almost heaven

my 30th birthday was spent at "almost heaven." corey found a fantastic cottage in union pier for us to stay at. our little family unit headed up friday for an awesome day at the beach. the boys had a blast in the sand and then we all headed in the hot tub for a little relaxation afterwards (there was one on our screened porch!) the boys even shared a room! we had hoped they'd do alright in the bunkbeds, and james did manage the top bunk but sean got a little confused about being able to get out of bed whenever he wanted... so he ended up peacefully going down in the pak-n-play but still in the same room! trustme, this really was a milestone for us. we woke up and had an amazing fun breakfast of donuts and coffee (it's official- corey and i are hooked. good thing there was a cafe in our backyard that opened at 7am!) don and pat were kind enough to meet us for lunch and then took the kiddos home to windingbrook so we could be SANS all 3 kids (first time ever!!! jeanne had NEVER been away from me for more than 4 hours!) and were joined by laura, andrew and lil' lucy. another fun night and more beach time truly did make my birthday weekend feel like it was almost heaven...