Happy Birthday to Me! #29

I had a wonderful birthday and was thoroughly spoiled.  I got my nails done, Paul made me dinner and a cake and I got lots of fun presents and babysitting offers.  September and the beginning of October has been uncomfortable hot and in honor of me, I turned down our AC three degrees on my special day and it was heavenly!

We had our friends over for cake.  All the kids took turns blowing out the candles before it was my turn.

 Paul made me a beautiful almond cake that we served with fresh raspberries and whipped cream.  Mmmmmm...

I had to act especially surprised about this gift.  It's a cutting board and something that I told Paul I wanted. A few days before my birthday the kiddos and I were at Target and I said, "Oh! we should go look and see if they have any cutting boards while we're here," to which Parker responded with a whisper, "But Mom, we already got you a cutting board for your birthday!"  I said, "Parker, you're not supposed to tell me.  It's supposed to be a surprise!"  I think he knew that, which is why he whispered it, but me saying that really embarrassed him.  He wouldn't look me in the eye for the rest of our shopping trip.

 Kate loved the cake and presents, but by the time we were done it was way past bedtime and she was one tired girl.

Thomas and Angela Visit

Thomas and Angela came for a quick weekend visit.  We loved having them!  It was a wonderful vacation for us too and we didn't even have to travel anywhere.

On Friday we went to the zoo and in the evening just the adults went to Old Town San Diego for dinner.

On Saturday we did a little garage sale shopping (Parker scored a scooter for $2) and then the boys (minus Parker) went on a fishing voyage on the ocean.  The rest of us watched a movie while Kate took a nap and then went to the mall for some retail therapy.

Thomas and Angela responsibly left Sunday morning so they could make it back to Arizona in time for church.  The weekend flew by and we hope they come see us again soon!

(Thanks for these awesome pictures, Chomas!)

This monkey was so funny and kind of freaky. It kept smiling at us and raising its eyebrows and just generally acted quite human.