28 and Holding...

I have been alive through five LDS church presidents: President's Kimball, Benson, Hunter, Hinckley, and Monson. I have been alive through five U.S. Presidents: Carter, Reagan, Bush, Clinton, and Bush. There have been 7 Summer Olympics in my life in: Moscow, Los Angeles, Seoul, Barcelona, Atlanta, Sydney, Athens and 8 winter olympics in: Lake Placid, Sarajevo, Calgary, Albertville, Lillehammer, Nagano, Salt Lake City, and Torino. Two years before I was born the priesthood was extended to every worthy male within the church. The year I was born the church implimented the three hour block schedule. The year was 1980 and Saturday, February 16th I was born into the world on a snowy night.

On Saturday I celebrated 28 years of a great life. I'd like to share with you the birthday celebrations of a 28 year old. The morning started at 8:00 am when I got up and straightened the house for an activities committee meeting at 9:00 am (it was a last minute meeting that I realized we needed on the 14th.) After the meeting Kent asked everyone to sing happy birthday to me. We had a small celebration thereafter with Kent, Braxton, and I where I was given my gift of new scriptures and a scripture case (Braxton has been "marking" and "reading" my scriptures and they are getting thrashed). The next part of my day included giving Kent and Braxton haircuts. After that I got ready for work and spent the next four hours at Eddie Bauer.

After work I came home and we went to dinner at Panda Express. Braxton has had a cold and he got coughing excessively to where he threw up a little in the restaurant. I was absolutely mortified thinking that others where grossed out and thinking what a horrible mom I was to bring my sick child to a restaurant. It was during these thoughts that the nicest woman who was working there walked over to our table and handed us a stack full of napkins with a smile. It made me feel so loved and welcome to be there.

After dinner we went to my neice and my combined birthday party (we share our birthday) in Lehi. It was fun. I forgot my camera so I am totally reliant on my sister for any good pictures from that celeration. Brianna had a horse party so Brian had borrowed Kent's saddle stand as well as his saddle, lasso, chaps, and a horse blanket. Cheryl had a good time learning to lasso Erik while riding on the stationary horse. I even hoped on and took a picture with Brianna. We had cake and ice cream and headed home shortly after.

The best part of all was the card I received from Michaela as we were leaving. It said, "Happy Birthday we hope you have a good time we give you this as a certificate thingy of birthdays. Happy Birthday! from, Michaela, Aaron, Levi Rocks!, Kylie, mom and dad." It made me laugh so hard. The evening was capped off with Kent and I going to bed early to be able to get up and get ready for church before 9:00 am. It was a good birthday, but it just seems that as an adult you can't expect too much from your birthday's. I guess that is why we make such a big deal out of our kids birthday's. It gives us our creative birthday planning outlet.