you've had a birthday

shout HOORAY!

My favorite man had a birthday on Sunday.  I decided that celebrating all week long was way better than celebrating on just one day.  So we went out to eat twice last week, Porter's place, and Red Rock and can I just say, oh my, Red Rock was so stinking delicious.  I am not a fish lover. At all.  And I tried Todd's Halibut - Amazing.  And my pizza - was probably the best i've had. that is all. 

Splurged on a few things we didn't really need, but kinda wanted to try (thank you Trader Joes - I am kinda a sucker for stores like this, I'm not sure if I loved it or sprouts better.  It was a toss up).
Then on Sunday, I made Todd a carrot cake. It was beautiful (mostly because it tasted so good).  This is the first year i've actually made todd a birthday cake... does that make me a bad wife?

I didn't get a picture of it before he started eating it. :)



Todd, I love you so much!  I hope your birthday was amazing!

On a side note, is this not the cutest baby you have ever seen?

some thoughts

I have been thinking about families and my role as a mother lately, probably because of the addition to our little family.  Jonathan is the sweetest baby.  He is so happy and I feel so blessed.  He loves his mama best of course but he really does adore Todd and they play so cute together.  I love to watch them interact and all the laughs it brings into our home.  Babies truly bring such a sweet and loving spirit into a home.  I feel like there is nothing more important that I should or could be doing than being home with Jonathan and teaching him.  I feel like I am living my dream and am exactly where I am supposed to be.  I really love being a mother and it is not super easy all the time but the smiles and laughs and love make it all the more rewarding.  I know that I am very new to it but I feel it is so naturally inside of me.

 

I am so grateful to a loving Heavenly Father who designed a plan so perfect where families could be sealed together forever, He truly loves his children.  I've felt that love a little stronger since being a mother.