My birthday festivities.

I'm 25!

Although I am still trying to decide how excited I am about this. I feel like I am getting old or something. I mean I am officially in my mid twenties...

As always, my birthday was fabulous.

It was also on a Sunday, (a fast sunday) so it started off with church and then pictures with Sophia.

We have sort of started a tradition of taking pictures together on my birthday.

Pictures were followed by dinner. Steak, caesar salad, carrots with horseradish sauce and breadcrumbs, potatoes, and grilled pineapple. My dad also made a strawberry lemonade slushy.

Yummy!

My cake of course was the Costco cheesecake and I did manage to blow out all 25 candles in one breath! I hope my wish comes true :)

My family all chipped in and got me a set of pots and pans and new silverware.

This is my first actual set of pans so I am extremely excited!

I also got a new purse, I'll have to post a picture of that beauty.  Emerson sent me a card which means so much to me, Michael's family also sent me a card and money which was so sweet, and then Sophia gave me 3 Mac lipsticks! Yay!

I think the best part of my birthday though was spending it with my family. No matter what we are doing there is always constant laughter and good times.

I am so grateful for this.

A couple days later Michael took me out to celebrate.

We went to dinner at the Brio tuscan grille up at Fashion Place.

It was a little on the expensive side but oh my goodness the food was to die for!

After we went shopping and I was able to grab a few beauties for the girls and then score on a couple pairs of jeans for myself!

It was a perfect romantic birthday date.

I am so blessed.

 Thankfully Michael held my hair back while I was blowing out the candles.

Believe it or not I have lit my hair on fire from candles before!

 My raspberry lemonade at dinner.

 Our appetizer of bruschetta.

 For dinner I had grilled salmon with grilled asparagus, sweet potatoes, spinach, roasted peppers, pesto vinaigrette, feta, diced tomatoes with a balsamic glaze.

(I copied this off the menu because seriously how good does this sound.)

 Dessert was creme brulee. A favorite of Michael and I's.

Here's to my 25th year! I hope it's a good one!