Happy Birthday Shelbie!!!!

Ok, so the next day was Sunday, Shelbie's actual birthday! Owen had slept over at his friend's house the night before and Shelbie did not want to open gifts without him, (so sweet!) so I made the three kids I had at home heart shaped pancakes and turkey bacon for breakfast. That is a weekend favorite around here!!!! We went to pick up Owen at 1100 and when we got home we immediately got down to the business of opening gifts!!!!! Shelbie had been pretty emotional, because she was really missing her daddy. =( When she opened the gift he had sent her she totally lost it! Owen was so cute with her, he immediately wrapped his arms around her while she was just sobbing and he was saying "it's ok, sissy, it's ok". I love that when it comes right down to it they really would do anything for each other!!!!! When she finally got calmed down enough to talk to us we discovered she was so emotional because she couldn't believe daddy had taken time out of "all his important things he is doing" to get her a present! I think she was just overwhelmed with emotion! Such a tender little heart! Here are some pics of her opening presents:





The kids spent the next few hours playing with all the new goods until about 4:30 when Shelbie got a surprise visitor!!!! GRANDPA!!!! The kids were stoked that "Grandpa from Texas" came to stay with us!!! They probably talked his ear off for the next hour until it was time for us to go out to dinner! Shelbie absolutely loves this restaurant called Iggy's, so this was the second year we went as a large group for her birthday. I called ahead and not only did they take a reservation for us, but right when we arrived they took her cake and put it in the fridge in back for me and then brought it out at the appropriate moment! It was great!!! Shelbie got ridiculously spoiled as usual!!!! Happy Birthday Rooster, may the next 8 years take their sweet time! ;) Here's some pics from Iggy's:








next up, Owen turns 7!!!!!!