happy birthday to me.

it was a good day to wake up happy and full of energy.

first up, birthday yoga.

after the morning rush of feeding, medicating, and dropping kids off to school, sam took me to a little surprise lunch at one of my favorite places. everything was so very yummy!

mimsy had a great time taste-testing too, but when daddy wouldn't give her any more bread pudding, it broke her little heart.

makayah made this today in preschool. it is a scroll with a picture of her holding samiyah. i thought it was sweet.

after lunch, we headed over to the mall to do a little strolling. it had been snowing hard all morning long, but we didn't want to go home.

instead, we thought it would be much more clever of us to let the girls run around and tire themselves out.

they had fun...

while we got to sit back, relax, and eat chocolate covered strawberries. i can assure you, the chocolaterie was warned before we even bought anything. thanks sam, for that pregnant woman alert. ;)

our plan worked, and mims was all tuckered out.

we picked up isaiah after school and he felt and looked much better.

we made another stop at the library, yep, even in all this snow. 

i'm glad we had to be out and about, and mostly, that sam was driving through it all. i'm not sure how great and awesome this birthday would've turned out with kids cooped up inside all day long.

plus, the library always has such fun things to play with.

and since we were already in the area, it made sense to walk down the snowy sidewalk to our favorite pizza place for dinner. birthdays aren't for washing dishes.

all in all, it was a perfect day. lots of yummy food, lots of giggles, lots of fun. i didn't have to referee any fights, or clean up spilled cheerios. and at the end of the evening, i came back with my birthday treat (yes, i had multiple), put in a movie and cuddled with my family on the couch.

thank you isaiah, makayah, samiyah, and daddy for a wonderful birthday day. if only all days could be this fun and easy. ;)

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today i am grateful for:

*another year full of memories. and another year to begin making more.

*good food. i love food.

*a chill day with no squabbling, sickness, or cleaning up after anyone - i'm sure that all begins again tomorrow. ;)