Happy 30th to Me
Here are the festive flowers Kaleb & the boys sent to me at school today!
Here's another view...love the vase!

I loved the way Jack wrote on the front of my card....

Everytime Kaleb asked Jackson what he wanted to get me for my birthday, he said "a fan." We're not sure where he got that, although most of his Jacksonisms we are not sure where he comes up with them! So after enough times of that, Kaleb & Jack bought me a fan at Home Depot! Kaleb installed it last night...love it :)

So this was my present from Kaleb..There is a story behind this fantastic extension cord!! On my first birthday that we knew each other (12 years ago!), all my roommates & friends at USC were going in together to buy me a fish tank & fishies. Kaleb, being the guy that he was back then, thought it would be best to just contribute a used extension chord to the present...So now I have my very own NEW extension chord...he's forgiven :)

This is one of my favorite cards I got....

We ordered pizza and ate leftover ice cream cake tonight..a perfect night :)

Jack started this thing where he sticks his tongue out, and Colby just laughs and laughs..he just thinks it's the funniest thing!

Both boys sticking out their tongues...I just love being a mom of two boys!!

Pumpkins
Our pumpkins carved!!
Colby enjoyed the whole pumpkin carving experience for the first time! Last year he was all of 6 or 7 lbs and was sleeping :)

Jack designing his pumpkin...Daddy made a few changes :)

Here with the flash off, the pumpkins look good, but you can't see the boys!

Here is a look with the flash on....Colby was SO interested in all of this!

Our pumpkins out front....

Pumpkin Patch Fun
We finally got to go to the pumpkin patch to get our pumpkins to carve....Of course it was 90 degrees outside, but the boys still had fun...Here are my little pumpkins!
Don't they look sooo happy?! I like this pic to show their height difference...

Mama & Colby at the pumpkin patch...little red-faced man!

Jack went down a big slide..this was the best shot I got, since I only took my zoom lense....

Jackie rode the John Deere tractors (I guess that is what they are!)...He did so much better than he did on this last year--such a big boy!!

Colby checking out the hay...

Colby walking around on the hay...

Colbers checking out the pumpkins....

Daddy handing the boys a pumpkin...

Ready to head home....

Happy 30th Celebration!!!
Last night we celebrated my impending 30th birthday! We had plans to meet up at a restaurant, but our babysitter flaked on us at the last moment...So amidst my mini-breakdown, my friends came to the rescue with drinks and cake and food!! We ended up having a great time....it was much better than I had anticipated!! I am so greatful for my fantastic friends :)
The girls who came to help celebrate my 30th!! Eric & Kaleb were there too, but didn't really appreciate our girl talk...they went off to play Wii!

The girls toasting my birthday!

My baby & me....
Angela & Eric surprised me with a yummy ice cream cake! So thoughtful!!

Jen & Cristy brought me my very own red wine bottle! I loved it!

Wen bringing me my "30" cupcakes that she brought to the party!
Jackson helped me blow out the candles....

Daddy, Jack, and Mommy....

Jen, Mack, and Cristy....

Mack & Wendy...

Mack & Ang....

Mack & Laura...

Blue Skies
We woke up this morning to blue skies, with no smoke! It has been a very long week for everyone here, as the kids couldn't go outside at all. The air has been full of smoke and raining ash. We all have coughs & colds from this week, but we are so happy to have better air today! Here was the moon still up at about 7:30 this morning...
After watching Jack play baseball, Colby has started to figure it all out..He goes around the house with his small bat & ball from his Aunt Hali, and he tries to hit the ball with the bat. This morning he found the big boy bat in the back yard!

Jack got to drive his car after a long week inside...

Our boys playing together nicely....a rare occurance!

I don't look anything like my daddy, do I??!!!??!!

Colby's 1st Haircut

I took Colby to get his 1st real haircut today (he turned 14 months today too!)....He's had it buzzed a couple of times by daddy, but this was the first real cut....Big Brother Jack got his haircut too :) Here is the before shot.....

Getting his hair cut....
The girl gave him his 1st sucker...I remember this helped Jack sit still through his 1st haircut too :)

Getting the final touches put on--the spikes!

All done! Who's ready for a nap??!!

The after shot...I couldn't get them both to look at the camera...