63 years!

Yesterday we celebrated my Mom's 63rd birthday. Wow, I'm getting old! I wanted to surprise her with a dinner, so I quickly said Happy Birthday at church, and that was all the mention I made of it. I could tell she was feeling a little sad b/c the boys hadn't called her all day. That made the upcoming surprise even better. I made little cheddar meat loafs (one of her new favorites), mashed potatoes, salad, biscuits, and a summer fruit salad. Once the twins arrived and ate, everyone went swimming. The twins had a fun time with the kids, and my Mom really enjoyed having everyone together. After swimming we all sang Happy Birthday, and had a butter pecan (her favorite) ice cream cake, that I had secretly made the night before. My Mom asked for shelves for her bedroom, so I put them on her bed when she wasn't looking. I like doing surprises!!

Last night Sophia stayed up for a long time, which means over 2 hours, and just laid there and entertained herself. I kept telling Ben, "Isn't she a great baby?" Well today Sophia had to prove me wrong. She had been a little fussy, and her first two naps only lasted about 40 minutes. She still hasn't rolled over, but I see her trying sometimes. Perhaps that is why she isn't sleeping well. All my babies have done that. I'm sure all will be well by tonight. Anyway, she is growing fast...and I realized I should probably post some recent pictures of her.

The kids decided they wanted to have another go at the lemonade stand. ( I remembered to take a picture this time.) It was really dark and cloudy and I thought for sure it was going to rain on them, but they got lucky. They got some good business. The people in our neighborhood are so friendly. There were a few repeat customers. I said that we would be replacing the Starbucks in the afternoon:) As they were wrapping up their lemonade stand Aubrie decided she was going to take the neighbors scooter down the hill ( our hill is very steep). Within minutes of realizing I hadn't seen her in awhile, one of our neighbors pulled up in front of our house with Aubrie and the scooter in his car. Apparently he was backing out as Aubrie was flying down the hill. Aubrie, thinking he was going to hit her, tried to turn away and bit the dust big time. She had some road rash on her shoulder, (she insisted we take a picture) and we thought she may had broken her wrist. We put some ice on it praying for the best.

We decided to run out and get some dinner w/ all the drama that went on. On the way home the kids asked if we could drive by our new church building. There were a lot of cars in the parking lot, and so we went in to check it out. The bishopric and other leaders were in there moving things and setting up. Aubrie went around telling everyone about her accident, whether they wanted to hear it or not! LOL They had a little family home evening in the chapel. It was cool to be in the new building and do that. After that we went over to a friends house and while we were there Aubrie got a blessing. She said her hand is now feeling a little better. Hope she is feeling much better tomorrow. Of course we are wrapping up the night with a swim....it's 9:30!