Brian's Birthday

When Brian and I were little it was always disappointing when your birthday was on Sunday - because that was the Lord's day of rest. Well, now that we're older, we realize that Sunday is a fantastic day for birthdays! We SO enjoy having a day of rest - especially on conference weekend. Brian's birthday was both relaxing and uplifting. :)

Happy birthday, Handsome!

We started his birthday morning with blueberry muffins after sleeping in. Well, "sleeping in" at our house is anything past 7am. Natalya helped me pick a rose from our backyard for him. The kids also helped set the table and screamed, "SURPRISE!!!" when he walked downstairs.

After the first session of conference, we opened up presents. He needed a few new shirts and ties.

Then we enjoyed our gorgeous weather and took lunch outside for a picnic.

I love a scavenger hunt! Well at least it makes a present more fun to get. My clever clues led him to...


...the freezer! Where I was hiding nearly 6 dozen of his favorite cookies - peanutbutter Reeses Pieces cookies. I baked his peanutbutter cookies, and Branson's cake all day on Friday. Then I ran around the house, opening every window, and spraying air freshener everywhere just before Brian got home - so he couldn't smell the wonderful aroma of peanutbutter that had filled the whole house.

We topped off his birthday with his very favorite cake that he requests every year: double chocolate chip cake. I forgot to buy extra candles, so we improvised by using every odd candle we had! Some were sparkly, some were shaped like cars, some were letters of the alphabet - but yes, I was able to round up all 31 candles!

Brian is such a wonderful man. I am so blessed to have him as my husband! He is my very best friend. He makes me laugh. There's no one in the world I would rather spend my time with than my husband. Brian is also a terrific father. He teaches, loves, protects and provides for our sweet children. He is just perfect for me and I love him more than anything.