A Birthday AND an Anniversary

Victor just turned the big 3-2! It was also our 13 (holy crap!) year anniversary a few days later so we just threw the events into one big fun weekend!

My mom came up to watch the boys ALL weekend. Thanks mom!

We showered Victor with gifts and love his birthday morning then he and I took off to get started on some Christmas shopping! Funny how different it is to be in a store and actually be able to look around without chasing the little ones!

Then what we had been looking forward to for weeks! A day of pampering at the spa. We went to our favorite spa, Two Rivers. We normally try to make frequent "dates" to the spa, I don't know what has been going on but it has been wayyyyyy to long since our last visit.

The pedicture and manicure stations overlook the river. It is so pretty and was so much fun to watch the ducks and animals!

Part of our spa day included a 90 minute peppermint aromatherapy pedicure. I opened my polish book to pick a color and on the first page they had a picture of a woman's toes painted the beautiful colors of BSU, blue and orange. I laughed and dared Vic to do his toes up like that and guess what?????? He DID!!!! The ladies loved him! They thought he was coolest and super fun for painting his toes. ha ha Only my Victor!

Pretty toes! The boys on Victor's upcoming man trip are going to love that. I am sure he won't be teased at all. ;)

We raced home to have some birthday cake with the kids and then down to dinner at another one of our favorite spots, Chandlers. Oh and the food was divine! I could have eaten my life away that night! And I think I did!

I know the bottom two are not very good pictures, but I have had to give Victor a hard time. Look at how high the flames are and how much smoke there is after he blew the candles out! Man, he must be getting old!

The next day was a full day of nothing better than Boise State football! Fun tailgating with friends and a dominating game when we beat Hawaii! After the game we went out for dinner and to the movie Megamind with the whole family.

The game was a blue out. Every section was supposed to wear blue.

It is hard to believe it has been 13 years! I think our best decisions have been getting in the military, getting out, and finishing our education. I am very thankful for Victor's time in the service and the experiences we had and friends we made. However, I am more thankful for the choice to expand our horizons and get out. I am sooo pleased we decided to better ourselves with an eduction and move on and didn't stay stuck in the "military box". I can't describe how it is to have a husband that is home every night with our family and is an active part of their lives and not deployed for months on end.

Just for kicks we looked up to see what Victor would be making if he would have stayed in, considering his time in service and the rank he probably would be. It was laughable. Even if he went in as an officer he would be making far less and giving up more. Thanks so much to all of our military members who I feel are CERTAINLY underpaid and under appreciated. Be sure to thank a vet on Veteran's Day!

And here is to another 13 years!