Happy Birthday Dara!

Today is my friend Dara's birthday. Although I haven't known her all that long, she has become a good friend and now I can't imagine my life without her (and her family!) Dara is definitely someone who always has a smile on her face and is so caring, probably one of the reasons her kids are so sweet too.
Happy Birthday Dara, I'm so glad we got to spend some time together today, the food was delicious, the desert even better (thanks Becky) and the company was phenomenal.
I'm sure we will be celebrating many more years of each others birthdays, if our kids have anything to say about it.....HAPPY BIRTHDAY GIRLFRIEND!

Flip Flop

I had to share a picture of the cake I made to celebrate Amy's birthday. It turned out pretty cute if I don't say so myself. I receive three or four emails monthly that have cute or easy recipe ideas, when this email recipe came I was dying to give it a try, and what better excuse than to celebrate a great friend. I took it to Alpha last night and I got a ton of compliments, so I thought I would share the link.

Happy Birthday Amy!

Today is my friend Amy's birthday and while we tried to work it so we could get together to celebrate it just didn't work out. I think maybe she knew we were up to something. I'm sure she had a great day.

I met Amy at Mom's group for JCFC we were at Chuck E Cheese, and she just cracked me up with some of her stories. She is a wonderful mother to two of the cutest girlies I have ever seen. We have grown closer over the summer since we get to sit together at Alpha, and have found we have soooooo much in common. Amy is somebody that you can always count on to have a smiling face, especially when she is talking about her "cutie husband". So to Amy I hope you enjoyed your birthday, thanks for always being there to listen and help me realize there are other people in the same boat as I am. HAPPY BIRTHDAY GIRLFRIEND!

On July 23 1995...

How funny that when I read my friend Amy's blog yesterday she was blogging about her first date with her husband, yesterday was the anniversary of the first date for Shawn and I. Twelve years ago yesterday is when it all started and what a wonderful ride it has been.

Shawn and I actually met in January of 1995, I began working as office manager for a company where he was in sales. The gal that was training me told me you are going to have some problems with that one, he never does his paperwork. So that is how it all began, and I tell you I despised the man, he was unorganized, untimely, and so darn cute. By the time July came around I was no longer working there and one thing lead to another and here we are and I love him more everyday.

Happy Birthday Cale!

Today is Cale's Birthday. It is so hard to believe my baby is 3 already. He tells me that he is not a baby but of course he is my baby. So here are some things about my youngest boy.

• He loves to eat, especially meat-bacon, tacos, steak, hot dogs, turkey, chicken, definitely not a candidate for vegetarianism.
• His main love right now is baseball, its funny that I say now since as far back as I can remember it has been baseball. One of his first sentences was Go Cubs! Even before he could talk if you said Chicago White Sox, he would plug his nose--now that's funny I don't care who you are!
• Cale loves to copy everything Colby does, true big brother envy.
• Best description I can give is Mommas Boy, sometimes it gets a little frustrating, but I guess I should enjoy the clinging now because we all now it won't last long.
• Cale looks just like Shawn's Dad, Papa Shorty. Totally a mini-me!
• He says the funniest things, and has a wonderful personality.

We love you very much Cale Jeffrey!

Happy 3rd Birthday!