my birthday weekend!

my 30th birthday was so much fun! it all started on saturday, when my 2 sisters, sister-in-law, and my mother all took me out to breadwinners for brunch. it was soooo good! brian had the kids for the day. after we ate, we all went to get manicures and pedicures together, which was fun. the only time i usually get a pedicure is before a wedding, or when i am so greatly with-child that i can't reach my toes. so this was a special treat! after that, we went and picked up some ice cream and a video, and went back to stacy's house to watch and eat!! here we are at stacy's eating our ice cream from marble slab. we watched the movie sydney white, which was pretty cute.
then, monday, my birthday, brian let me sleep in a little while he fed and diapered the kids!! gotta love that! when i came into the kitchen, there were flowers, a huge balloon, and one of my favorite combos since college: powdered donuts and orange juice. the kids especially enjoyed the donuts since we rarely have them! we spent the morning lazing around the house (i spent the night before cleaning so that i wouldn't have to worry about cleaning on my birthday!). for lunch my little sister karis brought me schlotzsky's and a shake, which was yummy. then the 2 of us headed off to see our other sister, kristin, who was in the hospital having a baby!!! yes, my nephew tysen joel was born on my birthday. the funny thing is, kristin's last baby, ian, was born on brian's birthday! anyways, i spent the afternoon up there, but had to leave before he came because my husband had planned a party for me at the skating rink.

here i am with robby, audrey, promise, and claire

amanda and vanessa came to join in the fun!!
posing for the camera
here i am with all of my nieces and nephews (except for kristin's boys, logan, ian, and tysen!)

austin, lauren, mary, aubren(trey and stacy's daughter), promise, sarah, kayla, and timothy!

me, jilian, and hilary- friends for 25 years!! i've known them both since i was about 5. we homeschooled together for a long time, and now jilian has 6 kids, and hilary and i have 3 each!! it was so sweet to have them both come to celebrate my 30th.
the next day we went to visit tysen, who arrived during the skating party. zachary and audrey were so excited to meet their new cousin! he weigh 7lbs, 8oz, but he was 3 weeks early, so imagine how big he would have been if he came when he was supposed to!!