birthday weekend

it has been a great birthday. went to the aquarium (with Anthony chasing Dominic the whole time) lunch with one of my oldest friends Tamara (she is the oldest friend I have because we were born the same day in the same hospital) and her sweet husband and little girl, got to do a little shopping by myself and came home to dinner and dessert made for me by my wonderful family.  Simone had the best time helping daddy make the dessert and trying to hide it from me when I got home.

On Sunday we went to the zoo.  It was hot but the occasional cloud overhead made it bearable.  The kids had a great time and I loved showing them my favorite parts of the zoo that I remember from when I was a kid.  I couldn't believe how much they all walked.   Dominic fell asleep with his sandwich in his hands on the ride home.  

Such a fun weekend.  What a blessing to be all together for 2 days in a row!