Chris and I both took the day off from work for Jane’s birthday last Wednesday. We took her to the Louisville Zoo, did a little shopping, and then ended the day at Mom’s for a cookout. We both took the day off for her birthday last year, but very little fun was had. As we were headed to the Children’s Museum in Indy, we ran over a ladder on the interstate. We spent most of the day getting the car fixed, but luckily no one was hurt! This year was much better. Here’s a quick and dirty of our recent festivities.

The birthday day started off with a big a$$ Elmo balloon:

And the “2″ shirt Mommy made for her (here’s last year’s), on which she immediately dripped M&M drool (thank God for Stain Stick) :

Then we had cupcakes for breakfast (made with love by Daddy):

And finally made our way to the zoo:

Where Jane made friends with a lizard thing:

After that, we saw stuff:

And then some more stuff:

And, wouldn’t you know, we ran into Elmo again!

Then on Saturday, we had her birthday party with the whole family:

Where Mommy made her pose for a senior picture by a tree in her now stain-free birthday shirt:

And the rest is just a blur of pizza, cake, presents, kids, and wine. What a wonderful birthday it was!!

Love you so much, Janey-Me. Mommy and Daddy are so proud of you!!