Jenni turns 29!!

Okay, this will be the last year that I announce how old I am! In fact, after this year I may stop celebrating my birthday altogether:) For some reason I'm really feeling a year older this year:( But thankfully I have an incredible husband who even though was out of town on my birthday, managed to pull off one of the best birthdays ever! (with the help of a few of my friends - thanks girls!) There's way too much to tell every detail. So basically he put together a scavenger hunt for me where I received different clues throughout the day, from the time I woke up until I went to bed that evening! (oh and all of the clues were different poems that he had written) I had also gotten sick the day before and so my friends took extra good care of me:) My day included: lunch with the girls - thank you ladies for the fabulous gifts:), a new purse, an hour massage (thanks to Kristina and the Biorns for watching my girls), movie tickets.......! We were even still celebrating my birthday the next day! It was so great! And even better, my friend's son shares my birthday. So she had a dinner that evening with more food and cold stone cakes. This truly was an unforgettable birthday! Thanks babe - you really are the best:) I love you!

San Antonio Rodeo

On Saturday Tim and Lori took us to the Rodeo and it was a blast! This will definitely have to become a family tradition every year:) Jed and his dad actually left early in the morning to hit the horse shows before the girls were even up! The long days were catching up to us:) Then we all went to the swine races and ate some fair food before we went into the Rodeo (the food was actually really greasy and not the greatest - but oh well, it's the experience that counts) Olivia was chosen as one of the "cheerleaders" during the pig races and then she and Lexi took their picture with a brand new baby pig. Livvy really wanted to take the pig home - I couldn't blame her - it was pretty cute:) After the Rodeo we walked around the fairgrounds, through the different vendors and then Livvy and Tim went on some carnival rides. We ended the day with a trip to "Chuy's" for dinner and it was so good:)
It was really sad to see Tim and Lori go! On our way to the airport we stopped by the Temple and took some pictures and then had lunch at Panera - yummy!! We are so blessed to have such wonderful parents and grandparents that give so much of themselves:) It was a much needed break from reality and the stress of every day life - so thank you Tim and Lori for everything:) We love you!

Olivia's 7th Birthday

We had so much fun for Olivia's 7th Birthday!! Tim and Lori came into town and we played non-stop for the whole weekend! On Thursday we drove to Fredricksburg and did a little window shopping and had a German lunch. Lori's father and step-mother served their mission there. It was a very quaint town with a lot of history. We even found a little shop named "Beulah's" (this was Lori's mothers name:) Then on Friday we had Olivia's birthday party and it was crazy fun! We were supposed to have it at the park, but the weather wasn't cooperating, so instead we had 11 kids in our house:) We played soccer in the garage, red rover, pin the tail on the donkey, musical plates, a guessing game and then ate pizza and cake! Olivia was so spoiled and received incredible gifts! Thank you so much to our wonderful family and friends!!