We decided that instead of buying a cake we'd take her to a local favorite bakery Ooh La La and let her pick an assortment of birthday cupcakes! We had 3 boxes, plus a personal slice of cake for her to enjoy and could hardly fit them all in her lap for the car ride home...but that sure is one happy mom!!
We had my uncle Mark & Aunt Linda and their kids, Uncle Steve and Aunt Cara and their boys, and Greg, Gina plus Ava and Boo in town to help celebrate! I didn't manage to get pictures of all that came but we had lots of fun being together and celebrating with great eats! The day after mom's birthday we went to Las Flores for lunch before Greg and Gina left town and the staff at the restaurant had a surprise of their own planned! They ran across the street to a bakery and bought a piece of tasty raspberry cake for mom, and brought a giant plate of sopapillas for the rest of us! Of course she was required to wear the sombrero while they sang happy birthday! That's what you get when you eat at a restaurant more than once a week on average!
Mom's favorite gift might have been the hammock that Dad gave her for use in their paradise backyard. Here's a shot of Mom and Manna hangin out!
Of course I really enjoyed getting some time with Ava Claire! She is such a happy baby and it just makes my heart smile to hold her! It makes her heart happy to see puppies, so good thing we had Willow around! It's fun to watch Ava on the move now, that girl has mastered crawling!
Sunday evening before Greg, Gina and Ava left town we went over to Uncle Mark and Aunt Linda's house to celebrate another birthday-Uncle Mark's! We all brought swimsuits and Aunt Linda had the grill going with tasty hamburgers and sausage! I'm not a big beef eater, but Aunt Linda had me craving cow with those burgers!
The highlight of the evening might have been Baylor's plot to get the pool to herself. She had been enjoying swim time with Buddy- the Rowe's dog, but evidently decided the pool was too crowded.
So, she decided to become the pool pooper and clear all of us out so she could swim alone! It was panic for a moment, but Greg and I went into action mode and began scooping poop with our hands in hopes of saving the pool. Too late.....Baylor won! Perhaps it was the only birthday gift she could think of giving!
Hope you enjoyed your birthday month mom, I'm glad to share it with you and look forward to celebrating all over again next year!
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