Lizzy's Birthday (and mine too...)

September 9th is both mine and Lizzy's birthday.  But since I'm old now, we try to focus on Lizzy!!  It wasn't the most exciting day, but we made the most of it.

First, Lizzy had her pre-school orientation, so I took the day off of work to spend with Lizzy since the orientation was in the middle of the day anyway. She bolted immediately to the toys...of course!  She had fun, and they even sang happy birthday to her!  Then, we met my mom for lunch, but all of a sudden she had a terrible pain in her leg and could barely walk...so we ended up at Urgent Care....fun!  Turns out it was a pinched  nerve!  We were supposed to go shopping, but as you can imagine...that didn't happen.  So, we went home to catch Sydney off of the bus!

That night my Dad and Gail came over for dinner.  The kids were both tired and cranky by this point, so we just got a carry out and stayed in (but we did go out to Dairy Queen for dessert...somehow ice cream all of a sudden puts kids in a good mood).  I don't think I have any pictures, but my Dad and Gail got me Uggs for my birthday...it was completely unexpected, but they are sooooooooooo comfortable.  I've been missing out all of this time with my cheap knock-offs.  Jason did exceptionally well this year too.  He made me a mouse pad for work with the girl's picture on it.  I also got a really cute Detroit Tigers shirt and gift certificate to Victoria's Secret.  I really wanted new  underwear....too much information, I know, but it was time for an update.  I also got a cute pair of pj's from Pink (part of Victoria Secret), and I learned that I love that store...they have tons of MSU gear...I'll be visiting that store again in the near future!!  And due to the fact that I've been slacking on this here blog, I can't remember what we got Lizzy for her birthday...that's probably because it wasn't too exciting....oh wait, that's right....Jason bought her Finding Nemo.  So, Lizzy got a DVD and Sydney got a Nintendo DS...seems fair!  We'll make it up to Lizzy when she turns 5 and can appreciate the finer things.  But my Dad and Gail got Lizzy some super cute clothes from Gymboree for the school year.  The only time Lizzy doesn't wear hand me downs, is when someone else purchases the clothes...poor Lizzy...mommy is a cheapskate, hence the old knock-off boots I've been wearing!  But I was happy with the way the day turned out despite the little mishap at the beginning of the day!  But I'm glad she's okay, that's the most important.