Momma's Birthday weekend!

We drove down Friday after Cody got off work to start celebrating Momma's birthday weekend!!! Her actual birthday is December 30th, so we just made a whole weekend out of it! Mom had made chili the night before, so we had chili dogs for dinner..yum yum!  Liv stayed up way past her bedtime and enjoyed every bit of it! We all loved playing and visiting with each other! Saturday we had Christmas dinner with my grandmomma and grandaddy and then we all went to Pizza Hut for Mom's birthday dinner...I tried to cook for her, but she didn't want anyone to cook this year! She just wanted everyone to be able to enjoy their time visiting...not cooking and cleaning! We bought her two canvas prints of Liv... she LOVED them!! Liv made her some art and wrote a special note on her card...so sweet! Sunday we woke up and I made breakfast for everyone...Mom's request of course! We headed back to Oakland around 10 and I did not want to leave! Cody doesn't understand why I cry EVERY SINGLE TIME!! I just can't help it....I miss them so bad when I go back home!!! Hopefully one day we can live right beside each other!!! 

Happy Birthday Momma!!! We are all so blessed to have you in our lives! You are THE BEST Mom, Emmi, wife, and friend anyone could ask for! You have a heart of gold and are just as beautiful on the inside as you are on the outside! Thank you for loving us unconditionally and always being there for us and on our side! I love you more than I could ever begin to describe in words!!! I hope you have had a wonderful birthday weekend...you deserve it!
Love always,
Laurin
Opening her gift from Liv!
Yay....sweet finger paint art!
Opening her gift from Cody, Liv, and me!
She had asked for canvas prints for Christmas, but got them for her birthday instead!
Livia was putting on a show!!!
Gosh I love her to pieces!
She is so pretty!!!!
Everybody's favorite cake!!!
Liv was getting sleepy and let Nana "pet" her! Nana was eating this up!

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