Happy Birthday to Me ;-)

Today is my birthday! And I'm all grown up, the big 2-1. The one where most people go out and enjoy there first real drink, but alas, here I find myself pregnant and unable to partake in such activities. (I mean, not that I would anyway because I attend a christian university where that is highly frowned upon...) ;-)
But I am seriously looking forward to next Saturday when Ryan can take me out for my first Strawberry Daiquiri, (virgin of course, I have to look out for little Keegan!).

This last weekend we went to Lansing to my family get together. There was a pretty good turn out at the park and it was really nice to see everyone.
Hunter had fun at his first playground experience! I am really looking forward to taking him again soon! He LOVED the slide and the swing set! :D I wish that he was walking around so that I could have let him play more on his own, but that will come soon enough.

After the park we visited my dad. It has been about a month or so since i've seen him last so that was really nice to see him too. I will admit, one of the best parts was getting my birthday present, $100 to cover the cost of my license and plate renewal! It came at a great time because we just had to buy Hunter's new carseat, and we all know that isn't cheap! So not having to worry about the extra cost of my plate renewal was definitely a blessing! (Thanks dad!)

A ton has happened the last 21 years. I am very thankful for all of the great things God has blessed me with over the years, most recently a wonderful and caring husband and a beautiful little boy who always makes me smile :D I am also very thankful for all of the wonderful people who have crossed my path and who have become great friends (you know who you are ;) )
I promise I wont get too sentimental here, I wanted to take a minute to express my gratitude to all my friends and family who have always been there for me with support and love. Thanks guys!

Now here is what you have all really been waiting for... Pictures of Hunter enjoying his time at the park :D and like always, check out the link for more photo fun!

Cute father son picture :)

Hunter enjoyed bouncing on the bridge

and he absolutely loved the slide!

aww, my growing belly!

Having SOOO much fun swinging!

http://www.new.facebook.com/album.php?aid=2020839&l=2cb83&id=178200794
for more photos!

The Zoo and Hunter's Birthday

For Hunter's birthday we went to Binder Park zoo in Battle Creek. It was nice to get out and spend some time together. With Ryan working so much we don't get a lot of time together like that. We saw lots of Giraffes and Zebras and monkeys, my favorite was watching other little kids feed the giraffes. They would squeal and laugh as the giraffe took a cracker from their hand and almost always you would hear, "Oh! It's slimy!" (or something similar). If you have never been to Binder Park Zoo, it is set up with trails everywhere and is really nice because it is almost completely in the shade.

This is one of the Giraffes that is definitely NOT underfeed, judging by how many treats I saw it eat in the 5 minutes we watched them, lol.

I think that we had more fun at the zoo than Hunter did, he is still kinda little to appreciate all the animals.

Hunter on a big bronze turtle we found in the zoo. :D He is just so cute!

We went to the zoo about a week before his birthday, and that following weekend we had a big party for him. It turned out really nice and we had a ton of people show up, it was great seeing friends and family. Hunter got a ton of presents, and he loves playing with all of them! When we gave him his cupcake, he didn't pick it up and try to bite it, he just stuck his fingers in the frosting and licked 'em off. I finally broke the cupcake in half so that he could eat it better. After that he still just took his three fingers and picked up little bits to eat. He is the cleanest eater I've seen. He eventually got it all over himself, but it took a while.

Cupcakes!

My messy birthday boy!

Links to the full photo albums of our trip to the zoo and Hunter's birthday are to your right, thanks to everyone who was able to come, and thanks to everyone for the wonderful presents, Hunter LOVES them!