and a Mary Kay travel bag for makeup. My mom had done some investigating and found out that I really needed a lemon juicer (I have been doing it by hand up until now) and found me a really nice one that strains out all the pulp. When I got home from all the festivities I found that my friend Kelsi left me a box of chocolates and some lavender scented soap and lotion... ah... nothing like chocolate on your birthday! I really can't think of anything that could have made the day better, I LOVE days like that. So now I'm 25 and I don't feel much different, but every so often I think "Whoa, wait, I'm 25? What the? When did THAT happen?"

I have all these cute pictures of the kids on my camera and I NEED to share them (or else why even take them?) This one is of Cooper using his cow as a cape because Leila was using the superman one. They both ran around in their "capes" being super.
Here is Marshall and his mad face when he wouldn't go to sleep one night.
And here is Cooper with Annie and Dave's new puppy (which is now Becca and Alan's new puppy).