He loves me...He loves me not...

So Thursday (Aug 25th) was my birthday and my husband had to go to work so my sister Aimee asked to hang out for a little bit. It was a great day going shopping & a delicious lunch at Culvers where Devan was able to meet up with us.

 I was a little disappointed thinking my husband had NO plans for my birthday and it was just "another day" to him. My mother offered to take us out to dinner for my birthday so I jumped on that fast thinking "well we're not doing anything else and here is someone who actually wants to do something..." My mom treated us to an AMAZING dinner at T.G. I. Fridays...One of my favorites! 

I understand I'm being a tad bit selfish but my sinful heart thinks,

"Hey this is MY day...I deserve     fill in the blank    ."

I go to bed that night still a little hurt & upset and wake up the next morning and decide to just keep on going with a good attitude. Dev came up with an idea of taking me to a movie in the park and told me it was "ANNIE" & knew there was no way I would shoot that down. He also told me we were leaving Ireland at his parents and we better get over there so we're not late for the movie.  

Little did I know there was HUGE get together at his moms house and it was ALL for ME! 

SURPRISE!!!!

 OH how foolish am I! To ever doubt my husband and think that he doesn't have some kind of tricks up his sleeve. He truly is the best...and this was my first surprise party!! I had one when I was 13 but someone spilled the beans..lol. 

Thank you EVERYONE for coming and loving me & helping me celebrate my birthday! 

THANK YOU Devan for planning this all on your own and making this birthday a VERY special one! 

I LOVE YOU!

Great America Day!

Midwest Generation gives free tickets to employers and family every year to Great America.

We were not able to go last year because of the hustle & bustle of getting our wedding in order. 

This year we all got to go & it was a lot of fun. I really enjoyed walking around with the family and watching the kids. 

This is probably the first year I've ever been there that I didn't ride, 

it didn't bother in the least because I had a blast watching my niece's and nephews ride & have a blast. 

We did get a down pour of rain but thankfully we were at the Picnic Grove eating lunch under a nice secure roof and didn't get wet. 

This was Ireland's first trip to Great America and definitely not her last. Besides...she'll never remember she was even there....

(Uncle) Devan was a big hit

He took Matt on a ton of rides 1.since I wasn't able to and 2. since no one else was a lover of coasters like Dev. This was Matt's first time ever on rollercoasters and I think he loved them!!

Just Yesterday....

It feels like just yesterday I was pregnant and patiently waiting the arrival of our baby girl. 

I can not believe it has been ONE MONTH already! Our baby girl is 4 weeks old!! 

To celebrate

Dev surprised me today with a trip to the Shedd Aquarium! 

Ireland did so good ALL day! 

Even though she slept most of the time we were there,

Dev & I really enjoyed our time away together as a family!

Oh how I love this man....I can't wait for Ireland to get old enough to enjoy him as much as I do!