The Highlights

So, so, so many birthday wishes and phone calls throughout the day- thank you everyone!

I bought my favorite breakfast junk foods for a special treat.  Leah told me, "This is not a healthy breakfast.  This is junk food.  I would like something healthy for breakfast, please."  I promptly kicked her out of our family.

I had a doctor's appointment in the morning, and hearing that sweet strong heartbeat was probably the best present I got all day.

We had lots of friends over in the afternoon to help us celebrate.  I had tried to explain to Leah that grown-ups don't usually have birthday parties like kids do.  "But Mom," she said "that is what birthdays are all about."  She was right, so we had a party after all.  But I drew the line at games and presents.  Just chatting with friends was enough for a great birthday afternoon.  It was very cute when Leah's friends sang, "Happy Birthday, dear Leah's-mom."

Presents!  I only felt marginally bad when I told Leah that she couldn't have a single one of my See's chocolates- they were shipped all the way from Utah!

(It's never as fun watching someone else open birthday presents)

I had great help blowing out my birthday candles-

Adam even told me happy birthday!

It was a great day- hard to believe another year has gone by already.