Friday, September 07, 2007

Labor Day Weekend

For Labor Day weekend, Anna Ruth and I traveled to Greenville, SC for a visit with my Mom and Dad, Scott, Sarah and the kids, Lisa and Stephen, and Carol. Rich stayed in Birmingham in order to work on his final report for his master's. I thought it would be a good opportunity to remove the 2 biggest distractions from Rich and also get to see my family. As it turns out, my family had planned a little celebration for my birthday, and we had a lot of fun during our Mexican fiesta on Saturday night.









It was complete with homemade tortillas, homemade salsa, guacamole, and tomatillo sauce, Mexican rice, tostadas, margaritas, and Latino music.










They also decorated the front rooms with streamers and balloons.













Scott serenaded us while we ate.









Lisa made a chocolate chip cheesecake and used her culinary expertise to produce a beautiful presentation of it.










Anna Ruth loved kissing and hugging baby Sullivan.


































She also enjoyed the pool, as usual, and pushing the red wagon around the yard.













Sullivan sat contentedly in the swing outside for so long, Sarah said she might put him in there whenever she needs to do homeschooling with Robert! :)

Overall, the weekend was fun, even though it was tiring (and we won't talk about Anna Ruth's behavior in the car!). I was sad that Rich couldn't be there to share in the fun, but was glad for the time with my family around my birthday. And on the way home, Anna Ruth kept talking about "Tita"(Lita) and "Pop-Pop"(that's what the grandkids call my Mom and Dad), so that was cute. I was glad that she could see them again. Thanks again, everyone, for the effort you put into the celebration for me and for all my nice gifts and cards. I love y'all!

2 comments:

Mosshouse said...

Mmmmm, I think I'm craving Olivia's homemade tortillas and black beans again!

Olivia said...

Well, I certainly can't let a pregnant woman's craving go unanswered...so y'all will have to come over on Friday night for a Mexican fiesta!