My Birthday 2011

I am 28!

I am YOUNG!

I am FABULOUS!

I love my birthdays & today was no exception.  Before the kids headed to school this morning, they gave me their gift {which they were so excited about}-a necklace with pendants for each one of their's birthstones.  After sending Jordan off to school, I said goodbye to the rest of the brood, and headed off to SLC for a girls day.

My good friend Tiffany came along with me for my birthday adventure.  The plan was to go for a studio taping of "Good Things Utah" {a local show-kinda like the View}, have lunch, & go shopping.

Tiff & I were the studio audience; and yes, I was on tv.

The show was a blast.  Afterwords, we made our way back onto I-215, and basically got off on an exit on a whim {thinking I might eat at a particular place}.  We hit the jackpot because there were tons of places to eat & a Ross store to shop at {one of my favorite places to shop}.

I figured since it was my birthday & all, I should treat myself to one of Olive Gardens special drinks.

The drink was huge.....the glass was tall enough that I either had to sit up, or pull it down to take a swig.  But it sure was tasty.

Yep, that's me just being a goofball ;)

After lunch, we headed over to Ross's where I found a new pair of sunglasses, 2 shirts, and a small collander.  After touring the Valley Fair Mall, I decided that we needed a treat, so we made our way to Ruby Snap.  Oh My.  I got the Zoey which is a Blueberry-Lemon-Poppy seed Cookie; so delish.  After the sugar rush, we stop by the Ross in Bountiful in hopes of finding more goodies, but we did not succeed :(

After dropping Tiffany off, I came home to my wonderful family, with a husband getting dinner ready.  It was so nice to not have to worry about cooking dinner.

I'm so glad that it was such a nice day, that we all could hang outside as James grilled up our steak for fajita's {which were super delicious!}.

Madi was very insistent that she get to go play outside with her brothers.  I think this was the first time that she's been outside playing since learning how to walk.

James was a sweetheart & made me a chocolate cake for dessert.  Madi liked it just as much as I did.

She had chocolately-cakie goodness all over her face.....I did not; but I still enjoyed it.

Jaxs wanted his picture taken as well....I was happy to oblige.

Later {and to end the night}, after watching "Glee" & putting the kiddos to bed, James & I went and played indoor soccer.  We should have birthdays more often because we won tonight!!!  Awesome game-Michelle even scored a goal :)

I'm so thankful for my family that loves me so much and treats me so good; I couldn't have done any better-I got perfect :)