happy birthday to me!

i turned 32 on october 22nd! it's strange to actually type that age out, but i can honestly say that 32 feels good.

celebrating actually started the night before when my dear friend, steph, took me out to dinner and we had some retail therapy. that was nice!

then in the morning kevin prepared me a fantastic breakfast and a table full of gifts. he really loves birthdays and makes them a big deal! and...i really like that.

i got new winter gear for jogging (shoes, sweatshirt, pants), and i got a kindle. i also got some diet dr. pepper and reeses peanut butter cups! my favorite snacks.



kevin took the day off so we were able to relax (a little) and enjoy our morning together.

after owen was finished with school we loaded up for a weekend in UTAH! my parents were already down there for a snow show my dad was doing so we decided to make a weekend of it so i could play with my mom and sisters...all together.

emily and brandon were nice enough to let us stay in their brand new home. it's beautiful! and they were great hosts. we met some family at the Texas Roadhouse in American Fork and enjoyed a yummy dinner and then it was back to Emily's for a BIRTHDAY BASH!



since kev's family is mostly in utah now we were able to celebrate with both families. we loved having everyone together...and they all spoiled me rotten.


making a wish

madalyn and collin

the next morning kevin took the kids to his parents house and i played with my sisters and mom for most of the day. we had a great lunch at a little shop and did some window shopping.

then we spent a majority of the afternoon at my dad's snow show. we surprised him my showing up and he gave us six ladies a tour. it was fun to see dad in action. we had a lot of fun at one of the boothes there. they had a snowmobile hanging upside down against a backdrop for people to hang from and get their picture taken. they were SHOCKED when we said we wanted to try. we gave them all a laugh. if natalie would ever send me the pictures i would get them posted! COME ON NAT!

after our fun at the snow show we headed over to Gardner's Village and enjoyed the shopping there. we enjoyed some yummy authentic italian pizza and then called it a day! it was so much fun to be together. wish we could do it more often.