Happy Birthday to Me...

I had a great birthday. One of the best in a while...

Here is what we did:

We started the day by heading to Disneyland.



It is free on your birthday and all kids under 3 are free, so it didn't cost us a thing! Unfortunately, Cory wasn't able to join us b/c he had to work, but I met my friend Nicki there (who also has twins...they are 3 mo younger than the boys). Her Mom also came with us, so we had three adults and 5 kids....pretty good odds! Much better than 3 to 1! Plus, Nicki has an annual pass and goes often so we were able to hit just the right rides and just the right time.

There was a rain in the forecast so I was a little nervous about that, but it ended up just being a really nice cool day. In fact, the whole day went better than I could have hoped for. No major meltdowns...just a few minor ones! Micah would freak out every time we were about to get on a ride, but once on it he was fine. They never got crazy excited about anything, they pretty much just had this face the entire time:



Complete and utter amazement and awe.

This was by far the favorite ride:



Noah screamed in terror the entire time and as you can tell from the picture he jumped up and out as soon as it was over. But since then, anytime I mention the Mickey park, he talks about how he was spinning "big high" with a big old grin on his face.

It was really fun to just spend the whole day with them and watch their reactions to the magical kingdom. (-: I think they are still a bit young for me to invest in a yearly pass, especially since there are so many great things right here in San Diego, but it was worth the free trip and I'm sure we'll get a pass in a couple years.

The rest of the day's pictures:
Sitting at Nicki's house before we left:


What cute kids:!

On our way in:


More reactions to the rides:


On our way to Mickey's House:


In the House: (I was trying to feed Samantha, and poor Nicki was going crazy tending to all four 2 yr olds)


The boys were so excited to see Mickey until we actually got there. They freaked out as soon as I picked them up and headed toward Mickey. Noah calmed down a bit, but poor Micah has the breastfeeding cover in his face, so he was going crazy...


Micah loved this little tube. He would crawl through it, and jump up and go "ta-da" with his arms. I took this picture just a bit too early.


Noah decided to take a little break:


All done...they were sure wiped out!



When I got home I had a wonderful Happy Birthday email waiting from my husband that made me cry. He wasn't able to be home all day b/c of work/school, but he still made sure to make it a nice day for me.

I also got lots of phone calls and cards. Thanks everyone!

I got this great new dinnerware set from my mom


and this fun dinosaur muffin tin from Cory's mom.



And it didn't end there. I was out shopping with the boys Wednesday afternoon when Cory calls...."When are you going to be home?" he asks. Soon, I say. "By 5:45?" he says....

He had gotten a babysitter and arranged for us to be able to go to Red Lobster for dinner. It was SO SO wonderful to be able to spend 1 1/2 hours with my husband without any interruptions. Thanks so much Cory!

Oh, and he also got me a cheesecake instead of a regular birthday cake (I don't like cake). I sure am lucky!

Thanks everyone for such a great day!