This Family Reunion Made Me Feel A Year Older

This year my birthday fell right in the middle of a family reunion. Ben still made sure that my birthday was not forgotten, and put most of the celebrating on Friday. My parents and Annie took Baylee and I to meet Ben for lunch at Rainforest Cafe. The food was really good, just a little slow, and Ben of course had them sing to me. Who doesn't love being sung to in front of a restaurant full of strangers? After lunch my dad watched Baylee so my mom and I could go get massages (yeah, I know I'm a little spoiled). After being nice and relaxed, my parents watched Baylee again so Ben could take me out to Fondue (kid-free) for dinner. It was nice to have dinner and a little shopping just the two of us.

Saturday I got a cute bday present from my sister-in-law Jenny. It also had a matching one for Baylee's birthday too. Very cute aprons, Jenny! We love them!Saturday was also the first official day of the Higgins Family Reunion. We had a BBQ at my Aunt Melissa and Uncle Doug's, and Baylee was so excited that we got to go swimming.

Sunday was my birthday. My dad made us some yummy crepes for lunch, and Ben did a pretty good job at recreating the first birthday cake he made me right before we got married. This one turned out a lot better than the last two. This year's even had a little "surprise". Here's this year's cake:

And the first attempt in 2004 (and this is a more forgiving angle):

Sunday night for the Family reunion we did a salad night and had cake. My grandpa also gave us a copy of the history he put together of the 14th Texas Calary Regiment from the Civil War. His great-grandfather was part of it. It will be interesting to read and I'm excited to have it.

Last night was our last family reunion night. We had some sandwiches, Baylee and Ben went swimming, and then there was a family talent show. It was fun to see all the talents, and we enjoyed hanging out with the family this past weekend!

One of the things Ben gave me for my birthday was a new camera. We haven't been the best about pictures lately, so hopefully me getting a better camera will help! Batteries should last a little longer in this one. We just need a memory card first! I will try to do better though.

I'm am so glad that I have the wonderful husband that I do that goes out of his way to make sure that I always have a great birthday! I appreciate everything he does for me! Thank you Ben! I love you and am so lucky to have you as a husband!