Before Bed Birthday Blog - that's a lotta B's!

It is nearing my bedtime, and oh boy, do I love me some bedtime.  I wonder why kids don't like to go to bed?  We have the same drama every night of Logan telling me that he HATES bedtime and it is no fun and he doesn't know why God even wants us to rest our bodies.  Love his little heart.  I guess sleep is something that you have to learn to appreciate.  And I sure do appreciate it, no doubt.

For somebody that HATES sleeping, he sure does look cute doing it!!!

Leah's birthday was on Sunday but we began the celebrating on Friday the 13th.  Erin Grey spent the night and we went to Fazoli's to eat - one of our fave places.  The only thing that bothers me about that place is that they are now using real plates and silverware.  They also bring the food to you and take the trays away.  When it is time to leave, it is hard to get everybody's plates, silverware, and napkins to the trash place.  Once you get there, there is this tiny little hole that you are supposed to stuff the trash in.  I tried to put my leftover spaghetti in the hole but dumped it all on top of the trash can and then had to proceed to scrape it into the hole with my fork.  It was a big production and it annoys me.  

When we went to take this picture, some strange woman smoking her cigarette next to our car
said, "I can make 'em smile," and then proceeded to make faces at them.  I think the
kids were pretty mortified

Saturday was P.A.R.T.Y day which was fun.  This year, we just did a small, family party here at the house.  It was less stressful than planning and buying stuff for a multitude of folks.  The "cousins" got to come which is always fun for Leah & Logan.  And, of course, Erin was here too...she's like my 3rd child :)  

Aunt Amy was manning the kid table during the party - LOL

Leah wanted to do a Justin Bieber party but the places I checked did not offer a Bieber cake.  So she switched her party to dinosaurs.  I felt a little "odd" ordering a dinosaur cake for my 10 year old daughter until the bakery woman told me that her daughter - who just turned 11 - had a monster truck party. 

Sunday was Mommy and Me Zumba day, and also Leah's birthday!!!  The Zumba was a BLAST but my feet and calves are still achy from that!  What a work out!!!  

The Zumba chicks with our troop!!!

I can't believe that my baby girl is TEN now. WOW.  Double digits.  Where's the time go?   It is crazy that she's getting so old...and TALL!  She will be taller than me next year I bet.  Why am I so short...???  Ahhh, nevermind, if you saw my Mama, you'd know why!  My little Leah is growing up...ready or not, here it comes!  It seems like she was just a little thing...

I guess the old saying is true - time flies when you are having fun!!!

And with Leah, and her brother, things are usually pretty fun :)

Happy 10th Birthday Leah...in 10 more years, you'll be 20 and I will be an old wrinkly woman, but with my luck, I'll probably STILL be sporting the zits!!!

Frizzy hair from the rain & zits...doesn't matter, I'm just happy to be here!