Happy Birthday!

Thanks to everyone today who made my twenty-something (yes, still in the twenties) birthday a special day. These pics represent a few of the many nice gifts people gave. Thanks to Mom and Dad for the beautiful flowers, gift package, and quilt, to Sarah for more flowers and a darling pic of McKay, to Trish for the gift card, and to JoAnna for the awesome diaper bag I've secretly been coveting for about a year!! Early bird award goes to Lety, whose package arrived a full 3 weeks before my birthday. Somehow I managed to look at it every day and not peek inside. Thanks for the great sweater and darling baby clothes, Lety! On top of this great stuff, I also received many phone calls and loved hearing from so many dear ones. You've each made my life richer and better and I feel grateful for each one of you. :)

Also, a big thank you to JoAnna and Saylor who treated me to lunch and dinner! Wahoo...it's been a great day, inspite of an absentee husband (thank you, UK Dental School). Even though BJ was gone all day and night, it was a wonderful day. McKay did me the great favor of sleeping in, allowing me to wake-up on my own, shower, AND blowdry my hair before hearing from him--can't remember the last time that happened. He was also remarkable good-natured all day and even learned the "Happy Birthday" song. I spent some time teaching it to him today. This basically consisted of me singing the entire song while he did the actions to "Once There Was a Snowman", then, at "Happy birthday, dear ____" he would fill in with, "Mamma". Ha ha, it was great! And, BJ taught him to say "Happy Birthday, Mamma" which sounded like, "Happy" (pause) "Diaper"...well-meant at least. :)

Thanks again, everyone! It has been a great day. And, as luck would have it, BJ informed me that this year my birthday is on both the 22nd and the 25th, (because he was gone all day today). Bring on the double parties! Yeah!