Mommy's 30th Birthday Celebration

Well, I officially turned the BIG 3-0!!!  I've been telling my family that I wanted a party (with invitations and everything) and boy did they listen!  I dropped asking when I thought that they really were not going to put anything together.  Instead they were planning a surprise party!  So fun!  I was a little suspicious when none of my friends had asked if they could take me to dinner or anything for my big day; however, they were all planning on coming to celebrate!  Our friends Missy and Travis come down for all the home OU football games and stay with us.  Our tickets are together (that means that the boys get to talk/watch football and Missy and I get to chat!)  Missy called earlier in the week and suggested that we go to Louie's before the game to eat since it was my birthday and then I wouldn't have to cook for a tailgate at our house.  Brilliant!  Then we walked into Louie's and there was a room filled with all my loved ones!  Such a special day and surprise!!!  

Some of my beautiful pledge sisters came 

(They were in town for the game, but it was a complete surprise to see some of them!)  

PC99 Baby!!

The party planner!  He did so good!

Sari and me

Nash and me 

(I don't know why she didn't make it out to the PC99 picture?)

Tiffany, Jennifer, Krisite, me, and Jenni

The Venk family 

Emily, Justin(minus Amanda-Sorry Amanda!), me, Ryan, Suzanne, and Randy

On my actual birthday I wanted to take Hayes to the zoo for the first time.  I just knew that by 20 months he would be much more aware of the animals and that I would be mom of the year for taking him to the zoo.  I mean, I can quiz him all day and he will tell me the sounds that they make...so obviously he would LOVE it!  Wrong!  He really could have cared less that we were there.  Ryan and I loaded up his wagon, I filled up the cute little ice chest on the back with juice and snacks, he wanted nothing to do with riding in the wagon (as usual!).  So we ended up carrying him.  I can honestly say that the only exhibit that he really perked up at were the snakes.  He would touch the glass and say "Ssssss".  Pretty sweet!  Other than that, not too crazy about the zoo like I had dreamed he would be!

Go Cougars!!  (For all you Ada High grads!)

He really liked the turkey!  

Ryan kept saying, "Look Hayes that is what we eat at Thanksgiving!".

This monkey was just sitting right in front of the glass staring at all the kids, 

emotion and motionless.  

So funny looking!

Check out the snow leopard!

Creepy huh?  It looks like he has spotted Hayes and is ready to come say "Hello" (or something)!

"Sssssss!"

What a wonderful birthday weekend!  I am ready for the thirties!  

I hear they are the new twenties!!