SOMEONE'S TURNED 30

well as each year passes it is inevitable that you get older ... well this day of september 4th n hit a milestone ... i turned 30 ... my lovely parents brought over some of my favorite flowers to commemorate the day

i received many birthday cards of course poking fun at how old i am getting ...

oh the joys of being the oldest

another look at the beautiful flowers sitting in my dining room

cheers ~n

update - j also arranged a fantastic surprise breakfast brunch at the hotel macdonald in the empire ballroom on the sunday ... all of my family and j's family were there ... it was an amazing atmosphere to be dressed up sitting in a fancy ballroom and enjoying a buffet that cannot be described ... the food ranged from salads to custom made omelets to an entire dessert station ... absolutely fantastic and an amazing way to turn 30

LA LA LA LA ... LA LA LA LA ... ELMO'S WORLD

this weekend my cutest niece little h had her birthday party ... she will be turning 2 in another week but mom and dad wanted to celebrate the day earlier before all the christmas festivities begin ... little h is obsessed with elmo and she had a sesame street themed party complete with a 3d elmo cake (made by her talented mom) ... all her kidlet friends and her family came over ... presents were opened, faces painted, food and cake eaten and miniature gingerbread houses were made (courtesy of auntie n who is doing this idea with her littlest ones on the last day of school) ... all in all it was a great day

cheers ~n