Memorial Day...

 Dad - Josh - Duane

 Linda - Mom - Aunt Peggy - Me

 Josh and G-ma

This year we decided to head out early on Sunday afternoon and make the rounds. We started in River Heights decorating my Grandma and Grandpa Johnson's grave and then off to Aunt Mary to leave her and Uncle Russ yellow flowers (I know he doesn't mind that I always get yellow...it was her favorite color!). While we were decorating, Aunt Peggy and her brother Duane and his wife Linda came to decorate also... we visited for a while and then headed up to the Logan Cemetery to decorate our families together up there... I ended up getting distracted and didn't get a picture of my Grandma and Grandpa Larsen's headstone all decorated. Then it was back to our house for a burger cookout... on the way home the police chief himself pulled Josh over for the tint in his car being too dark... but decided to give him the no seat belt ticket instead! Grrrr... I wasn't belted either... but he didn't give me one... maybe that was because I was so nice to him... lol

Here's to Baseball...

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Happy Birthday Daddy...

 Dad modeling his new fishing hat...and his famous Elvis "lip"...

 Dad and Aunt Peggy

It's tradition for a new polo every birthday...

 New games for the gamin' family...

 This cake is perfect for my dad... and Elaine too...

We were teasing my mom that this was a "bass" fisherman and dad only fishes for rainbows... I tried to talk her into getting her fingernail polish so I could make it look more like a rainbow... she was having nothing to do with that... I couldn't let it rest so I got out my pink lip gloss and make a few swipes (if you look close you can see the pink on the fishes body). Earlier mom and dad went to the store to pick up a few things for the birthday dinner. Dad headed back to get his cake... he started back to meet mom when he noticed that his cake at Happy Birthday Elaine... so he turned around and went back and asked the girl to please change it to Blaine NOT Elaine. We had sub sandwiches and potato salad (Josh didn't get to pick aha..aha..) and Josh showed us his pictures he had taken on his trip to Texas... dad opened his gifts... we ate cake and it was time for Josh to go to work... it was a pretty short birthday celebration! I hope you know dad how much we love you... and how lucky I am that you are my daddy!

 

Happy Birthday To Me...

 These beautiful flowers are from my awesome friend Char...

These beautiful flowers were a sweet surprise from Kendra...

 Mickie didn't know which cake was my favorite...

so she got one of each... vanilla and chocolate!

 Lowell singing Happy Birthday... (he did a little gig too!)

 New bedspread...

 Matching pillows...

 My favorite flowers... pansies... and they are purple too...

 Me and my amazing cake...

My awesome Mom...

 The birthday girl...

 My beautiful Aunt Peggy...

 My daddy-0...

 My sweet someday daughter, Kendra...

My Babycakes...

 It looks amazing!

Work was met with lots of Happy Birthday wishes as well as emails, phone calls and texts from family and friends.  When I first arrived at work there was a beautiful vase of flowers along with a Coke and a sweet card from Kendra. The night before Josh made an excuse about he forgot to sign his time card so Shawn called him to get it signed (didn't sound like Josh at all) but since it was my birthday the next day I figured I wouldn't bug him too much about it... Kendra met him there and that was when she left the flowers for me so I would have them first thing in the morning. Mickie didn't know which kind of cake was my favorite so she bought both... Lowell sang and did a cute little tap dance for me and then Mickie and I cut the cake and we ended up having pink teeth from the frosting

Then it was off to dinner. Aunt Peggy invited all of us to go to The Coppermill for dinner to celebrate my birthday... (I know... I am a very lucky girl) then back to her house for treat time and games (our family favorite pastime). We played Uno and Catch Phrase... then had cake and ice cream.  My mom knows how much I love lilacs and pansies (especially the purple ones) so my cake was perfect.  The last "thing" I have in my house that was my "former life" was my bedspread... I found one that I really liked and showed Josh... who in turn with my mom and dad surprised me with it for my birthday... It's purple... shocker I know... but it looks so pretty with my furniture! It also has a valence for my windows too!  Thanks everyone for making this birthday such a special one!  I do love each and everyone of you!

Happy Mom's Day...

 Cover for my new iPhone...

 

My new outfit...

 New sign post ~ specially made by mom and dad

Now mom and I need to get busy on the signs...

 My mom and her new outfit...

 Mom and I and the cake Josh made us...

 My sweet boy... the camera hog!

Finally after 5 different shots... we got a good one of us!

Since my birthday is so close to Mother's Day we decided just to make it a simple day with just the 4 of us... Josh and I made Spaghetti along with his awesome garlic bread. We played Uno and Garbage (it's been forever since we played those 2 games) I bought pretty new spring Uno cards and was quickly veto'd to the "normal" ones again! We ate Josh's confetti cake with the pretty spring sprinkles for treat time!

2nd Rainbow of the Year...

I love where I live... I get to witness more rainbows than anyone I know. They always seem to come out at about the same spot each and every time.  The first one of the year was while Kendra and I were making our chocolate covered pretzels and then this one on Monday, April 25th.  I know I have said that "Why would anyone want the pot of gold when they could have the rainbow"... but about this time in my life... I have to admit I would take the pot of gold in a heartbeat!