Birthdaypalooza!

Wow!! Turning 35 apparently comes with quite a fanfare in my family!! It's been fun!! On my actual birthday, we went out to dinner at my new favorite place here in The Woodlands. The boys behaved theirselves, so that was a treat in itself!

Me and my favorite little guys heading out to dinner. Cannon had just woken up and wasn't about to put the cookie down or crack a smile.

Cannon enjoying his post dinner ice cream in my lap (where he is most of the time when we eat out now!).My big Cade having his ice cream too (LOVES IT!).Carson enjoying a little as well, but not quite as enthusiastic as the other two.Then, as if they had not had enough sugar, we came home and had cupcakes that daddy brought home for us. Cannon was in heaven....what a mess!!Round two of the birthday-palooza weekend was at my Mom's house. Some of our friends had wanted to see their place and it is always fun for the kids over there. So, Mom and Larry threw me a little party! It was fun!! We hauled over the big waterslide because a party isn't complete without that! Actually, after Poppy came and picked it up, and then the guys all got it going, the kids played on it for about 15 minutes and were on to other things. Who would have guessed that? The usual jumps by my boys.

It was such a gorgeous afternoon!
Parker liked the slide too!

Cannon and Patrick hanging out in the little pool. They are only four days apart.

Parker doing a little raking.

Carson and Avery in the tree house.

Cutie patootie Arden in the tree house.

My big boys helping me with my candles. Good thing that there weren't all 35 on there...might have required the fire department!

Cannon, again with the cupcake!

Patrick going in for some ice cream.

Parker looking quite cute.

Cade covered in icing.

Carson making a mess too!

Then, on to my Dad and Cyndi's for more celebrating! Pawpaw let the big boys ride on a horse (I was shocked they even wanted to get on there, they normally want NO part of them, other than to admire from a distance).

They had fun!Then, we did a little swimming. Carson is actually swimming pretty good this summer. He just wanted to play in his life vest for a little first to get used to everything.Cade and Pawpaw in the pool.Cannon being Silly on the back porch. He thought it was great fun to thrown things off of here and watch Nana and Pawpaw fetch it for him.And we had some tuckered out boys on the way home!Cade wiped out with his crooked sunglasses and covered in cheetos. I think he had fun!

That, was quite a bit of celebrating!! The celebrating is so much different than it was a few years ago, but I would take this any day over that!! Did anyone notice that it was all about the kids? I had a great birthday and thank you so much to my friends and family who made it so wonderful!! Love you all!