Birthdays, birthdays, birthdays. It's basically all I've been talking about on here lately, and that's not going to change today, because today is my birthday, and this is my blog, and gosh darn it, I'm going to celebrate!
We did things up right good this weekend. On Saturday, the girls and I grabbed some ingredients to make a pie. Do you know how long it's been since I've had a real, homemade pie? Years. This gluten-free thing has robbed so many things from me, first and foremost of which is pie. Penelope got it into her head that she wanted to make a dessert for me, so we decided we'd look to see if Schnucks had a gluten-free pie crust in the freezer... and what. do. you. know. BEST NEWS EVER! (Followed closely by the discovery that Schnucks also carries Kerrygold Irish Cream, seventeen exclamation points!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!)
So Saturday night, we made a triple berry pie and it was amazing. We made a crumble topping for it that somehow disappeared into the pie as it was baking, but it was pretty while it lasted.
Yesterday, the kids organized a special performance of the Penelope Van Voorst Original piece, "Flamingo Parade." It's hard to explain, but the basic gist was that the kids all marched back and forth through the living room like, well, parading flamingos. It was hilarious.
Then Penelope presented me with a card she made me covered in drawings of my favorite animal (birds of paradise), and a couple of gifts she got me: a bag of gummi bears, and a pair of rose quartz earrings.
Then, to uphold Van Voorst tradition, Todd took me outside for the classic Age Numbers photos.
My face looks ridiculous in this one, but look at my ups. On paper, I'm a 32-year-old mom of six. But jumping off a rock, my legs peg me squarely as a 20-year-old star in the WNBA.
ULTIMATE PUNCH.
You just got Birthday'd.
*Just a housekeeping note: Today's Marriage Monday vlog is up! Today's topic is 'How to Think About How You Look." The Bible speaks directly to how we should take our husbands into account when making decisions about how to present ourselves. Check it out!
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srrsly. you are so cute. i had so much fun taking photos of you the other day after church. i bet 32 never imagined it would get ultimate punched by Paige Van Vizzle. 32 just got served.
i love it! you look SO GOOD. #sogood #whatsherface #imissmymom #imissvideogames
i digress. sorry i didn’t call today! josh was gone and everything was chaos but i did post on your fb wall which is like the frozen pizza of best friend birthday wishes. so sorry about that. worlds okayest friend. LOVE YOU!
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