It's a P-A-R-T-Y!

Well, it wasn't really a party but we did celebrate.  My wonderful husband turned 28 years old this past weekend (Sunday to be specific).  And what did my Mr. Hubby want?  Why, to go up north of course!  I swear to you, it is his favorite place in the world.  This is where he can get away from it all, he can cut grass, build a fence, move rocks, make a fire, make a fire pit, take down trees, build cabins, check out the roof of the camper, and just work work work!! 

WHAT!?! That isn't right is it?! I always thought that going up north was for laying in the hammock, fishing, swimming, going for leisurely walks, and just to relax and get away from it all. Not for Dustin and his family, all they do is work.

Well, this is what my darling and wonderful husband wanted, so this is what he got. But I also made him have some fun too. We went to the casino for a couple of hours, though it would have been longer if someone would have remembered to bring bottle nipples with (me, hehe). Dustin took his birthday money from his Daddy Tim and nearly lost it all! I told Dustin that it was time to go, since I lost track of time and didn't want to be late for 'the boss' (aka Logan). But the birthday boy just had to hit the button on the machine a few more times. Good thing he did too. In just a couple of 'spins' he won his money back plus a whole dollar! Me? Well, I left down $15. Oh well, it's not about the money but about the fun and the experience you have.

We then got two scratch off tickets and won our money back plus $4. I think that's right. We bought them in Wisconsin, so we will just have to wait until we go into town again to cash them in. When we got home we also bought two books of scratch offs. Again, we won our money back and then made $10. Boy we were luck this weekend. I chalk it up to the birthday boy myself!

I love to cook and Dustin has always asked me to make Crachida (I'm sure it's not spelled correctly). What is it you might ask? Well, it's just scrambled pancakes. So for his birthday I looked up a recipe for it and made that for Breakfast on Saturday, Burgers for dinner, and then the Triple Chocolate Torte for dessert. (Watch for the recipes over the next several weeks)

(Logan watching the fire on the cake...I think we have a pyro on our hands, just like Mommy!)

(Look at that smoke!)

(The fire is gone.  Now its all about the monkey!)

Sure, it might have been a rainy weekend, but it was a fun weekend.  Why?  Well because I had my family with me and the wonderful men in my life...

And it was a weekend that brought about me making my son into a HUGE GEEK!  Don't believe that this adorable little boy could ever be a geek well just look...

(Socks over the pants to keep the mosquitoes, ticks, and the cold at bay)

(What's on his butt? The new OFF Clip to help with those pesky Mosquitoes)

Logan was the best gift of all Dustin said.  Even though he didn't come on his birthday he is our gift everyday of our lives!