April birthdays

I turned 37.

WHAT?!?!

37 SOUNDS a lot older than 36. It's crazy.

My birthday was on a Saturday and the night before Emerson insisted we go out so I could buy my favorite muffins that he could bake for me in the morning. And when I say "night" I mean I should've been in bed already. But Emerson was so sweet about it and tried to be so quiet in the kitchen making them. 

Breakfast in bed brought by Fabio..... I mean Emerson.

He WANTED to come in earlier, but Dad made him let me sleep longer. He confessed later that he did it because HIS birthday was coming a week later and really wanted breakfast in bed too. :)

Ahhhhh, NOW I get it.

Brooks and I were out of town on Emerson's birthday morning but got back that night.....in time to give him his camping gear for our BIG 12 year old.

THANKFULLY Grandma was here and made his day pretty special with extra things I wasn't even PLANNING on doing. However, I DID leave his junkbox so he didn't have to wait for that. 

 (Bronson's face 😂)

I had a bunch of "cool" ideas for Emerson's party, but he ended up wanting just to get his close friends (our neighborhood calls them the "biker gang") together and playing football and kickball with pizza and ice cream.

Everly.....or as we call her "Belch" also had a birthday and turned FOUR!!!!

there was no question what she wanted for her pinata!!!

 Push pops are one of her favorite things to talk about......let alone probably near the top of her actual FAVORITE THINGS.

 Speaking of gifts and favorite things......well, I probably better include the pictures of Bronson's lunch he forgot (AGAIN!) at home. Brooks ran home to get it to swing by the school and I mentioned casually, "You know we should wrap his lunch in a diaper and THEN put it in his brown paper sack." To that Brooks responded, "Who needs a brown paper sack?!?"

Brooks took Bronson's lunch and placed it like so...

Then he masterfully wrapped it up like he's so used to doing.

And wa-LAH! I diaper lunch JUST for Bronson.

 The lady at the front office always smiles when she sees Brooks and said, "I always can't wait to see what you'll bring into him next."

One day Bronson will learn not to forget his stuff........