Happy Birthday to Me :)

I had a great b-day this year! Just about every year since Ryan and I have been married, he's had to work! This year he took it off, made me breakfast and told me to get dressed for the day. After I was all ready to go (not knowing what was going on) he put me in my car, and told me to go to the mall or wherever else I wanted to shop and do just that! He stayed home to watch the kids all day for me so I could have an enjoyable time shopping! I loved it! I can't even remember the last time I went out shopping ALL BY MYSELF, for myself! I did feel a little strange not having to worry about little people, but I got over that real quick :) I went to a mall down in Jacksonville and shopped for a few hours, got some cute stuff, then headed back home.
Ryan, the kids, and I got ready to go out to dinner and I decided on Osaka, a Japanese Steakhouse. It was a lot of fun, it's the kind that they cook the food right in front of you. I was bummed to find that my camera was low on batteries once we got there, I had plans of taking some video and take some good pictures, oh well. After some great food (including sushi, which I LOVE) we came back home for the traditional cake and ice cream! Gave the kids a bath, and had watched American Idol :) A girl couldn't really ask for more!
Thank YOU for your warm birthday wishes. It made me feel so special to know my friends and family thought of me :)
Thank you Ryan for making my 25th one that I'll never forget, and feel free to do that every year ;) I love you so much, you make me so happy each and everyday.

Parker at Osaka

Skylee at the restaurant

A trip to the zoo

Last week Ryan had Wednesday off of work, rather than Monday (MLK Day) because he was out at sea that day. It was a beautiful day, so we decided to head to the zoo! It turned out to be a perfect day; amazing weather, we were practically the only people there, active animals, and happy kids :) We packed food and had a picnic for lunch, Skylee had so much fun in the play area, she got to brush goats, and we rode the carousel. Here's a few shots from our lovely day.

^being free

^Mama monkey holding her baby

skylee going down the slide

^Skylee brushing the goat
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^Ryan helping Parker brush the goat

^Parker with the giraffe

^Skylee enjoying every minute :)

HOLY CATCH-UP!

Daaaaaaang, it's been a long time for me! But, I'm BACK :) Missed me right?

We had such a great trip in California, super busy, and fun filled! Here are some slideshows to highlight our adventures:

Here are some of the things we did:

*Skylee turned 3 there and we had a little party with family
*Thanksgiving
*San Diego Wild Animal Park
*Disneyland/ CA Adventure
*Looked at Christmas lights with my parents, got dinner,cookies, and peppermint shakes :)
*Saw the movie "The Princess and the Frog"
*Park days
*Picnics with cousins
*Saw "The Nutcracker" ballet
*Took the kids to get their pictures taken
*Christmas parties
*Christmas Day/eve with family
*Tom's Farm x2
*Spent time with extended family and friends
*New Years
*Holiday baking and eating :)

-I realize my slideshows are a little thrown together, and some of the same pictures appear a couple times, but I just wanted to get these up since it's been so long. Sorry for not editing :P

Holiday Fun

Christmas Day

Playing in California

Disneyland

San Diego Wild Animal Park