Golden Birthday

I turned the big 3-0 yesterday! It was great. I don't feel any older or harbor any ill feelings about turning 30. I will admit that it sounds much older to me to say that I'm 30!

My cousin, Jennifer, tried to make one of my favorite desserts for me. It ended up on fire in our oven! She was trying to make Mississippi Fudge and left it in the oven too long, unattended. Oops!



The charcoal brick had to spend the rest of the day outside! The house only smelled a little burnt by the evening, and there was no damage, so all is well!


It was a sweet effort. And it has permanently put Jennifer on clean-up duty only!!!

Our sweet friends in MN saved the day with out even knowing it. They sent us a delicious cookie cake! It showed up shortly after the Mississippi Fudge fire. We were so excited to see it and so surprised! Thank you!!!


And here's just one picture of some cuteness, which I know you're all here for anyway!

Birthday Surprise!

Yesterday, Ms. Wendy took Addy to have her pictures taken to surprise me for my birthday! It was such a surprise and I love it! Turns out everyone else in our house knew about the surprise, but no one said a word!

Here's the goods:

Our Little Picasso

Addy did some finger painting for the first time! She loved it! Addy doesn't mind getting her fingers dirty at all. In fact, she really likes it...dirt, mushing food between her fingers, doesn't matter, she likes it all.

So, I didn't give much thought to what Addy would think when I put the finger paint on a paper plate. I took her hand and showed her how to put the paint on her fingers and before I could even blink, her fingers were in her mouth! Duh. What was she supposed to think? It was so funny. She didn't like the taste of it, thank goodness!


She did a pretty good job for her first time. Most of the paint made it to the paper! Most importantly, she had fun!

Grandma & Grandpa L. Visit

For the first time since Easter, Grandma and Grandpa L. came to visit for the weekend! This is actually the longest stretch my parents have gone not coming to see us since we moved over 3 years ago! It was really nice to have them here.

Grandma, Grandpa, and Mackenzie took Addy to My Gym on Saturday morning.


All the girls went to our neighbor's pool to swim and had a great time!


Addy even went down the slide!


We also did some early birthday celebrating. First, dinner at O'Charley's. Addy and Grandpa colored together while we waited for the food to arrive.



Next, it was time for cake. It was so good. Addy agreed!





Then, off to the bathtub. This is still at the top of Addy's "favorites" list. She loves her bath time!



It was a great weekend. We were so glad Grandma and Grandpa were able to come visit us!

Mommy's Girl

Yes, my little girl LOVES ketchup!!! Here she is eating chicken with ketchup! She wouldn't touch it until Steven gave her some ketchup. He just shook his head and said it was my fault! I love it!


By the way, this was her second round of dinner. I had to work late and didn't make it home in time for dinner with the rest of the family, so this was Addy "helping" me eat my dinner. :)