Happy Birthday To You!

It's Christa's BIG day!
She's 30 today!
Welcome to 30, thanks for joining us up here!
I'm so grateful for my sister...
she's one of my most favorite people on the planet!
And, she makes each day brighter.
Love you Christabelle!



"If you'd never been born, well what would you be?
You might be a fish! Or a toad in a tree!
You might be a door knob! Or three baked potatoes!
You might be a bag full of hard green tomatoes!
Or worse than all that... why, you might be a WASN'T!
A Wasn't has no fun at all. No, he doesn't.
A Wasn't just isn't. He just isn't present.
But you... you ARE YOU! And now, isn't that pleasant?"

"Today you are You, that is truer than true.
There is no one alive who is Youer than You."

-- Dr. Seuss, from Happy Birthday To You!

Sisters, Sisters

So grateful my sis Jess is in town this week.
She's fun.
Lots of fun.
And, the cousins are in heaven playing non-stop.
It's chaos,
but it's great!

Circus, Circus

Would you like free tickets to the circus?

Why thank you, don't mind if I do!

That was the conversation I had with my friend on Friday afternoon.
An hour later we were headed to the ESA to see the Circus.
It was my first time seeing the wonder of the Circus,
and I'll be honest, it kind of gave me some weird vibes...
But, the girls were pretty mesmerized by everything that was happening,
and they loved the Elephants...and the motorcycles in the metal globe thing.
(that was my favorite part too)
I snapped a few favorite moments.
And, yes, I was going for the blurry effect in some of these.
They kind of turned out cool.

The elephants in all their glory. They are the stars of the circus you know...


Audrey informed me that she wants to be this girl for Halloween:


These cool trampoline, acrobat guys:


Miss Audrey


The Girls

Mom

Today I am grateful for my mom.
She kind of rocks.
I'm not trying to brag or anything,
but I think she's great.
Love you mom!

Wasps

Super grateful today that my Lauren is not allergic to wasps!
She was stung today for the first time ever,
and you always worry how they will respond.
Luckily, aside from a swollen little hand, she is okay.
And, she's already out for the night!
It was a bit traumatic for the little lady.