lucky girl

this year I turned 29!!  yikes - only one little year till 30 OR as I told my aunt - it's may just be the first of many of my 29th birthdays ;)  

the morning of my birthday some friends from church invited me and the fam over and made us choc chip pancakes for breakfast - it was soooo nice and so good!

my family always has taken extra care of me on my birthday since it is so close to christmas - they don't want me to feel gipped. this year was no exception -  I felt very special and very loved.  grandma hanne and aunt jette were able to come and even my brother in law extended his trip so he could be here - thanks thomas! most of the family was there and our good friends joel and lisa joined in too. it was a great group. between christmas and my birthday i felt pretty spoiled with all my gifts.  no sam did not cut his hair (which was top on my list) but he made me the most bestest goodest (i know those are not words) cakes ever!!!  it took him 2 days to make me the ice cream cake i requested - "what baby wants - baby gets" ;)  anyways it was very sweet how much time and effort he put into it and it was a hit.  it was delicious!  thanks sam.  so needless to say - it was a good year for me

birthday girl with her little man jackson
this was the second attempt at blowing out my candles. my thunder had been stolen a minute before when i first went to blow them out and my niece blew them out 1 second before me
THE CAKE!!! mmmmmmmmmm