birthday blast

this weekend we had a lot to celebrate!  Friday was our anniversary, but we spent the evening preparing for a triple birthday party for our boys & their cousin Avery that we were having on Saturday.  It was all family this year instead of the combined family & friends we usually have {sorta snuck up on us... ya know?}.  We had a great time though, we had a bbq, sat on the porch enjoying the awesome weather, the kids had a little fun with the slip n slide & of course we had all the favorites for dessert!  They consisted of each of the birthday boys' choices: Evan... donuts {I got lucky & found these star shaped ones at hy-vee},  Avery... grandma's berry pie, Collin... white cupcakes {which Lydia so beautifully decorated}.  The boys were over the top excited this year to get cold hard cash & i tunes gift cards, as they had been saving for several months to help buy their ipod touches for their birthday.  After the crowd left, the kids were off in various directions so Dan & I could finally go & enjoy so alone time :)  We decided to go low key & headed to downtown Iowa City to check out some little shops & roam the gallery there.  Then we headed to Wig and Pen for a fancy dinner of pizza {really, that's all I wanted!!!}.  It was just a perfect night to gather our thoughts, appreciate each other's company & have some nice, un-interrupted discussions about anything we wanted!!!  I hope everyone enjoyed their weekend too... 

{robyn}