Friday, January 30, 2009
Allison's Birthday
Allison is 2!!! We had a great birthday party for her with friends and family. We started with dinner at Red Robin, where she was the center of attention and had the servers sing her a very loud, clapping Happy Birthday song. Then we went back to our house for cake and ice cream and of course... present opening. She completely understands opening presents now and has been asking every day for the last couple weeks if she can open her presents. (Good thing Christmas and Birthdays are done for a while so she can stop thinking she's the center of the universe... which of course she is!)
She got a lot of girl, girl gifts, some great books, legos (bet you can guess from whom), clothes and some Disney movies. We all had a great time and enjoyed celebrating her! Thanks everyone for coming and participating. It meant a lot!
She got a lot of girl, girl gifts, some great books, legos (bet you can guess from whom), clothes and some Disney movies. We all had a great time and enjoyed celebrating her! Thanks everyone for coming and participating. It meant a lot!
Wednesday, January 21, 2009
We Have Teeth!
This month we've had some pretty fussy kiddos. And rightly so, since both are working on teeth. Allie just had all four of her 2 year molars break through over the last week and Adrian just had his first tooth (bottom right) break through today!
Monday, January 19, 2009
Sunday, January 18, 2009
My Surprise Birthday Bash!
Happy 30th Birthday to me! Last night, Jake took me to what I thought was my birthday date dinner with just the two of us. But really, the sneaky guy was taking me to a surprise party planned by my best friend and others (though I'm not really sure exactly all who were involved in the planning).
I was originally scheduled to have a girls night with 4 friends at Spazzo (they have the best Sangria in the World!) Saturday night, which I was really, really looking forward to. Then, Jake told me he canceled that night because he was taking me to the Melting Pot and that was the only time they had the "special room" available. So, I swallowed a bit of disappointment (because I was really excited about Spazzo) but was happy he took the time to plan this special night out.
So we left the kids in good hands (Sassy was up for the weekend and was staying the night so we didn't have to hurry back) and made a few stops on the way to the restaurant. We got the wonderful watch Jake bought me for my birthday resized and then stopped to look at some skis he as considering buying. Apparently, these stops were both stall tactics to allow everyone time to get to the restaurant before our arrival.
We got to the melting pot a couple minutes early and waited as they readied our table... or rather as they warned everyone of our arrival. We followed the host to this "special room" and as we started to walk through the doorway I paused in confusion. There were a bunch of people already seated. I figured if I HAD to change my plans for this special room, it should at least be empty. I assumed the guy had made a mistake until I saw my friend Justin's face smiling at me. Then followed the big SURPRISE shouted from the 9 people seated at our table. You can see the shock written all over my face in the very first picture taken. I honestly can say I've never been more surprised or please to have my plans changed for me.
We had a great time with everyone over the next 3 hours (that is actually how long the 4 course fondue meal takes) and shared lots of good conversation and laughs. From there, we met some other friends at an upscale pool hall but didn't stay because it was crowded and noisy. So we all drove a couple blocks to a friends office where they had video games and a big screen TV. We all spent a couple hours there playing games and chatting. It was a great end to a really great evening.
Thanks everyone who participated! It was honestly my best birthday ever and an awesome way to welcome my 30's!
I was originally scheduled to have a girls night with 4 friends at Spazzo (they have the best Sangria in the World!) Saturday night, which I was really, really looking forward to. Then, Jake told me he canceled that night because he was taking me to the Melting Pot and that was the only time they had the "special room" available. So, I swallowed a bit of disappointment (because I was really excited about Spazzo) but was happy he took the time to plan this special night out.
So we left the kids in good hands (Sassy was up for the weekend and was staying the night so we didn't have to hurry back) and made a few stops on the way to the restaurant. We got the wonderful watch Jake bought me for my birthday resized and then stopped to look at some skis he as considering buying. Apparently, these stops were both stall tactics to allow everyone time to get to the restaurant before our arrival.
We got to the melting pot a couple minutes early and waited as they readied our table... or rather as they warned everyone of our arrival. We followed the host to this "special room" and as we started to walk through the doorway I paused in confusion. There were a bunch of people already seated. I figured if I HAD to change my plans for this special room, it should at least be empty. I assumed the guy had made a mistake until I saw my friend Justin's face smiling at me. Then followed the big SURPRISE shouted from the 9 people seated at our table. You can see the shock written all over my face in the very first picture taken. I honestly can say I've never been more surprised or please to have my plans changed for me.
We had a great time with everyone over the next 3 hours (that is actually how long the 4 course fondue meal takes) and shared lots of good conversation and laughs. From there, we met some other friends at an upscale pool hall but didn't stay because it was crowded and noisy. So we all drove a couple blocks to a friends office where they had video games and a big screen TV. We all spent a couple hours there playing games and chatting. It was a great end to a really great evening.
Thanks everyone who participated! It was honestly my best birthday ever and an awesome way to welcome my 30's!
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