My 27th Birthday!!!

Yes it is true, I am another year older. I turned the BIG 27 on Monday, which is strange because every year on my birthday as long as I can remember my mother would say, "I can't believe that you're this age or I can't believe that you're that age when I'm only 25." I guess that means I am older than my mom now by 2 years.

Ever since I have had kids of my own (2+ years now) I have a very different outlook on my birthday. As a kid you grow up thinking, "Oh this is MY SPECIAL DAY and it's all about me for one whole day!" This is still true I suppose, but now I think more about my parents and what they were going through on the day of my birth. My dad even called me on Monday and said he had this pain in his lower back for some reason which suddenly reminded him of sitting in the hospital for hours upon hours 27 years ago. It made me laugh! I hope I can tease my girls like that someday too!

Every year for my birthday it has become a tradition to go to The Cheesecake Factory. I'm not really sure why I always want to go to the same place and order the same exact thing every year, but it just works out that way. In fact, the entire time that I have know Jordan he has taken me to The Cheesecake Factory on February 25Th. You just can't beat their crab cakes and orange chicken! It's a special meal for me no matter how many times I've had it! I just hope that wherever we end up that their is always a Cheesecake Factory nearby so that I can keep going on my birthday!

Me as a 27 year old!

I can't believe that I'm that old already!

I had to take a few pictures of my sweet girls on my birthday and this was my favorite one!

Gosh, they make me smile!

The Hill girls' - They love being sisters!

Notice I dressed them both in my favorite color...purple. Taylor was okay with that as long as she got to wear a skirt.

Taylor and her Daddy at Paradise Bakery. Jord took us there for lunch and it was SO good!

Bentley at Paradise Bakery for lunchtime.

Me & Tay at the Cheesecake Factory for dinner....

.....she was excited because we told her cake was coming and that she got to sing Happy Birthday to me!

The yummy cheesecake dessert! We chose the caramel turtle one! It was delicious!

Taylor is a great helper when it comes time to blow out the birthday candles!

Taylor is such a awesome kid! She made my birthday great!

Taylor wasn't shy about finishing off the plate!

And sweet Bentley...always in her car seat. I guess she just loves sitting in something really soft - she was so good at dinner!

Bentley made my birthday great too!

The four of us at The Cheesecake Factory! I had - yet again - a wonderful birthday!