It's My Birthday

Yep it's true...I turned 34 and so proud of it!! What a selfie (:

 I felt like I got to party for 4 days straight...oh wait I did!! Sam and Seth were going to be out of town for High Adventure with the scouts on my actual birthday so we celebrated a little early. We had gf apple cinnamon pancakes with cinnamon syrup. So delicious!!

 Then Sam surprised me with a date on the river. He told me to get ready and we were off. We canoed up the river to Pillar Falls and had a fabulous time.

 It was gorgeous that day. We enjoyed the calmness of the river, people bridge jumping, beautiful birds, and wonderful sights. Most importantly we just talked and enjoyed the time away.

 What a great afternoon.

 When we got home Sam started on dinner for me. My parents were driving through and were able to stop and celebrate with us.

We had delicious chicken taquitos and then introduced my parents to Culvers shakes. So fun to talk and hang out with my kids and my parents. These cute girls got matching necklaces for all 3 of us and were so excited about it they could hardly stand it. So cute!!

 Sunday the kids and I made gf strawberry shortcake (love learning how to make my favorite recipes. Sam gave me the best cookbook for gf and I am in love. I have been trying everything under the sun!!) We ate it with friends and enjoyed their company.

Monday Sam and Seth left at 3am for their trip so it was me and the kids until my bestest friend came to town so we could celebrate my official birthday. We went to lunch together, ran errands, went grocery shopping, drank pop, talked, talked, and talked. So grateful for old kids that can babysit and for old friends who are the best. What a fun day we had!!

We ended the day by going to Culvers for $2 meals for everyone so no one had to cook and talking until bedtime. Love it!!