Happy 30th Birthday, Stacy!

Here I am, blogging in the past tense again. I suppose you are always blogging about the past, but I am one week behind which is driving me nuts. Some day I'll be caught up! I had to post these cute pictures from our weekend of 4/26. We spent most of the weekend celebrating Stacy's thirtieth birthday! It didn't look TOO painful, which I am happy about since mine is looming in the not-so-distant future.

This picture's not from the weekend, but too cute not to share. It was a warm week, filled with sunscreen and grime. Our ritualistic Tuesday/Thursday baths didn't work with all the dirty daycare fun outside, but on one night we were in a rush so we plunked little miss P in the kitchen sink! She really seemed to enjoy it, and is also now smiling on demand. Very convenient if you can catch it on film!

Saturday morning Payson got all gussied up! She loves saying bracelet ("baayset") and glasses ("nasses"). We love her budding sense of fashion!

Saturday we met the Smiths in Portland after Eddie's baseball game (he coaches the JV team at Cheverus High School). We missed the game due to Payson's nap, but the girls (& dogs) enjoyed running rampant on the fields afterward.

Saturday evening we headed into the Old Port for the Smith's first time at Flatbread's Pizza. Yum! Or so I thought. I actually ended up with a 1 a.m. wake-up call from food poisoning from the Thai pizza special I ordered. Luckily it was short-lived. Will we ever surpass the poops and pukes in our family?!?!?!

Sunday the birthday festivities continued. Hey, you're only 30 once! We headed out to the 'Boro, as we affectionately call it, for some play time and a late lunch. As you can see below, Alison also smiles on demand but her smile is a little more scrunched up! :)

That's it for now! In case you are dying to know, I can't remember how I've been doing exercise-wise a week ago, but I have been out running 2-3 times a week and also been on my road bike a bit too. I'd like to get out on it more, but then Zoe can't come and she needs her exercise too! I'm toying with the idea of running a 5K road race on Mother's Day, which I think would be really fun. We'll see!