birthday

I had such a wonderful birthday! Every year I am so amazed at the all the cards, e-mails and phone calls I receive. How on Earth am I so lucky?????

I had all three kids today, so there really wasn't any "me" time, but that's OK. Danny did try and give me a break tonight, though. He made falafels, which is one of my favorite dinners, and we opened a bottle of wine from our 2006 trip to Italy (remember I was pregnant when we went and then I nursed Owen until I found out I was pregnant with Ben and now I am nursing Ben... I really just wanted one glass...just one glass...It's OK, right?!?!)

Here is my wonderful birthday dinner. Danny even pulled out our Christmas napkins for the occasion...It's St.Patrick's Day Danny, not Christmas....

I wanted to savor this moment with my glass of wine... Notice the Bumbo tray and bib in the background... Danny and I thought that was pretty symbolic of our lifestyle... (and my camera strap; I have got to get used to my new camera.)
After dinner we loaded up the stroller and put the dogs on their leashes and went for a walk. Danny told me I could go take a bath and he would watch the kids, but I really wanted us as a family to go for an evening walk; together! This is one of my favorite things to do, and we don't do it nearly as much as I would like. (We even snuck in one of the houses being built...that's fun too!)

Then, I watched American Idol while Danny and Owen played upstairs.

Just what I wished for:)
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Boy will be boys. I imagine there will be a lot more of this as they get older.

Owen had two of these shirts in different sizes, so I pulled them out and dressed them both in green for the holiday...


Here's a little video of Owen. My new camera has sound, the only thing is, you can hear my country self. It's worth it, though, to hear Owen sing Happy Birthday to me :)

O's in his diaper....He wasn't ready to get dressed yet...