I love my birthday!

What a wonderful Birthday!

Even though my birthday was almost a month ago, I couldn't let my wonderful birthday go unnoticed. Ty has always been very creative and thoughtful when it comes to Birthday's or holidays. This birthday (my 35th) was no different.

I started off the morning with some wonderful gifts from Ty and Clainey. And then when I went to make my coffee for the morning I found a note on my creamer and realized I was going on a scavenger hunt around the house (to be completely honest with you, I'm not sure I would have figured that out but Maclaine informed me that there were notes all over the house.) It was so much fun and made for a very memorable birthday.

This is the necklace Maclaine got me. One half says "mother" and the other half says "daughter". She picked that out for me at Claire's (her favorite store) and some really cute sunglasses.



This is the picture she made for me, she told me it wasn't her best work because she was in a hurry...I got a kick out of that.


This note was on my coffee creamer with an attached $20 bill

This note was on a spoon in the silverware drawer with an attached $20 bill

This one was on the horn in the car with an attached $20 bill and when I walked out to the car I was quite surprised to see that my "creative" husband decorated my car with shoe polish. I would recommend never doing that. Apparently, they make paint just for windows :)

This one was on my Twilight book with an attached $20 bill


I was so excited to get birthday money so I could get some facials.

My birthday lasted for at least a week with dinner, lunch and coffee dates with friends and family. My sisters, whom I adore, and I went to have pedicures and dinner on my actual birthday. I got to hang out with two of my favorite peeps Shannah and Nikki and eat some yummy ooey gooey cake and drink coffee. Another one of my favorite peeps, Dana, came and took me to dinner and coffee one evening. My Mom and Granny came up one day and took me to lunch at Oregano's, and we got to just hang out and chat all afternoon. I got lots of phone calls, cards in the mail, and Facebook messages wishing me a Happy Day. I couldn't have asked for a better day! Thanks to all my friends and family for making my birthday so special. Maybe someday you'll get a thank you card in the mail :)

Here's a picture of me and mom and granny

"Mom, look what I found?"

Maclaine was outside playing and all of a sudden I heard, "Mom, come look at what I found." She showed me the green flying bug in her hand and said, "I have an idea, take a picture and put it on the blog and say my daughter found this in our backyard." I got a chuckle out of that and went right away to the computer to put it on the blog like I was instructed to. :)

Luau Party!

We had so much fun at Maclaine's Luau Party!

We did our annual Pin the Tail on the Donkey (the kids love that $1 game). The kiddos hit the pinata, danced to some Hawaiian music while they limboed and most of all we had a great time hangin' out with the family and the Cicero's (I consider them my family too). Thanks guys for all the fun and all the great gifts you brought for Maclaine. She told me last night that she got everything she wanted. She started playing with her loot as soon as everyone left.




This is their Zoolander pose



Here's a few pictures of all the festivities that occurred.

Happy 7th Birthday Clainey!

I can't even believe we're celebrating Maclaine's 7th birthday. When she was a baby I remember being told to enjoy these moments because it flies by. Well, I find myself telling other people the same thing. I don't know how it happens but you just wake-up and they are no longer a baby. I've loved seeing how her personality has changed through the years.


I have this wonderful day stamped into my memory forever. I remember every detail about her actual birth-day.



She was the easiest baby ever!



This was her 1st Birthday! We had a Valentine birthday party since she was born the day after Valentine's day. She wasn't sure about all the excitment in the house.



This was her 2nd Birthday party. We had a Nemo theme because she was very into that movie at the time.



On her 3rd birthday we had a cowgirl party. The kids had a great time. My dad even came dressed in his chaps.








We did a My Little Pony theme for her 4th Birthday!



Her 5th Birthday was probably the biggest party we ever had and we did Littlest Petshop for the theme.



She also got her ears pierced on her 5th Birthday. She was such a brave girl and hardly even flinched.



Her 6th Birthday her and I flew to Los Angeles on her birthday and went to the American Girl Place. We stayed a couple of days and made some great memories there together. I can't wait to go back.



Today is her 7th Birthday and we are having a Luau party with the family. I'm sure I'll post more pictures later.

Happy Valentine's Day!

We spent our Valentine's Day together as a family. That's the way we like it! We went to Build a Bear and Clainey made a green turtle and picked out a really cute St. Patrick's Day outfit for him. We walked around the outdoor mall for awhile enjoying the beautiful weather and then we went to Johnny Rockets for lunch.

New Do!

How stinkin' cute is she?

I live with Rock Stars!

Before we got the Wii for Christmas some friends of ours gave us there PlayStation 2 and it came with Guitar Hero. Well, let me just say it provided our family with loads of fun and entertainment.

Here's a few pictures of my Rock Stars



Of course I had to get some video too!