Birthday Boy

This year I wanted our birthdays to be semi low-key. I have been exhausted and didn't want to add too much more stress than I already have. Andrew's birthday is today and neither of us had to work which was perfect.

I wanted to make Andrew's birthday special not necessarily by the nice gifts I gave him, but by what we did. Andrew is really into board games and he suggested inviting 2 of our good friends, Aaron and Amy (who we met in Rexburg) over. They came last night and we stayed up way too late (1:30am) playing all sorts of games. This is hours later than I usually stay up, so of course we took a nap. Our friends stayed the night. This morning I made cinnamon rolls (taking the place of birthday cake). Andrew loves cinnamon rolls, but I don't make them super often because they are so time consuming. I am thrilled by how well they turned out. I made the dough last night and kept it in the fridge which I had never done before. 

I made reservations to go to Tucanos Brazilian Steakhouse. It is expensive, and I always over-eat to the point of feeling super ill so it's kind of a once a year thing (if that). Andrew and I were both actually able to get our free birthday meals because our friends were nice and split their bill, so one birthday meal could be put on each of theirs. 

Not my favorite picture... This was more to just document the occasion. 

We decided that for gifts this year we would do 1 bigger gift for both of us and we are getting a memory foam topper for our bed. Sooo excited! Because that is kind of boring, I also got Andrew a cheap, smaller gift-- a new game! It's called "Fuse" and it's a cooperative card game. You have to beat it within 10 minutes and you can download an app with a timer and an annoying voice that makes the game even more stressful.

February is just the packed month of fun around here. On Saturday night, we went to Red Robin to get our free birthday burgers. Delicious! And again, a free meal which is always wonderful. We still need to visit Dairy Queen to get a free birthday shake. Next weekend will continue to be a party. My birthday falls on Saturday this year, so neither of us have to work then either. Andrew said it's up to me what we do, so I need to get deciding which is not a strength of mine...

When we found out our baby boy was due in April, we were thrilled. We would like to avoid any more celebrations in the month of February if at all possible. :)