the beginning of year 26.

well, it's offical.  i am now closer to 30 than i am to 20.  L.A.M.E.  on monday i turned 26 and am beginnning to feel old.  :)

on saturday my mom took me to a birthday lunch at my most favorite restaurant ever, hay j's.  we had a lovely time eating a delicious meal and chatting for hours.  4 1/2 hours to be exact.  when they started lighting candles and setting out wine glasses for the dinner crowd, we realized how long we had been there!  oops.

she got me a nice, new, sharp rotary cutter, and a wonderful never-been-cut-into cutting mat for sewing!!  woo!  oh she knows me too well.  never before would i have guessed that i would be so thrilled to recieve sewing tools for my 26th birthday.  ;)  hense the "i'm feeling old" thing. 



my actual birthday was on monday. 

our good friend andy olson is the head coach of the spokane shock arena football team, and when he and his wife jessie invited us to join them at the season opener game, we decided it would be a fun way to celebrate my birthday!  and it certainly was!  it's so fast-paced and exciting.  the boys had a blast cheering on the team, and of course coach andy.  :)  and even though they lost the game in overtime, it was an exciting game to watch.  and it doesn't hurt that our kiddos are all friends and got to run around on the field after the game.  in jackson's words, "that was the COOLEST part of the whole game!" 

jackson made a HUGE sign that said "go coach andy."  unfortuately it was so big that he could barely hold it up.  :)

jackson and one of his favortie friends skyah.  skyah's mommy was smart and brought lots of coloring books, markers, etc. to entertain them throughout the game.  smart thinking jessie! next time i will be prepared. 

go shock!

jessie & the cutest little shock fan ever, mr. ayven!  LOVE him!  and her! :)

Cheering on the shock!

and cheering some more.

worn out from all the cheering.  well that, and the fact that it was about 2 hours past his bedtime.  :)

with our sleepy little guys.

buddies.

the whole family.

running, and running, and running some more on the field after the game.  funny how liam got a second wind when it came time to play on the field.  lol. 

needless to say, we had two passed out little boys before we even left the parking lot. 

thanks olsons for an awesome night!  what a fun way to celebrate my birthday.  and hey, at least i have 4 more years until i turn 30 and not <6 months, right andy?!?! :)  love you guys!