Birthday

I had a wonderful birthday this year. I turned 33 this year and while I still feel good I get sad sometimes thinking about how quickly time goes. I always want to stay in shape to keep up with the kids and life. Tony and I eat pretty healthy we just have to workout more. I know we'll be a lot more active this summer, especially living in Castle Rock with all the amenities it offers. Anthony and Avabelle are getting at great ages for bike riding and we have a trailer for Louie. Plus the kids will probably be swimming every day and I will join in.

This year for my birthday Grammer brought a cake and pizza over the night before my birthday. Jez and Diazon also joined the festivites. We had a fire, pizza, cake and a movie. But the best part was all the kids slept in our room for the big slumber party, there was laughing, crying, story telling, and finally a few hours later sleeping. We all had fun.

The morning of my birthday we had to go to Anthony's karate tournament. The rest of the day we picked up the house. That evening Grammer and Papa watched the kids while my mom and dad took Tony and I to my favorite restaurant, Turley's in Boulder. It was nice after dinner we headed back home. It was cute to hear the kids keep telling me Happy Birthday over and over again. Ava's voice was so sweet everytime she said Happy Birthday. But my favorite gift was the card Tony wrote for me. It is one of my favorite's. He sure has a way with words when he writes. This is what I opened...

You are such a good example
Of what a wife should be.
We always get along so well
Even when we disagree.
You are always so loving
Yet still so understanding
You are such a good person
That you deserve to wear a crown
You have the biggest heart
Yet so honest and true
You are the best wife
I'm so proud to have you in my life
I really really love you
One of life's special gifts
Is to have a wife like you

Happy Birthday Rita!

I love you with all my heart you are such a great mother and wife. I know you feel unappreciated but believe me we couldn't do it without you. You make everything I do worth while and make me want to be the best father and husband I can be. Thank you for being you.

I tear up every time I read it. It was very touching and I am soooooo lucky to have such a wonderful husband. He's the best husband in the whole world! I must be doing something right that makes him stick around(or maybe it's because I have all three of his kids :-). Either way I try to give him and the kids 110% everyday and make sure they are my #1 priority always. I love Tony's self disipline, self-control, honesty, and his huge heart.

Anthony - Anthony is starting to finish my sentences now. I'll stop mid sentence and he finishes my thought, he's super cute with his literal thinking lately. He offered me choices the other day. "Mom should we go to the play gym or should we go to the park." I guess he's learning that the choices we give him are a win win for us.

Avabelle - AHHH! I can't break Avabelle of saying this, "mom we don't say fucking shit we say oh my goodness." I thought it would go away but she brings it up once a week in the car. I try not to give a lot of attention to it but why does she keep bringing it up!!!!

Louie- He is pulling himself up on things now and crawling really fast. He is the quickest crawler of the bunch. I took him for his 8 month pictures at JCPennys, they asked me to sign the photo rights to his pictures so they could use them. I laughed because they had me do the same for Anthony when he was a baby. He is a super cute baby and get's the most attention out of all the babies. I think it's because he's a very smiley baby and of course mom thinks he's the most beautiful baby there is out there. I love his personality coming out it's funny to think how he'll be when he starts talking. I love that little guy.