Birthday Wishes

Yesterday I turned 29. I got everything I wanted which is what birthdays are really about anyway.

I got to have Alex's preschool friends [and moms] come over for Thanksgiving lunch.

Ollie happily ate more in one sitting than I have ever seen him eat before

My big gift: Noah gave me the funds and manly help to finish Gabby's room, after a considerable amount of asking if that's really what I wanted. Yes, it was EXACTLY what I wanted. One room down, ten to go!

side note: If you're wondering why Ollie is vacuuming, we've decided that he should start earning his keep, so have put him to work.

But perhaps the highlight of my day was the program Gabby wrote and directed. Noah and Alex each had parts.

Okay I swore I would never make fun of how my kids spell things because I felt constantly scrutinized for my terrible phonetic spelling as a child. That said, please take note of how Gabby spelled "daddy's" (above) This was the picture revealed when Noah followed Gabby's directions and turned the page over for me to see.

When I told Noah this was one of the best birthdays of my life, he didn't believe me. But quite honestly it was. I have everything I've ever wanted and more.

I Love KY

This morning, I was in my first triathlon with some fellow Lifferths in Kentucky (KY) and I totally rocked the casbah.
Apparently swimming is my thing. This could be due to the fact that I have incredibly high buoyancy thanks to Oliver who is still nursing. The advantage of buoyancy was however counteracted by the fact that my left bosom kept creeping out of my tank top every time I lifted my arm to take a breath. On the flip side, this could have also been an advantage as it may have caused a few fellow swimmers to lose their concentration upon seeing an exposed breast.

The bike trail was picked by a sadist. It could not have been more hilly.

The same person who chose the bike trail also designed the running course. It was brutal and on grass. I HATE running on grass. But you know, it was still kind of fun pushing myself. And like I said, I rocked it.

Rewind: Because the triathlon started so early, we got to spend the night at Austin and Erin's house (Lifferth cousins) and seriously it was one of the funnest weekends we've have since our move out.

The kids got to stay up late playing with cousins which led to inevitable melt downs today. All in the name of fun.

Bonus shot: Oliver loves oranges.

P.S.

You have no idea how tired I am right now unless you too were in a triathlon today.

Cheers to a good night's sleep.