You say it's your BIRTHDAY!

Today is my wonderful Mom's birthday! Last year at this time we were celebrating in style ALL together with a surprise, beach trips, pumpkin patch, train ride to SB all to celebrate her birthday! This year, I'm stuck in Vegas her in Ventura and we are missing the big celebration. If we were there I'm sure we would have taken you to Yolanda's or maybe splurged and went to the Aloha and stopped on the way home to pick up a razzleberry pie- wait I take that back there is NO way we would have missed the chocolate molten cake!
I love this picture. This was the big surprise since my mom had NO idea we were all coming. As you can see, the kids were scared that Grandma screamed and cried when they showed up on her doorstep unexpected!
This is an all time favorite of Shane and Grandma. He adores her and all the attention he gets when they are together. This was a tender moment I was able to get a picture of. He just went up to Grandma hugged her and told her he loved her! Priceless.

This Grandma is a hands on Grandma. According to her she did her LAST somersault for Shane one day while she was her after Trevor was born. They were just playing in the backyard and she thought she'd teach him something! She has treasures hidden in her sandbox for prizes, a magic bag ready to open each morning we are together and endless hours of fun when we are together. I love how the kids adore their Grandma and she adores them. It's crazy when we are all together but it's oh so fun. **Here we are with Lucy and Sadie at the Dinosaur Museum in Utah. Notice how no one is looking at the camera but Grandma!?
Growing up my mom always took time for us. She was a fun mom and would every once in awhile let us stay home to school to talk and be together. It's amazing because I remember those days of endless hours together talking at the park or in her room (sorry if I looked at myself the entire time we talked but it was impossible with a HUGE mirror right behind you and such a site to see in that mirror!!!) and yet I have no clue what I missed in school! ** Photo taken by Shane, himself. I love it!

Trevor loves Grandma Stewie too. He lights up when she comes in the room and will always run over to her for a hug even if it has only been an hour since he has seen her!

Thanks Mom for being a wonderful example to me of what motherhood is. Thanks for always thinking of my little boys sending a package or leaving a voicemail for them to say hi. We miss you but love you more then you will know. Happy Birthday and eat FOUR pieces of cake for us!!!