A Quarter of a Century...

Well, it's official. I am 25 years old! I am excited for this new year and for all that the Lord has planned. As most people know, birthdays arent exactly my favorite thing. I had a really bad birthday a couple years ago, and ever since then... I just get nervous about them. All of my birthdays since then have been wonderful, but I still get a little twitch when July 18th comes around. So weird, right?
This year I was so blessed. It was a very special birthday. I got to spend the morning with my handsome husband and my adorable baby. Scott got me breakfast burritos from my favorite little local Mexican place, and we played on the floor with Ady. We were dog-sitting over the weekend, so I also got to spend the weekend with Charlie and his best friend Sammy. Izzy even dressed up for me; he wore a lovely pink bow-tie. So precious! Later that morning, I was upstairs getting ready, when Scott told me that my "birthday suprise" was here. My parents drove all the way down to our house to see me! They bought me a gorgeous apple tree and a lilac bush for my birthday, and my dad even helped plant them. Mom made me a huge carrot cake (seriously- tripple layers with about 20 lbs of frosting). Delicious! We had such a nice visit! It was such a blessing for them to come down. Thanks, Mom and Dad! What a suprise!

Here are some pictures from this fun day:

Scottie and Daddy Bear hard at work


Izzy and his bow-tie/Sammy and Charlie-BFF

Mom with Ady


Lilac bush /Red Delicious apple tree

Scott took me and Ady out to dinner that night at our favorite restaurant called Salsa Brava. It was delicious! Maybe birthdays arent so bad afterall... :)

Also, click on the link below to see a video about my feelings toward my apple tree.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V_IrdS-zu48
The Lord is good to me, and so I thank the Lord for giving me the things I need...