Happy Birthday to me!

So my birthday was last Sunday (December 7th, Pearl Harbor Day... cuz I'm the bomb). I turned 25 years old, which seems so crazy to me. I never really imagined being 25, but here I am! Andrew had his first final the day before my birthday and 3 more finals this past week so we decided to postpone the bday dinner. We did celebrate some on my actual birthday. Andrew made me eggs and toast and orange juice for breakfast but I didn't even get to eat it because we were running a little late for church. He also made me cupcakes...my favorite, chocolate with rainbow chip frosting. Andrew also gave me my present on Sunday...

He found a salon/spa in the area and set up an appointment for a massage and to get my hair done! This is probably the longest I've ever gone with out getting my hair done, close to 5 months! So on Monday I get to go and be pampered-I am so excited! This could quite possibly be one of the best birthday presents I've ever gotten (except for quints in 1993).

Eleanor also gave me a birthday present I won't ever forget...the night before my bday she was up about every hour and a half. I was like a zombie all day on my birthday. She did make it up to me though, because twice this past week she went to bed around 8:30 and didn't wake up until about 4:30. Awesome, right! I hope this can become a more regular occurrence.

Yesterday we went to Olive Garden for lunch after Andrew finished his last final exam. It turns out they don't serve frozen raspberry lemonade anymore, which was kind of a bummer, but other than that we had a nice little lunch. Eleanor even slept the whole time until the bill came.

Tonight was our ward Christmas party which included a little production about the true meaning of Christmas. Our family played the parts of Joseph, Mary and baby Jesus. I was kind of stressed out trying to figure out what we would wear, but we just draped ourselves in some sheets and wrapped Eleanor in a white blanket. (I forgot my camera so you'll just have to imagine it.) Eleanor did a great job. She was so calm and even fell asleep while we were up on stage, it was perfect timing.

On the lighter side of things, tonight at the ward activity some lady, who by the way claims to be great with kids and offered to babysit anytime (thanks, but no thanks), thought Eleanor was a 5 month old boy...hmmm....nope...I guess the pink onesie didn't give it away. (But to her credit, Eleanor did play baby Jesus, so maybe there was a little confusion.) Also another lady who has really taken a liking to me...asked if she could be Eleanor's godmother. I said, "Sure, but I'm not really sure how that works." Boy was she excited!

Eleanor seems to be the star of our blog these days so I guess I'll close with some pictures of her cute little face. Be prepared, there are a ton of pics, it is so hard to just choose a couple :)