My 27th Birthday!

Jake absolutely lavished me for my birthday this year! He bought me this much coveted bike trailer/double jogging stroller that I've been eyeing in Target advertisements for months. It means I can take the girls for a bike ride during the day now instead of waiting for Jake to get home since I could only fit on kid on my bike with me! And it is a dream for walking to the lake with, the big tires make it so easy to push on the sand and it has plenty of storage behind the seats! Kenzie and Aubrey love it!

Then Jake surprised me on July 1st and took me to NYC to see a show and spend the night! He set it all up ahead of time and surprised me while I was at the lake with a whole bunch of friends. He had Amy take care of the girls for the afternoon and my mom came and got them for the night. He whisked me away to Times Square where we stayed in the Paramount hotel in walking distance to everything! We got 1/2 price tickets to see Mary Poppins, a show I've been wanting to see, but never thought I would get to! Then the next morning we slept in till 9 a.m. (woohoo!!) and had a yummy bagel and coffee and walked down 5th Ave. going into all kinds of crazy expensive stores! We went to the 8th floor of Saks where they sell $1,000.00 shoes and delicious chocolate. We bought ONE chocolate... and since it was my birthday the chocolate guy gave me two for free! Then we went to the 2nd floor of Tiffany's where they sell the engagement rings and saw a ring worth $1.8 million!! Then we walked to central park and ate our chocolate and sipped water and people watched. It was bliss!

I was so blessed by the whole thing, the surprise, the events he planned for us, his desire to really bless me and enjoy time with me even if it meant crazy stores, and the fact that I didn't have to worry about anything for 24 hrs. except being a wife... which is the most amazing job in the world when you're married to the most amazing man!