It's not everyday you turn 40, but today is my day. Luckily, it has not bothered me at all to reach this milestone. Every day is a blessing and God has truly blessed me in my life so far. When I woke up this morning (at 10am - sleeping late was my first bday present!), I walked through the den and Tanner nonchalantly said, "Happy Birthday!" It made my day, right then. Tanner has such a sweet spirit and to be only 5 years old, he is really a thoughtful child. My day was spent shopping with Avery for clothes (for those of you that know me well, I DON'T like to shop), then we went to pick up Gran from the hospital (she's in there with a broken leg) to get her out of there for a few hours so she could come to our house to eat a birthday meal for me that my sweet husband cooked. (That was the longest sentence!)
While Avery and I were gone on our 'mission' to find her some shorts, Anna and Tanner had the best time of the day by playing in a tent Terry set up for them, and then the best part, playing in the rain. Oh, to be a kid again! Avery was so mad she missed it! Gran enjoyed the visit, the meal was excellent, and we even had CAKE! Triple decker chocolate! Terry was so sweet to cook for me and get me some nice gifts from him and the kids. The gift certificate for an hour long massage was like the icing on the cake! ha. The sweet words Gran wrote to me in a card were something I will treasure always and the blessing of being with my family made for a very special day. A great way to turn forty!
While Avery and I were gone on our 'mission' to find her some shorts, Anna and Tanner had the best time of the day by playing in a tent Terry set up for them, and then the best part, playing in the rain. Oh, to be a kid again! Avery was so mad she missed it! Gran enjoyed the visit, the meal was excellent, and we even had CAKE! Triple decker chocolate! Terry was so sweet to cook for me and get me some nice gifts from him and the kids. The gift certificate for an hour long massage was like the icing on the cake! ha. The sweet words Gran wrote to me in a card were something I will treasure always and the blessing of being with my family made for a very special day. A great way to turn forty!
In 2 days we are leaving on an adventure to Florida that is my birthday present - Terry knows how much I like to "go"! We are headed down to hopefully see a Space Shuttle Launch from the Kennedy Space Center, and will check out Sea World and do an encore of the Magic Kingdom too. We're praying the launch doesn't get postponed, but even if it does, it'll be a fun trip. We're starting it off by making our first stop in Atlanta to spend the night with Uncle Mike and see Aunt Paige too. We'll keep you posted on the events of the trip! Keep your fingers crossed that the launch is a go! How cool it will be if we can see that!
Turning 40 is such a big deal we think we need a week to celebrate! (Although it's really just a good excuse to go on a trip!) We're always looking for a reason to go somewhere. It's such fun family time and also makes us appreciate home even more. The big 4-0 will be a good memory though. One filled with my awesome family!
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