Happy Birthday to me!!!

Today is my birthday!! My first birthday with my family of five. I got to do a lot of my favorite things and got a lot of great presents!!
Each year on my birthday I can't help but reflect on what the last year has brought:

Sending my big boy to 1st grade:


Flying all the way to Africa to bring my little boy home:

Learning the uniqueness of my little girl:

So as hard as it may be to say good-bye to 28 and welcome in 29, I can't help but feel joy and anticipation for all that I have and all that is yet to come!

Thank you everyone for the emails, ecards, phone calls, gifts, and hanging out with me!! I feel very special and loved.