Let the Birthday Celebration begin...

This week Anthony turns 30 and we're celebrating the entire week. To kick things off we went over to Mimi's house for dinner on Sunday afternoon. A typical Italian dinner with delicious ravioli, Mimi's sauce, meatballs, sausage, chicken cutlets, salad, and bread. Of course we were so busy eating and talking that I forgot to take pictures of all the food. Instead I snapped the almost empty bowl of ravioli (I could eat more just looking at this...)



And we're in the middle of March Madness now, so most conversations and television channels are focused on the latest game and how his brackets are doing. Think that's what they were talking about in this serious-looking conversation?



There was karaoke...




...even after bathtime and pajamas.


We ran up and down hills on the golf course out back...


and I just couldn't take my eyes away from the camera lens.








And even though his eyes are closed, this is one of my favorites because of the smile on his face and the look on hers.



Once the ice-cream cake had thawed we put on our party hats and lit the candles. This is the best family shot we got all night, but that's okay. Typical eyes-closed, hat-pulling, laughing shot.











And I can't end this post without mentioning how sweet these little girls have been lately. Their playtime is a perfect mix of independence and togetherness...




And sometimes when the neck hugs are a little too tight, the little sister protests. When Mommy says "too tight!" the big sister's response is "but I love her".




I'll try to make one more post before we leave for his birthday cruise on Thursday morning.
:)