festive weekend!

my little family had a pretty festive weekend. it was my honey's 25th birthday. i think he is so funny. all week or month leading up to his birthday, he is so happy about it coming up.. but when the day gets here, he's depressed. his mom said he's always been like that & his sister is the same way. so because i knew he was a little "down", i wanted to brighten his spirits when he woke. friday night (birthday eve), after i put fox down for the night & brandon had already gone to bed, i decorated our dining area with streamers, balloon & a happy birthday banner. all in the dark! i was afraid brandon would wake up from his little snoring fest & see lights on & get curious.

when we woke up saturday, i made him a delicious birthday breakfast of biscuits with sausage gravy and cheesy scrambled eggs. and when he came to the kitchen/dining area, his face lit up like a little boy. it was definitely cute. we all had breakfast together as a family. we spent most of the day just relaxing. that's what saturdays are for, anyways. i asked brandon what kind of cake he wanted because i was either going to buy one or make one.. and what did he want?!? a zebra cake cake! yes, that's what we decided to call it. he wanted a cake made out of zebra cakes. oh geez! i was kinda against it, but because it was his birthday, i couldn't refuse. so what i basically did was just put a bunch of zebra cakes together, iced the top, layer it with more zebra cakes & ice the top & sides. it was quite interesting. and we definitely had a sugar rush! haha! it was pretty funny. that night, we tried to go eat for his birthday, but it seemed as though everyone in this small town wanted to celebrate valentine's day that night & all the restaurants were so packed... except el chico. so that was his birthday dinner.

valentine's day was pretty special for me this year. it was my first valentine's day as a mother. i woke up to my birthday streamers & balloons being replaced with red streamers & valentine's day balloons. brandon must have done it was i was asleep. we all exchanged our little valentine's gifts & read our cards. the day was filled with church & lunch with friends. for the first time since we been here, lunch with friends on sunday felt like the old days in albuquerque. i miss that. we've just been so busy with our own lives & this & that lately.. my favorite things about sundays are the naps! i will not ever go without a sunday nap if i can help it! heehee! and because we don't have a babysitter, daddy (brandon) took fox & i out for valentine's day dinner. we went to an italian restaurant.. and the food was so good! i'm always scared about going out to eat with fox. i never know how he is going to behave. haha! one day he will be a perfect little angel & the next, he's just a little horror, crying & screaming. and i was a little hesitant going into this restaurant because as we walked in, you see all these couples having their romantic, candle-lit dinner, their heads close to each other, eyes locked on one another. and all i could do was pray my child behaved. luckily, we were placed in the far corner.. and he was not the only baby there. that always makes me feel better, when someone else's child mis-behaves more than mine. heehee! i think most mothers are like that!

so needless to say, we all had a pretty good weekend! and we're sick this week! ha! my little pumpkin & i have been under the weather the past few days.. i believe we both have a little head cold. i've come to realize.. that since i've been here in arkansas, i have been more sick than i have my entire life. which is definitely not cool, but i'm sure i'll get over it. my birthday is coming up in 11 days! and unlike my husband, i love my birthday! i just love birthdays. there are a few moments during my birthday that i do get a little depressed. i always think of my Mom & how i wish she were here to celebrate. i think as a parent you try to make all of your baby's "first(s)" really special.. such as their first halloween, first christmas, first valentine, first birthday. and it's not only about that, but our holidays/birthdays are so special, also. and i'm looking forward to my "first" birthday as a mother! it doesn't have to be about all the glitz & festivities, but about spending it with the ones i love the most.

i must come to a close.. the little one awoke from his nap! ha! i'll post pics soon of this past weekend!