It's my birthday and I'll cheat if I want to

(In this pic I've lost 30lbs!)

That's right, I'm 27...and have been for over a week now. Time sure does fly by. I haven't updated our little blog in for-ev-er...sorry family.
Here are some pics from my birthday with my amazing friends, we went out for sushi (ahh, sushi I love you Dubin roll and I always will) and then we headed back to the clubhouse for cake...and I'm not just talking any cake, the Costco chocolate cake the size of my posterior.


I will say that I couldn't eat the cake and ice cream, the ice cream tasted like sugar syrup and it made me sick after two bites...I did however eat the layers of my cake without the frosting, I took one bite of frosting and my insides started to twitch...I just can't do sugar like I use to and it's a really, really good thing!

(yeah, that's Michelle grabbing my bum in the background!)

My super awesome amazing friends pitched in so I could put some $$ towards this dress I've been drooling after for months. It's kind of my "goal" dress I guess, I bought it in a Large it didn't come in # sizes so I have no idea what real size it is BUT I ordered it and it came three short days later, I love this dress, it's from Shabby Apple. Well, I tried to get a pic of it but I can't...it's from the Manhattan collection and it's the Fifth Avenue dress. Loves it. Thank you friends...and Jeremy for getting me this dress.

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Something is Missing...

(Those are her adult teeth! Yes, they have been coming in for a while now)

So excited that it came out at school!

In the baggie they gave her at school.

So cute- this is my favorite picture we took

getting sick of taking pictures.



My BIG girl- guess the Tooth Fairy is coming tonight!

Eva

Our sweet baby is an official elementary schooler. She's started her schooling career this week. The way kindergarten works around here is they have an interview with the teacher, so she can get to know where your child is at and then there is a "soft start" day where only half the class goes. The way things were this year Eva had her school pictures before she even started school!

Anyway, this is what she picked out for her school pictures...she totally picked out the headband, so cute, right?! And this is what she wanted to wear on her first day of school...can you see the excitement?Of course Elle wanted to jump in on the shot- yes that's Elle bed head.

Kissing daddy bye.

Outside her classroom, at the point she just wanted to get inside the actual room.At her seat with her name tag on. At this point, her teacher said, go ahead and pick out a book and sit on the rug.
Eva went right over the the bookshelf and thoughtfully picked out a book...

She sat in the beanbag (smart choice) and just started reading. I got this picture right before I left. I was so proud of her, she was just ready and it totally brought tears to my eyes, I'm so proud of her.

When we went to pick her up she was beaming and so excited to tell me everything that went on that day. Tomorrow is the end of her first full week of kindergarten, she's done really well and I couldn't be more proud of our sweet baby girl becoming kid.

UPDATE

Jeremy's father survived his surgery and is in recovery now. So far there are no signs of paralysis and he's responsive to his name. Please keep his recovery in your prayers, thank you so much.

Prayers Needed

My wonderful father in law experienced a blood stroke and partial aneurysm today. He is stable now but will be going into surgery in the morning. He has a team of doctors coming together to keep him alive. My dear sweet mother in law is at his side and has nothing with her, they life flighted him and she happened to be at the hospital with a friend, she has no purse on her at all.
Please pray for his doctors and for him. Please pray for my mother in law to feel peace, I pray that someone is willing to serve her where she is, that she can get food and sleep.
Please keep them in your prayers.
Love, Christa

I WON!!!!!!

I won on Giveaway Today!! I won a shirt that I get to create for Elle (they don't go up to Eva's size)! I am so excited! I never win anything!!

I JUST discovered this blog last week too!!

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