Cory's birthday weekend

Cory turned 38 this past weekend and we have been celebrating all week.  This should probably be divided up into three different posts because so much went on but I'm lumping it all into one.  We had such a fun weekend with our friends in town--Brian, Claire, & their boys, Devin & Curtis.  They flew in around 1pm on Friday and the fun started that night with dinner and drinks at San Tan Brewery.  That place has become our little Cheers bar where we always run into people we know.  We had waaaay too much fun that night!

Saturday was a bit more tame.  We hung out at home and the kids played and played and played.  We couldn't get over how awesome it was to just spend time with our friends, enjoying the gorgeous weather while our 5 kids played together so nicely.  We made a scrumptious dinner of chicken & beef fajitas and then called it a night since the guys were golfing early in the morning and Claire & I were taking the kids to the zoo.

We got to the zoo pretty early and beat most of the weekend crowd.  Devin & Curtis are animal lovers and Reese & Ryan were so excited to show them around and tell them where all their favorite animals live.  I had to include this photo below because Ryan insisted on dressing like Devin.  We scoured the closets and dressers for a red shirt, plaid shorts, and a black baseball cap.  She was so happy that we found a close match to his outfit :)

 After a nice afternoon of naps we had all the family over for pizza, cupcakes, and ice cream. 

 We all helped him blow out his candles.

It was such a great weekend with family and friends and I know that Cory had so much fun.  We are so blessed to have such wonderful people in our lives.  Happy Birthday to my wonderful husband.  I hope your 38th was one of the best yet!  We love you SO much!