Happy Birthday to ME!

Yes, Friday was the big day. I am just now feeling up to updating after pure exhaustion. I guess it comes along with hitting the big 3-0!!

Since this was a big one mom and dad took all of us to National Harbor for the night and we enjoyed many of the holiday festivities that they have to offer. It was truly amazing and I had a great birthday. Thanks so much Mom and Dad….YOU ARE THE BEST!!!! Everything we did was also very kid friendly and it is funny how when you are a grown up that whatever makes your kids happy makes you happy. That is exactly what this weekend was about. We did things that the kids will remember for a lifetime.

It all started with dinner at Ketchup.

After dinner we headed back to the hotel for all of the activities that the Gaylord puts on. The girls made a pit stop to shop for jewelry which was fun!!

Riding on the train. They did this at least 3-4 times:)

The light show at the fountain is a big hit. They got pretty wet and could have cared less!

Mikayla wanted her shirt off so she could get in the fountain!!

It snows inside the atrium every night, Ryan was catching snow flakes with his tongue!

We all had our own rooms but we crashed in Nana and Pop Pop’s room for our bed time snack.

We sure are a close knit bunch!!! All lounging in the same bed. Only Pop Pop and Uncle Matt were missing!

Room service delivered cookies and milk as a bedtime snack. Look how cute they are waiting for their glasses of milk!! I didn’t get room service until the night after I got married!!! Here they are at 2, 4, and 6 getting spoiled rotten!!! I hope they don’t think this is the norm:)

The view from our room

Saturday morning we headed down for breakfast and met up with the Grinch!!

and then on to the ICE display 

The sculptures were AMAZING!!!

The ice slides are the main attraction as far as the kids are concerned!

We ended Saturday night with more family and cake!

Look at Ryan and Mikayla…they had their fingers in the cake first thing!

Here’s to my next 30 years! I hope they are as great as the first!!