The best things in life are free..

....and that includes low quality phone pictures and birthday meals! Makenna was my birthday buddy this year as we took advantage of the free birthday offers that came into my inbox. She quite enjoyed all the restaurants and loved drinking through a straw!

 Breakfast at IHOP

 Fancy dinner at Benihana... She called it bubby hana

 umm no time for pictures, there is ice cream on the table!

 Free car wash at Dani's

Finished off with a lunch at Rubios and some free socks at Famous footwear. ( I didn't find any shoes I wanted to use my $5.00 certificate they sent me)

For my birthday dinner at my parents, it was very  thanksgivingesk. A Turkey roast, mashed potatoes and Erin's heavenly homemade rolls. I was feeling very grateful to be turning 25!

The Random Update

A few things about us lately..
Brad and I became the proud owners of smart phones this spring. Brad's Itouch had a great fall and couldn't be put back together again. So we decided it would be better to upgrade the phones instead of buying a new Itouch.

We found out we are having a boy!  I made some brown and blue cupcakes to celebrate                                  

I had a lovely Mother's day this year. I didn't even have to change any diapers!  I'm so grateful for my wonderful Mom and I love being Makenna's Mommy.

I've come to realize you should never say things like, "Wow, our cars haven't given us any trouble in a long time!" They will hear you and within weeks they will just start falling apart and cost lots of money. So don't compliment your cars!

Brad finished up his third year of medical school. YAY!  To celebrate, he is taking the month of june to study and take his next round of board exams. He hasn't had much time to think beyond the demands of school. I know it's not easy and I appreciate his hard work. 

Makenna is lots of fun and she is a sweet girl.  It's amazing how her life seems so go from delightful to dreadful in a matter of moments if its not going her way (ahh moving into toddlerhood). She is talking up a storm and we are always impressed with her (of course we are, we are her parents).  Here is one of her delightful moments: