Birthday Extravaganza 2009
Mom, Dad, my sister Summer, nephew Felix *ahem*, I mean Carter, niece Kendra, sister Kelly, and her boyfriend Blain all made the trip to Dallas to celebrate a few birthdays in the family. Carter, Austin, and I all have birthdays within a week of each other. We usually pick an Embassy Suites somewhere in Texas to meet up and celebrate. This year it just made sense to stay close to Dallas since we now have quite the crew. We stayed at the Embassy Suites by the Galleria which was quite nice thanks to Mom & Dad!
Austin wanted his "own" party at home before we went to the hotel, so he got his own cake and opened presents here at home when everyone arrived. I was amazed by how many people were so thoughtful to send Austin cards and presents. He loved them all! Another special treat was talking to baby sister Charlotte, Aunt Jessica, Matt, cousins Gracie & Mari on Skype.
Then we headed to the hotel where we were met by two beautiful swans! We enjoyed family time at the hotel, swimming, and we had another round of yummy birthday cake made especially by Kelly and Mom.
My actual birthday was yesterday. It was actually kind of stressful because I spent 3 1/2 hours at the doctors office with all three kids. But I came home to find flowers had been delivered to the house, thanks to my sweet and wonderful husband! Thanks David!
What a fun way to celebrate birthdays. Looks like everyone had a great time.
Looks like you all had a good time. Your family is so wonderful about spending time together even though you are far apart.