the secret life of an american wife and mom: it was a happy birthday kind of day

Thursday, January 13, 2011

it was a happy birthday kind of day

yesterday was my sweet husband's birthday. we celebrated with the kids and his mom first.

the look on his face here makes it look like he might have thought his new belt was a snake.

jacob only wanted tools for Christmas, so every present that was opened he asked if it was tools.

checking out some lottery tickets that aaron's brother got him for his birthday. one $5.00 winner out of 10 tickets. Amanda was watching with great curiosity as aaron was pretending to be a big winner.

can't have a birthday without cake

we also told aaron's mom that we were going to have another baby this night. i wish i would have had the camera on her when we told her so that we could have gotten the expression on her face captured for his baby book. it was priceless.

then, we continued the celebration by going out to alexander's, aaron's favorite steak house, with some friends. we all had a great time!

it was a happy birthday kind of day!!

15 comments:

Diane said...: Happy Birthday to the husband! :O); January 13, 2011 at 10:25 AM
Lisa said...: Happy Birthday to your hubby and congratulations on your great news! How exciting!!; January 13, 2011 at 10:26 AM
RCUBEs said...: Happy Birthday to your husband! What a fun time you all had! But Jacob always steals the show! LOL. He's too cute!

What a nice surprise for your MIL! That's awesome! Praying God's blessings over all of you!; January 13, 2011 at 10:44 AM
SusanD said...: Happy Birthday to your hubby. Did he get any tools? BTW, you know you're having a boy? Just askin. You said, "his baby book." Have a fabulous day. Blessings, SusanD; January 13, 2011 at 10:50 AM
Mich said...: Happy birthday to the hubby!; January 13, 2011 at 11:27 AM
Stephanie M. Page said...: So fun! Happy Birthday!; January 13, 2011 at 12:07 PM
Tara said...: I loved your commentary on the "snake" picture. I had to chuckle because at first, I wasn't sure what it was but thought it was a belt. Glad he had a great birthday.

Congratulations on your exciting news!; January 13, 2011 at 12:41 PM
Kim @ Homesteader's Heart said...: Fun stuff! My hubby's birthday was the 6th and he got a belt too. LOL!

For some reason I'm craving steak now. LOL!
Have a fabulous day my friend.
Kim; January 13, 2011 at 1:49 PM
RaD said...: Yay! Glad it was a happy day! So did it get the much desired tools Jacob wanted him to have?; January 13, 2011 at 3:13 PM
-stephanie- said...: The best birthdays are spent with family. Hope he had a happy one.; January 13, 2011 at 4:22 PM
Beth in NC said...: Happy Birthday to your hubby! You have such a lovely family.

Are you serious about the baby or were you teasing your MIL? It has been so long since I've had a chance to visit, I'm going to peek through a couple of posts to see if you're really having a baby. :o)

Love,
Beth; January 13, 2011 at 8:13 PM
Saleslady371 said...: Hi, Christy:
I sure have missed you and your beautiful family. Happy birthday to your hubby and congratulations on your wonderful news.

Hugs,
Mary; January 13, 2011 at 9:38 PM
Darcie said...: A perfect happy birthday kind of day! Happy Birthday to your husband!!; January 14, 2011 at 8:38 AM
Beth E. said...: Sounds like a wonderful day...belated birthday wishes to Aaron!; January 15, 2011 at 9:39 PM
Research Paper said...: Happy Birthday to your hubby.. Looks tons of fun...; June 15, 2011 at 3:51 AM

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