My birthday surprises!

My one wish BEFORE my birthday was to get a full 8 hours of sleep!  Ok, so that was more of a miracle request!  :)  But that morning wen I rolled out of bed, I realized...
that my wish did NOT come true!  haha.
The longest consecutive sleep stretch was 2 hours, but hey- my baby is healthy and happy!  

For the day, I had REAL  exciting plans of cleaning and doing laundry while my hot husband was at work.  I was going to go to my dear friend Wendy's for a mid-day outing to her house. But when I realized the car-seats were NOT in the truck, I called her to reschedule our play-date.  She called me back a few min later and said, "I will drive to your house, my son just woke up early from his nap anyway."  So, I decided it was time to get out of my jammies and put some slacks on.  I didn't have to totaly look like I was exhausted fron NO SLEEP and doing laundry on this supposedly happy bday of mine.  :) I still had no make-up on, no shower yet, I don't even think I
brushed my hair yet...
But hey... this is the life of a
new mom of 3 CHILDREN right?!

I later heard children talking at my front door, curious me went to investigate and I saw a boy at the door who did not even belong to Wendy~!!!!  I suspiciously opened the door to a porch FULL OF MY GOOD FRIENDS from my old neighborhood!!!!!!!  They then yelled, "SURPRISE!!!!!" I ALMOST BURST INTO TEARS! They filed into my house with fruit, dip, chps, salsa, drinks, crackers, and Jamie's famous chocolate cupcakes! For me to have thought a few hours earlier... "This b-day is going to stink!  No sleep, the usual housework in my jammies, nobody to spend the day with, nothing planned, just waiting patiently for 3:30 (when Kyle comes home!)  LAME!"

For these dear friends of mine to organize an impromptu party, was soooo inspired!  Me feeling alone, and sad, to feeling soooo loved and valued made my day!

Thank you to Wendy for organizing it!  And thank you to: Marie, Lilly, Tionna, Heidi!

You ladies sure know how to make a girl feel loved!

Here is the group pic... minus a few dozen kids!  :)

  The 3 of us have little baby boys born within 2 weeks of each other!  Due to something in the water and effective baby planning! ;)  Aren't these babies so cute!

Below: the culprit, Wendy!

So as the party was dying down... my handsome hubby comes waltzing in the house with 2 DOZEN LONG STEM RED ROSES!  A girls best friend!  What a thoughtful and loving husband!

Then Kyle told me to take a shower... so I took a LONG, HOT, RELAXING shower!!!! Then we went to dinner with our whole little family!!!  As we were on the way to eat somewhere, I told Kyle.. I want your mom to come too.  So he arranged to meet her at the Olive Garden by her house! 
It was a nice dinner and
nummy chocolate cake for dessert!  

And Kase blessed me with two gifts... 1.  His first real smile!!!!!! and 2.  He slept all the way through dinner and the drive too! 

It was a day full of unexpected surprises!  Thank you to everyone who made my day great!  And the 140 facebook friends who wished me a happy birthday!  Yes, I counted!  Last year it was 95. I just wanted to get 100! But exceeded my goal!

32 candles, 2 hours good sleep, 5 girlfriends, 12 kids playing, 30 min in a hot shower, 24 beautiful roses, 1 HOT hubby, 3 awesome children, 5 full tummies at dinner, 1 sweet first smile, 140 fb b-day wishes  = 1 happy birthday girl!!!!!!