mon anniversaire

sunday was my 25th birthday, and i have to say that it was definitely different compared to birthdays 1-24. the major difference was that i had two sick babies to take care of (i had been up pretty much the entire night before). and even though its your birthday, you can't really take a day off from motherhood! but the great thing was that i didn't even mind. if anything, it made me more appreciative of the 25 years that i've spent on this earth and excited for the "how every many" years to come. i love where i am at in my life as i cross this milestone of turning a quarter of a century. i can't wait to see what these next 25 years hold in store. i'm pretty sure they are going to be the happiest/craziest/silliest/hardest/greatest years of my life!

here's austin with little miss ella when she was sick. you know your 11 month old is sick when they sit still for 45 minutes to watch a movie with you. usually her attention span is all of 10 seconds.

but even though my actually birthday day was spent at home with austin and my two sickies, i didn't feel cheated or anything because we really celebrated the day before. we took the girls to the park, had a picnic, played on the playground, went to the pool, and then austin and i went to the local amusement park here in minnesota later that night. 

we had SO much fun! i totally recommend amusement parks for a great date night. we rode every roller coaster at the park, got dippin dots and did some great people watching. amusement parks always attract some interesting people... you know exactly what i'm talking about! 

all in all it was a great birthday!!

right outside the park

on one of the roller coasters right before it started

this was our favorite roller coaster. i know i don't look too happy, but thats my "oh my goodness i love/hate this" face. i am obsessed with this picture. it makes me laugh every time i see it!

and thankfully the rugrats are now feeling SO much better! here's the proof...

{that's food on her face, not puke. just thought i should clarify}