Our St. John trip

Jay surprised me with a trip to St. John last Wednesday. He had the kids give me my boarding pass when I came home from my meeting on Wednesday. Thank goodness I got to pack for myself.  We left early Thursday morning.  Thanks to Bridget and Mary for taking great care of our kids!  We landed in San Juan to catch a puddle jumper to St. Thomas and then drive over to the barge and then over to St. John.

We had a blast on St. John.  Drinks at the Tap Room, dinner at the Majettes' and boating to the BVI's.  It does not get much better than that!  Thanks to the Majette's and Eric for planning such a wonderful 40th birthday weekend for me!

On our way home is when the trouble started.  Our flight out of San Juan had some mechanical problems.  After boarding the plane they had us deplane to try to fix the problem.  We waited and then tried to get out on a flight to Charlotte with a connection to Atlanta. We were 2 minutes away from getting our seats when they said problem had been fixed and we were good to go.  We got our tickets switched back expecting to leave minutes later.  No such luck. The cancelled the flight due to mechanical issues and it was too late to get on the Charlotte flight.  That meant we got to spend the night in the "airport hotel" also known as the Best Western.  When Jay checked in they told him not to use the toilet because the water was not working!  We had met another couple who were also travelling back to Atlanta so we all headed to Outback Steak house to celebrate my birthday!

We went to bed early in anticipation of our 7am flight to Atlanta.  At 4:30 Jay got a call saying our flight was delayed till noon.  He asked me what I thought we should do and I said "get me off of that plane"  We ended up working with the couple we had met, Trey and Julie, to get out on an American flight to Miami with a connection to Atlanta.  Departure time, 6:15.  It didn't matter, we were up and the hotel was awful!  All of those flights ended up going off without a hitch.  It turns out they ended up cancelling the Delta flight we were supposed to be on, again.  All that travelling Jay does paid off.  He had a direct number to Delta and they were so helpful and accommodating.

It was a great birthday!  

Quinn's birthday - same yet different

Quinn had a great birthday, yet a different birthday.  Normally we sing at the table, go out to dinner, have cake etc..  This year we sang happy birthday in our bedroom.  Dinner, was at Waffle House where Quinn poured chocolate milk down his shirt.  We did have a great time at the Braves game, even though the Braves lost. The ice cream place closed before he could get ice cream. He did get to run the bases, which was the highlight of the day.  Oh I almost forgot, He got on the jumbo tron with his "It's my ninth birthday" sign.

10 days late

I always seem to be late, or forget.... Happy Birthday Alex! We hope you had a great birthday on October 30th!

Happy Birthday Mary

Happy Birthday Mary! Have a great day, you deserve it!

Birthday video

Jay took this on Friday night as we were celebrating my birthday.

What a night!

Jay surprised me last night for my birthday by having a bunch of our friends at my favorite restaurant La Tapa. I thought it was just going to be us and the Majettes but it was way more than that. Sam, Heather, Terri and Blake Parker, The Jones's and the Majettes were all there. We had a wonderful dinner and then went to the Crazy Cracker for drinks and dancing. It was by far one of the best birthdays ever! Thanks for making is so great everyone


For all of you that called and emailed me, thanks! you made it special.

Happy Birthday Quinn

Birthday Treats at school!

Lunch with Daddy!

Bagel with a candle for a birthday breakfast!

Yes I am crazy

Tomorrow Walker is having the 6 girls in her class spend the night for her birthday. I will let you know if I survive!

More Birthday Photos

Here are some fun shots from Walker's casual birthday today. She had pancakes for breakfast, cupcakes at lunch with her friends, and pizza with Megan and Larry. Thanks to everyone who called and wished her Happy Birthday, you made her day!

Thanks Megan and Larry for our cool candy with the fake grill and lips on them!