Birthday sweetness

So my birthday was, umm... last month... it's been a little busy around here and I know that I've neglected our blog. To illustrate...as I sit here at 9:03 pm, Jude is yelling at the gate I've put up in the door of their room... they've been in bed for nearly 2 hours and not only is he not asleep, he's been up out of bed at least a dozen times. Yes, I could ignore him and perhaps I should. However, the last time I ignored him he woke up his brother on the other end of the house. Another time he broke through the gate not only once, but twice. The second time he went at it with such force that he hit his head on the dresser outside their bedroom door.

Most of the time he is an amazingly sweet little guy. I made the kids peanut butter and jam sandwiches for lunch on my birthday. While I was getting something from the other room, Jude came in and started singing "Happy Birftday" and presented me with a "cake" (his sandwiches piled up).

This is the beautiful cake that my sweet friends made for me and dropped off. The kids were very excited!