My Birthday 1.25.11

On my birthday, Stephen surprised me and had a whole day planned for just he and I (and Lydia of course since she is still nursing).  He had asked Sarah and Josh to come over and be with the kids while we went out.  They got here a little after 10:00 am and we left shortly thereafter.  The kids were excited to get to spend some time with Uncle Josh and Aunt Tunka.  He had a wrist corsage for me to wear all day.  We headed toward the Bryan area, but stopped off in Navasota to look around at some of the antique shops.  I had always wanted to look around in the stores there, and Stephen wanted to be able to take me.  We put Lydia in the stroller and enjoyed going in and out of several stores there.  We found a few treasures to decorate with in our kitchen.  I cant wait to hang them up!  Then we headed to Fudruckers in College Station to eat for lunch.  We both enjoyed some big old juicy burgers with fries!  We went to Producers Coop in Bryan and bought 50 posts for the alley way paddock divisions we are in the process of putting in.  We were so excited to get such good posts for a very reasonable price.  Then we started driving and taking one back road after another and ended up about 3 hours away from home and it was starting to get dark.  We called to check in with Sarah and Josh and asked if we had time to go out to eat before coming home.  They were so sweet to say sure.  We ended up at a Mexican food restaurant in Conroe and to make a long story short, we locked the keys in the truck.  Thankfully we had everything out that we needed.  Stephen called Josh back and asked if they could bring our extra set of keys from home and bring them to us on their way home.  Mo and PawPaw were sweet to keep the kids for a little while.  Meanwhile, Stephen and I enjoyed a delicious dinner!  We had plenty of time to sit and visit.  Stephen gave me a beautiful necklace and earring set.  It is from James Avery and it is a beautiful rose bud design.  I am so excited!  It is just beautiful!  After we got the keys, we headed home to get the rest of the Herd.  

Stephen, Lydia and I at the restaurant on My birthday.

Stephen, I just wanted to say thank you for such a fun and memorable day!  Spending time together is my favorite thing to do and those moments are few and far between.  I had a great time with you and cant wait until next time!  I love you forever!!

Update and Moms Visit for My Birthday 1.24.11

I have had these pictures ready to go for quite some time now and am just now getting back to the blog to post them...so sorry...  Here are some snap shots of the end of January and my birthday

During one of the very cold spells we made a huge tent up in the girls room amongst the bunk beds.  We had almost every sheet and spare blanket up there.  They loved it.  Papa said they cold even watch a movie up there...which was a hugely special treat!

Here are the little horse riders...wow, 3 on the same horse.

One afternoon after riding around in the pasture for quite a while, James thought there was no place better than the present to rest his head and catch a few zzzz apostrophe s (sorry, my apostrophe key isnt working).

We got to see Uncle Brian and Aunt Steph for a little while before they went to their next destination.

Mamageese came in for a quick visit.  She and the kids made muffins for my birthday breakfast.  What a treat!

She knows I enjoy island food, and since she couldnt bring back any, she did the next best thing... she took us out to eat at a Mongolian Grill in the Woodlands.  It was so delicious.  Then we went over to BB&B and she bought Stephen and I each a special cup.  It makes drinking water a little funner.  I am not a good water drinker, but drinking it out of a pretty fun cup is easier.  Thank you so much!

Thanks mom for such a special visit!  The sad part of the story though, is that she broke her foot that morning on her way down the stairs just before we were leaving for town.  She didnt know it was broken though until the next day- she was just in tons of pain.  It didnt stop her though...we continued with the days events, and then she drove up to Dallas that evening...Wow!  I dont know how she did it.  So sorry mom.  We all sure enjoy your visits.  Thank you for always taking time to come see us.  Love you!