Saturday, January 31, 2009

birthday weekend in Abilene

Last Friday we took a quick trip to Abilene to celebrate my birthday and Keri's birthday. It's always nice to go "home". There's something so calm and relaxing about being at my parents' house and each time we visit we feel so taken care of and loved. Thanks Mom and Dad!


I love this family picture-Keri and I were resting and
relaxing by the fire and the kids decided to crawl all over us!

Sweet Addie had a bit of a stomach bug while we were in Abilene,
but snuggles with Daddy always make her feel better.

We did lots of hanging out (sleeping) by the fire

spent some quality time with Cookie and Papa

and bundled up to play outside for a while.

It was a quick trip but I'm so glad we went! We drove back home Sunday afternoon, unloaded the car and greeted Jack and Dianna at our house. They came to stay with the kids while we continued the celebration with Chad and Christi. We went to Studio Movie Grill and saw The Curious Case of Benjamin Button and ate some great food! Thanks Chad and Christi for a fun night out!

12 comments:

ashley said...

Happy Birthday sweet friend! It looks like a very fun and relaxing celebration. Also, I'm loving the new Chera pictures!! How do our kids get big so fast?

Elyse said...

Happy Birthday! Glad you guys had a fun and relaxing weekend!
~Elyse~

R said...

first off, the new photo of you in your header is gorgeous!! your hair is soooooo cute!

and that photo of addie and keri? oh my goodness, they resemble each other a lot! i love that one.

did you love benjamin button? i didn't care if i saw it or not, but J wanted to, so we did and i loved it! being pregnant with a boy though, it sure did make me sad! it made me even more excited to meet this little boy and hold him and love him! it'll be so different than girls, i think, but i can't wait to experience it!

Ami and Jeff said...

What a fun weekend and such fun pictures!

Angie said...

I love your new header. Cute new pics.

annalee said...

happy, happy birthday to you and keri! what a great place to celebrate.

annalee said...

ps- i too love your fun hair!

Helen said...

Looks like the perfect birthady celebration! Hope you had a fabulous day!

carla's gateway said...

I forgot how close you and Ellena were on birthdays... I have the BIG group picture of all of you being dedicated at FBC. Cookie and Tahtee look so very young! Happy birthday sweet lady... and that picture of your little girl in her Daddy's arms... priceless!

Anonymous said...

HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!!!!! I also love the new header and your hair is soooo cute! I don't think I have ever seen it curled! I love it!

I also think Addie & Keri look alike in that one photo...weird...I always thought she looked like you until I saw that pic.

I love the cake photo too...I can't tell if Doak is going to be a chocoholic or a pyromaniac. :)

Happy Birthday and we miss yall!

kristin fulghum said...

happy happy birthday friend. i was thinking about you all day on the 28th. hope it was a great one.

Sara S. said...

Happy Birthday, Natalie!