Memorial day/Birthday week

I had a wonderful Birthday. It was more like a Birthday week, I was so spoiled with love all week. On the morning of my Birthday. I get a knock on my door. It was my visiting teacher with some beautiful flowers and Godiva chocolate! This was a great way to start my day! What a sweet heart! I was so excited that I just gave her a BIG hug.

Here's a picture of the flowers on my Birthday. I've been enjoying them all week. If you look close you can see that there is a lily bud that has not yet bloomed at the top.

Yesterday it bloomed! almost a week later. Beautiful! It's even more stunning in person. Thank you Sara!! I love these flowers! I also loved the Godiva chocolate! delicious. They only lasted a day.

Then we had a wonderful BBQ at my mother and father-in-laws house. It was so much fun! We had wonderful food, family, swimming, It was a great day to celebrate. Everyone had the day off because of the Memorial Day Holiday.

Then on Tuesday night my brother took me out to dinner. We had a great time and yummy food!

Then on Wednesday some sweet friends took me out to lunch. I had a great time and more yummy food!

Memorial Day/Birthday BBQ

My American boy

Max had a great time!

My brother-in-law was going to take Max and I out to eat on Friday. Max got sick on Wednesday. He had a temp. of 102. I took him to the doctor. He had an ear infection and a sore throat. He has been miserable. His canine teeth are coming in and they are terrible! The worst yet! I feel so bad for him. I've been rotating Tylenol and Motrin every 4 hours with teething tablets and oragel. He's still so miserable.

Today he's doing better with the pain. Now he has a cough and a runny nose. I wish these canines would come all the way in already. They are coming in so slow. Poor little buddy.

Shaun got me a Cricut expressions machine for Mother's day/Birthday! I'm so excited for all the wonderful things I'll be able to create and do with this machine. Now if I can get Max to feel better I can really start some fun projects.

What a wonderful Birthday! I loved all the Birthday wishes, cards, and love. Thank you!

It's a Birthday/Holiday thing

My Birthday is May 31st. Which happens to land this year on Memorial Day. Now and again it falls on this day, or somewhere during the Memorial Day weekend. Although we are remembering all those who died to protect this wonderful FREE country. I'm happy to share by Birthday with them!
Shaun's Birthday is Sept. 4th. Which occasionally lands on the Labor Day Holiday. Or is within that Holiday weekend.
Max's Birthday is April 10th. He was born on Good Friday. Which is the Friday before Easter. I'm sure his Birthday will occasionally land on Good Friday, Easter, or the Easter weekend.


I get to kick off the summer with my Birthday. Then we end summer with Shaun's Birthday. (in most places, Arizona not so much. ;) And Max started a whole new and improved kick off to our lives. :)
I do love Birthdays and I do love Holidays! Shaun also asked me to marry him on New Year's. Right after the ball dropped on New Year's Eve.
Now the pressure is on for the next person to join our family. Will they also fall on a Holiday weekend? Here's some Holidays that would be good and some that would be not so good, and some maybes.


The good:
Presidents Day (celebrating with good company)
St. Patricks Day (how lucky)
The 4th of July (you would think the fireworks were especially for you!)
July 24th (Utah Holiday, Pioneer Day) Karl Malone who played for the Utah Jazz. His Birthday was July 24th. When he first came to Utah he thought the parade was for him! Funny.
New Years Day (What a great day to start the year)




The bad:
Valentine's Day
Halloween (now I do love Halloween! But to share your Birthday with witches, vampires, ghost and ghouls? I could do some really fun Halloween/Birthday parties. I do get into Halloween)
Christmas (You just can't compete with Christmas)


The Maybes:
Thanksgiving (This is debatable)


Can you think of anymore?
No matter when the Birthday of the next person to join our family is. It will be like our own family Holiday and we will be celebrating it!! :)

We have a Birthday/Holiday thing going.

Max's Birthday FUN!!

THE BIRTHDAY BOY!

What a great day we had celebrating!

First, we invited some little friends over for a play date Birthday party

from 12:00 - 1:00pm

We made sure to have plenty of snacks

Goldfish, yogurt melts, animal cookies, and taffy (although, the taffy was really more for the mommies. )

We learned we need to work on Max's friend etiquette. ;)

Seriously?!!........ADORABLE little friends!!!!

MORE............ADORABLENESS!

The party crew......CUTENESS!

Then it was time for the family party at 5:00pm. We sent out invitations looking like a book. The book was called, Maxwell has a Birthday party. It was a story time themed party.

I love to read to Max. We read to him 3 times a day. Before naps and at bedtime. He really enjoys it. I hope he has a love for reading like his mom and dad. AND after seeing the party pictures you may be seeing ORANGE and BLUE. ;)

First, we made the tables look like beds. With ORANGE and BLUE twin sheet sets.

On one table we had Mr. Bear. With the book You Are Special by Max Lucado (such a cute book with a wonderful message)

On the other table we had the book, Where the Wild Things Are. Which is a story about a little boy named MAX. (another classic book) With a dragon to show you how to be wild!

Of course, even I had to dress for the party. With a ORANGE bow in my hair and BLUE bows tied onto my flip flops. :) Because let's face it, I remember being a big part of this birth. ;)

A must have at a FIRST Birthday party. Max's very own huge cupcake to destroy. You'll see this later.

A taffy bouquet. Made with what else? ORANGE and BLUE taffy.

What do you serve at a story time Birthday party?

Green eggs and ham

Meatballs from the book, Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs.

Strawberries from the book, The Very Hungry Caterpillar. Where you have to poke holes into the strawberries because The very hungry caterpillar has been here. :)

sneaky little Caterpillar

With Max's Worm Cake for dessert from the book, Max's Worm Cake starring Max and his sister Ruby.

To drink? Pepsi MAX of course.

Then we watched a picture DVD with music that I made of Max's first Year. When I figure out how to download it to blogger. I will share.

PRESENTS!! What a lucky boy to have such a great family. Thanks for sharing Max's special day with us. We love you!

It's time to destroy!!

That a boy Max!!

Straight to the tubby!

Then we went out in the front yard and played the water game. It was hilarious! What a wonderful day!! Here's to many more HAPPY BIRTHDAYS for my Max!!

You only turn ONE once! You only have ONE first birthday.

*on a side note* I had ordered some books online called Max's Dragon, Max's words, and a book simply called MAX. Only one of the books made it in time for Max's party. bummer. I was going to hang them from the fan as decorations. Over kill? YES! I just couldn't help it!! It was so FUN!!!

I love you Maxwell! This will always be a special day in my heart. April 10th. What a great chapter that day started in our life story. That would defiantly be a worthy tale for Story time. :)

Happy Birthday Max!

My baby is ONE today!!

It's time to PARTY!!

Here's some of the pictures from his ONE year photo shoot. :)

I love you little buddy!