Happy 30th Birthday, Jeff!

For Jeff's 30th birthday I decided to surprise him with tickets to a Red Wings game.  I kept this secret for weeks; but in the end I could not keep from spilling the beans the night before.

 Just outside "The Joe"

 They won Game 22 in their record-setting win streak that night!

 After the game we were able to go down on the ice.  If Pharm Tech work fails, I believe he has a future as a goalie.

 The Fox Sports Detroit guys left their mic unattended.  Too bad for them.

Nate's ACTUAL Birthday

For Nate's birthday we decided that he was probably too young to appreciate a restaurant, but we let him pick out his dinner. So, we all had pancakes with chocolate chips and whipped cream. I don't think my kids have ever had that much sugar as a "meal" before in their lives...but hey, how often do you turn 2?

Oh, and because I knew it was going to be a sticky mess, they're topless...

Now that he's two Nate says "cheese" anytime there is a camera around, even if it's not on him. Look how sticky his face is!

Jeff and I got nate a Tee and Bat set for his birthay. Here he is checking it out...
"Back it up, I'm going to hit it out of the park!"

Nate's 2nd Birthday - Part 1

Nate is now officially 2. It's really hard for me as his mommy to believe it.. still, the calendar doesn't lie. We had a lot of fun celebrating his birthday.... and 3 birthday parties. Here are the pics from party #1: The Koetjes:

The kids were surrounded with Nate's balloons on the way to Grandma Cathy and Grandpa Jim's house.

The birthday boy himself! If you look closely you can see his lion tatoo on his right forearmNate received many power tools! Everything in our house is now repaired! Hmmmm.... Is that cake up there???

Bri rockin' the party hat

The noisemakers were a hit!

Our future golf pro --- move over Tiger.