Happy Birthday..ugh!!!

Yep...it was my birthday on Friday...I'd prefer not to have those anymore...they're really getting old....so to speak. On Thursday my very dear friends Debbie and Sara took me to lunch at the Farm at South Mountain. If you haven't been you should go...it's really nice. We ate lunch at a cozy little outdoor restaurant surrounded by trees. There are gardens and restaurants on the property. What a great place for a reception or party.

Sara and I...

Debbie and I.....

It was a really nice time...I always have a great time with my best girls....Thanks ladies!!!

For my birthday I wanted to clean my house with no distractions. So that's what I did...ok...I did have a few distractions but the computer was not one of them so I was able to get back on track quickly. In the afternoon we went to a nice little park in Estrella for a cookout. Stormy came down from Flag with her roomie Becky, Breezy and the kids came, as well as Seth and Tara and their 3, my sister Sally and Debbie all came out to celebrate my aging. It was fun to play with the kids at the park and visit with the other old folks...:) I wish Noah could have been there...I miss having him around.

Dutch playing on the toys....

Maxx enjoying the chips....

Maylee with her adorable new bow that her mommy made....

Kade with a really messy face....

and Jace..who wouldn't look at my camera...

I discovered while at the park that if children grow up without a swingset to play on regularly they are terrified of them as adults. Check out Stormy on the swing.

Saturday after the conference sessions I took some photos of Stormy and Becky...it was a bit weird at first cuz I'm used to photos of one boy or one girl...for senior photos...or of a couple when i'm doing engagement photos...I wasn't quite sure how to pose two girls...but we muddled through and got some really cute shots.

They are cute girls and are a lot of fun to take pictures of. I'm so glad Becky came down with Stormy this weekend...she's a lot of fun and I enjoyed having her here.