It's My Birthday!

Oh wait, or is it somebody else's birthday? Hmm...I'm confused. What am I doing at Peter Piper Pizza then?

Well, let me explain. Yesterday was my birthday. The kids decided that it would be great to celebrate MY birthday at Peter Piper Pizza, so Peter Piper Pizza it was. Oh it was so much fun. The kids were so excited to be celebrating my birthday at their all time favorite place. Carson looked at me and said, "Mama, I like your birthday party." ~ Well, I'm glad they enjoyed it.

Later that evening, after we spent I don't know how much money on games and we ate pizza, they each presented me with a home-made birthday card and a gift:

From Natalia - She did it all by herself!

From Carson - Blue is definitely his favorite color!

From Luke - He scribbled a little and then asked Mami to help him!

Oh, and I almost forgot. They also made me a birthday hat. I mean, how can we have a birthday party without birthday hats!

And here are some other pictures of my party:

Horrible drivers, by the way...

For lunch, everybody I work with took me to Demo's Greek Restaurant to celebrate. They brought me a delicious cake and this balloon that sings "happy birthday" to you every time you tap it. It's pretty annoying, to tell you the truth. Oh by the way, the balloon was a great hit with my kids. Thanks guys!

I had a great day! Thanks to all of you who emailed me or called me to wish me a happy birthday.

On Saturday, Dave and I will be going out to eat at Ruth's Chris Steak House. I'm so looking forward to that.

Bowling Fun

On Sunday afternoon, we went bowling.  This was the first time Luke was able to wear bowling shoes.  Now, that was a big thing!  

Going Down to the River

Natalia has been begging me to take her swimming.  I finally decided to take them to the river on Saturday.  Oh, everything was so perfect!  The river wasn't deep at all so the kids were able to walk around and swim as they pleased.  They were having such a blast until it started raining.  I couldn't believe it!  It does not rain in San Antonio, even when there is an 80% chance of rain, but of course, it had to rain on Saturday while we were at the river.  The water was freezing to begin with and with the rain and the wind, it got pretty cold. So,we had to cut our trip short.  We'll definitely have to go back again.  

Natalia and Carson trying to build up the courage to dive into the cold water!

Natalia swimming like a fish!

Luke, freezing to death!

Family picture just before we had to leave.

My Sweet Girl

This is pretty much cheating, I know. I got this layout from Scrap Wow. I love to scrapbook with paper, glue, and all that stuff, but digital scrapbooking is so much more convenient. Especially when you have three little helpers around. You can always close your laptop and you are done!

4th of July!

It was so nice to have a day off and being able to enjoy it!  We met up with some relatives in Kerrville, Texas to watch the fireworks.  The place was not what I was expecting.  I was a little disappointed.  I thought it was going to be nicer and I was expecting a band playing patriotic songs, but that was not the case. The good thing though was that we were able to park right next to where we needed to set up to watch the fireworks.  With little ones, that was a big plus. Another good thing was that it wasn't very crowded, so the kids were able to run around and play.  There were also activities for the children.  So really, I can't complain. Oh, and the weather was just perfect and there were no mosquitos (those of you who live in Bmt. would've really appreciated that).  

The fireworks were great.  This was actually Luke's first time to participate in a 4th of July celebration!  His mouth was wide opened throughout the whole firework presentation.  While sitting there admiring the fireworks, Carson turned around and said:  "Mama, I wish Daddy was here to watch the fireworks with us."  We had a great time, but needless to say, we wish we would've spent the 4th with Daddy!  

Desktop Calendar

My July's Free Desktop!

I've been doing some digital scrapbooking for a while now, but I was so excited when I found out about these free desktops!  You can get your free desktop from Shabby Princess at http://shabbyprincess.typepad.com/  

I've also included the calendar I used for May & June:

Happy Father's Day Dave!

Happy Birthday Natalia!

Sunday Fun

Before Dave had to go back to Beaumont, we went to play a little tennis and also played on the playground. It was hot, very hot. Look at those hot, dirty and sweaty little faces...

Everybody was sad to see that Daddy had to go back to Beaumont. We decided that WALL-E would ease up the pain. We cleaned up and after we said good bye to Daddy we went to the movies. Luke was falling asleep in the car on our way there. I didn't know how that was going to work out, but once he walked into the movie theater, he was fine. As a matter of fact, this was Luke's very first time to go to the movies. All three enjoyed the movie very much. They sat still throughout the whole thing. It was the perfect ending to a wonderful and fun weekend!