Birthday weekend pictures

The best part of our birthday weekend is that the boys were so very excited it was daddy's birthday on Saturday and then mommy's birthday on Sunday. They thought it was also their birthday. Alex declared he wanted to be 34 just like daddy. Nate declared we needed chocolate cupcakes with chocolate frosting and sprinkles.

Jon was nice enough to oblige the cupcake request, but the sprinkles were limited to the ones the boys ate. I tried really hard to get a fancy closeup shot of the cupcakes but little fingers kept getting in the way.


The weather was perfect on Sunday, sunny and warm. I wanted to go to the Durham Life Sciences Museum to spend time outdoors with the kids. You know you're a mom when you ask to go to a children's museum for your birthday. But really, can you imagine a better present than this???


Alex was super cooperative about taking photos. He also was super lovey-dovey, raining us both with hugs and kisses all day. You take all the sweetness of Jon and wrap it up into a 2 year old's body and you get Alex.


Nate was not the least bit cooperative about taking photos. He was pretty loud and defiant most of the weekend. You take all the feistiness and energy of me and wrap it up into a 2 year old's body and you get Nate.


I tried all week to get some photos of the boys together. I tried bribes, tricks, songs, whistles, toys, and they were having none of it. Then I ask them to pose with a tree? They loved it and went crazy. I will most likely frame the series of these photos as they chased each other around the tree and laughed and shouted and giggled.



Crazy little treehuggers. Who knew at 35 I would be blessed with something so precious to keep me young at heart and keep laughter in our home?