Birthday Pics

Hey all!! What a wonderful time I had yesterday. Way to go family for making me feel extra special!! My Momma and Manny made the most amazing dinner (Ham, mashed potatoes, 7-layer salad, corn on the cob, mmmmmm....) and I was lucky enough to have two kinds of cake!! Ry and the kids made me one with my favorite kind of icing on it!!

Here's a pic of me and my Dad with my family made, almost on fire cake. I got nice and toasty while we took these pictures!! You should have seen the smoke after I blew them all out. Hey! At least I could still get that much air out!! Ryan said he'd be jealous if it turned out I had 15 boyfriends!! lol.

Here's two thirds of the table of us. How wonderful to have so many beautiful kids in the family, eh? They were soooo good!!


And here's the rest of us, except Mom, of course, she was taking the pics!! (Once a Mom, always a Mom, I guess). My baby brother made my 30th something special all on his own. He dressed up for me, (looked very handsome), and he played 'Happy Birthday' by New Kids on the Block just for me. I can't tell you how much I enjoyed it!! They asked me if it made me feel old, I said

"No! I feel like I'm 14 again!!!"

It was perfect!!!!

I am a lucky lucky girl, feeling so blessed by having my family so close this year!! Dominic cracked us up by being the cutest baby ever all meal long!!

So... God Bless, all, and a year of wonderfulness to all of you. I hope your life is as full of wonderful surprises and people that love you as mine is!!