Day 58 - Grateful

Today I'm 36.  Wow!  I have trouble grasping the fact that 40 is just around the corner - that just sounds unreal!  Birthdays seem to lose their excitement as we get older, but today was a really great day thanks to my beautiful family.  Owen woke up this morning, and came to ask what my two favorite colors are. As I've mentioned before, I don't really have any, but he told me I have to pick.  I chose yellow and purple, and he ran back in his room.  A minute later, he came back out and said, "There's no purple, how about blue?"  I said of course, blue was great.  He ran back in his room again.  Out he came a few minutes later wearing a yellow shirt with blue pants and said, "For you, mommy, because it's your birthday."  Right there, my day was made.

I received lots of hugs and kisses from my boys, and then got to open their gifts.  They each created a card, and Jack's promised me 10 hugs because he loves me so much.  He then proceeded to give me the 10 hugs - the sweetest thing ever.  Their gifts were coffee mugs they had made at one of those cafe art places where you paint ceramic, and then the place fires it up for you.  It made my heart so happy to have such a thoughtful gift from them and their daddy…I'd had no idea they'd ever gone to create them.

I feel so grateful for the life I've lived, and the people who fill it.  I have wonderful friends, and an absolutely amazing family.

I love you all!

We're horrible at taking posed pictures, but out of the 50 we took tonight, these were the best options..scary, but they will help me remember how happy I was on my 36th birthday!