LAS VEGAS, 30TH BIRTHDAYS, NINE MONTHS, AND RACHEL'S ENGAGED

WOW! THAT'S ALOT TO COVER IN ONE BLOG POST, BUT WE HAVE HAD A BUSY 10 DAYS!

ON JULY 30, WE HAD A GROUP OF 8 OF US HEAD TO LAS VEGAS FOR A CELEBRATORY 4 DAYS! WE ATE, PLAYED, GAMBLED, SHOPPED, WALKED AND WALKED AND WALKED, AND HAD A BLAST CELEBRATING OUR 30TH BIRTHDAY MONTH! LEE, RACH, AND I HAVE BEEN FRIENDS SINCE WE WERE TINY AND CELEBRATE OUR AUGUST BIRTHDAYS TOGETHER EVERY YEAR, SO WE THOUGHT VEGAS WAS FITTING TO RING IN THE BIG 3 - 0!

LEE, JAKE, ME, RACH
LEAVING FOR LAS VEGAS

THE 30TH BIRTHDAY GIRLS!!

TODAY WAS MY 30TH BIRTHDAY.... DO I FEEL OLDER? NOPE... SAME AS YESTERDAY! HAHA! BUT I DID HAVE A FANTASTIC WEEKEND! MY SWEET HUBBY, MOM, AND FRIENDS PLANNED A SUPER FUN SURPRISE PARTY IN MY HONOR ON SATURDAY NIGHT! I CANT BELIEVE THAT NO ONE BLEW THE SURPRISE! I HAD NO IDEA! WE HAD A BLAST AND I AM SO GRATEFUL TO EVERYONE THAT CAME AND ESPECIALLY THOSE THAT PUT IT TOGETHER! THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU!

MY SWEET BABY BOY IS 9 MONTHS OLD! WOW! I HAVE NOW HAD HIM OUT LONGER THAN HE WAS IN! HAHA! I CANNOT BELIEVE HOW QUICKLY TIME IS GOING! HE IS STILL SUCH A SNUGGLER AND I LOVE IT! HE IS ROLLING LIKE A WILD MAN, PUSHING UP, AND STARTING TO SCOOT! HE IS TOO TOO CUTE AND WE LOVE HIM MORE EACH DAY! HAPPY 9 MONTH BIRTHDAY, JACEROO!

BROTHERS! TOO TOO SWEET!

OUR PRECIOUS 9 MONTH OLD BOY!

AND OTHER EXCITING NEWS... OUR SWEET FRIEND RACHEL IS ENGAGED!!! YAY!!!! RACH AND I HAVE BEEN FRIENDS SINCE WE WERE 8... DO THE MATH... 22 YEARS! SHE IS SUCH A SPECIAL PERSON AND HAS BEEN WAITING A LONG TIME FOR HER PRINCE CHARMING AND HE FINALLY ARRIVED!!! BRYON HAS SWEPT OUR RACHIE OFF HER FEET AND PROPOSED THIS WEEKEND! WE ARE NOW PLANNING A FALL 2010 WEDDING AND I CANT WAIT! CONGRATS, SWEET GIRL! WE ARE SOOO TICKLED FOR YOU AND BRYON!

THE HAPPY COUPLE!

THE RING SHOT! HE DID SOOOO GOOD!

HOPE YOU ALL (ALL 6 OF YOU THAT READ THIS! HA!) HAVE A FABULOUS WEEK! JUST TWO MORE WEEKS OF SUMMER, SO BE SURE TO ENJOY! BLESSINGS!