Lots of 3's

I have to agree with the old saying, "Good things come in 3's". This was the year of 3s for me. We celebrated 3 years of living here in Denver, I gave birth to my 3rd child, and I turned 33. I feel so blessed to be exactly where I am in life. Thanks to some wonderful friends and an amazing husband, I also had one of the best birthdays so far (celebrated over 3 days, of course!)

To start, two days before my birthday Mark treated me to an absolutely incredible date (Thank you to my generous friend Kristen, who bravely watched all 3 kids for free!). First, we went to eat at Trattoria Stella, one of our new favorite restaurants in the Denver Highlands neighborhood (thanks Jennessa for introducing it to us!)


Then, we went to see the Broadway production of "The Lion King". I have wanted to see it for several years now, so it was a HUGE treat. Mark went all out and got crazy-good seats and it was truly fantastic!


The day before my birthday, we had Life Group at our house and my friends surprised me with a miniature cake and gifts. I typically dislike being the center of attention, but it was very sweet and thoughtful.

Good thing they didn't try to light all 33 candles on that little cake or the house may have burned down

Brooklyn modeling my gifts, a new hat and boots

(Glad my friends have better fashion sense than me!)

On my actual birthday, my friend Jenny and I took all 5 of our kids to the Denver Botanical Gardens. We were super lucky because it just happened to be the last beautiful day of fall prior to a snow storm and freezing-cold weather. It was so lovely...that is, prior to Brooklyn throwing the biggest fit of her life. But such is life with a 2 year-old. : )

My dear friend Jenny and I

Ethan and his future wife, Kylie

Sweet Emmy and Brooklyn, Pre-fit

The Gardens were all decked out for Christmas

The day was topped off with going out to dinner and coffee with my dear friend Nicole. Too bad I'm older than her now!

Thanks everyone for such a great birthday!