And Jer's 40th Celebration Continues...

So Jer calls me from work Thursday morning to tell me he's not feeling well.  He said he was so congested the only thing he wanted to do was to come home and go to bed.  

Well...that put me in a tiny bind because what he didn't know was I had invited a few friends of his to swing by and surprise him at the door with Happy 40th Birthday wishes.  Then everyone was going to come in and celebrate.  Like I said, he didn't know this was all going to go down, so I told him to go take some Airborne and man up.  Turns out he was kind of on to my plan because that morning he went out to the garage freezer and found it full of party food.  And then when he came home Luke wouldn't stop talking about the bag of ice in the freezer.   So when he asked if something was up, I told him to go lay down and we started decorating like mad.  And minutes later, the doorbell started ringing.  Everyone came through with the most creative, fun birthday wishes.  From 40 sucks, to birthday waves to Spanish Happy Birthdays (or Merry Christmases, depends on how fluent you are), to 40 rocks, to 40 packs of gum, to awful Aggie cups full of 40 (or so) kisses, to candy bar poems, to 40 years of holiday candy in a bag, to yukelee birthday serenades, to gift cards, treats and sweet notes, it was all so thoughtful and generous and kind.  Jer was floored.

 He didn't like being the center of attention while we sang Happy Bday:)

Wish I would have gotten more pics of all of the friends that came out.  Everyone was honestly spectacular!! 

HAPPY BIRTHDAY JER!!

I'm the luckiest girl in the world to be married to you!!

And now we get to be old together:)

 I LOVE YOU!!

Jer's BIG 4-0!!!

 We kicked it off by waking up at the condo in beautiful downtown San Diego.  The Holiday bowl parade went right by on the street below us and we had perfect seats to take it all in.

 Jer got his usual gifts:)

 Then we left the kids with grandma and grandpa and headed to LA for 2 days.

Jer found his FAVORITE Mex spot in Manhattan beach.

 Then we hit the Getty.  The place was packed.  We took the tram to the top.

 Where we found gorgeous art and even more spectacular views of LA.

  The place is a must see!

 Then for the highlight of the trip....we hit the Staples center for a Laker game.

 Jamal Wilkes number was retired and Kareem AbdulJabar was there.  There was not an empty seat in the place.  It was a blow-out game, but lots of fun to be there with the worlds most loyal fans.

Happy 40th Jer!! 

Love you so much!!!

Jer's Birthday Continued...

 So Jer's number one birthday request has been to have a mini vacation sans kiddos.  So this year we left the kids with my parents (thank you) and went down to stay at their condo in San Diego for a night (thank you again mom and dad!!).  It was so nice to get away and just relax!  We toured the Midway and realized neither of us would have made it in the Navy.   Very cool to see though.

 Then back to Nat and Stan's for one last night of games before heading home.  

And Uncle Jeff with his good-bye tosses.

 Parting is such sweet sorrow!

Thanks Mom and Dad and Prigmores and Bullicks for giving us such a fun vacation!!  

Can't wait to see you in a few weeks!

Jer's Big Day

Actually started the night before with Jer's Birthday Eve...and Jons:)  

We took the birthday boys to dinner and Mission Impossible.  They loved getting their picture taken.

The next day we went hiking at the White Tank Mountains with my Aunt Marilyn, Uncle Gerald and Cousins Curt and Kevin and their families.  It was gorgeous!!  It's gonna be one of our new hiking spots for sure!

 Then we came home and Jer opened presents and then we headed over to Rays for some of his favorite pizza.  

And then Jer and I snuck away for a little Sherlock Holmes.

Jer, I never can quite wrap my brain around how I got so lucky to get you.

You are patient, kind, sweet, fun, athletic, brainy and you fix all the messes I get myself into. 

Thank you for putting up with me and all of my craziness. I am the luckiest girl alive and I love you!!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!!

Jer's First Sprint Tri

 The competition was fierce.  

He was up against men in sports bras and speedos. And men that had real race bikes.  

But this rookie worked it out.

 flying by...

 The Donut Triathlon

And he finished just under the time he predicted he would.  

Jer we are amazed by your physical prowess!

We are so proud of you, we love you!