50 Never Looked So Good!

My dearest Aunt Heidi is celebrating a milestone birthday this week.  She is turning 50!  I used to consider everything over 30 old...but now as I approach 30 (gasp!) my perception of old has changed dramatically.  Heidi has always seemed so young to me--and she still does.  There is nothing "old" about her.  She's as spritely and spry as she has ever been, and I don't anticipate that changing any time soon--and hope it never does!

We got together, as usual, at Nanny's to celebrate with pizza, again, as usual, and cake from Jungle Jim's.  One of the things I love about my family is that when it comes to special days--we just want to spend them with the ones we love most, and that's just what we did!

The birthday girl!

Make a wish and blow!

Max showing Uncle Mark how to play Minion Rush...

...promptly followed by "rides"

Double the fun--or work in Mark's case!

Such a little sweet girl!

Susan, Amelia, Heidi, Mom, Linds, and Sophie...pretty sure something started to smell "funky" at this point.

Butt-sniffing to locate the source!

We tried really hard to get both babies to smile at the same time....in vain.

#1

The part of this picture you don't see is 5 adult women with camera phones trying to get both Sophie and Amelia to smile with our ridiculous baby talk, absurd noises, and aggressive smiles--I wouldn't have smiled either.  I'd think I was surrounded by creeps!

#2

Amelia just not quite sure...Sophie's expression unchanged.

#3

Sophie--unbreakable.  Amelia--starting to give in.

#4

There's one!

50% will have to do!

Me and my babes--together they take up every inch of my lap and then some.  This means they are growing way WAY too fast :(

Happy 50th, Heidi!!  I couldn't be more thankful for an aunt like you!  May the next 50 be just as fun and spunky as the first 50!