Birthday Weekend

Another year older....another year closer to 30! Thanks to everyone for my birthday wishes today. We knew Jarrod would be back in Syracuse today so we celebrated some this weekend. He decided (since going out with Gavin to restaurants tends to be stressful!) that he'd make me anything I wanted on Saturday after Gavin was in bed. Even though it made for a late dinner, it was amazing to be able to eat a hot dinner and enjoy adult conversation without cutting up food, picking up dropped cups and spoons, wiping spills....you get the picture!

For Christmas, mom and dad gave us a Bobby Flay cookbook. We decided to pick a recipe out of there. I spent Saturday morning looking through the cookbook, pondering which recipe to pick. There were so many good ones, but for some reason , the "Mesa Burger" kept popping out at me. It was a simple recipe, but SOOOOO good! Of course, it was my birthday dinner, so I didn't worry too much about the healthy factor. :)

Here is a shot Jarrod took for me....the greatest hubby in the world! I'm so lucky! And here is my delicious burger. Bobby Flay's "Mesa" burger, with grilled Vidalia onions and horseradish mustard. I found a zucchini-potato bake recipe online to make for the side dish. Very simple, and really good, too! It was a great evening. :)

Sunday, we started out the morning with Jarrod saying he was in charge of all diaper changes for the day. Another birthday treat for me! :) Too bad it only lasted until 4pm... He gave Gavin his bath that morning because Gav wanted to splash in the tub. During naptime, we did a lot of cleaning and organizing and got papers together for taxes. Once he woke up, we headed to get our taxes started and took Gavin for Toys R Us treat. More trains...he's so spoiled!