birthday celebration

today miss everly mae helped me celebrate 

miss jessica mae's birthday

and yes, my little E does share a name with this awesome lady on purpose

we had a simple lunch and a short shopping trip

but it was really a great way to spend the day

it is crazy to think about how grown up we have become

we are no longer the 18 year old college freshman just looking for someone to 

eat dinner with at the dining commons

now we spend our days chatting it up at cafes 

and trying to nurse everly in public with no "oops" moments

and shopping at stores our mom's would love

and holding babies, kissing babies, 

and protecting our favorite baby from crazy strangers

and changing diapers in cars

and you get the picture

and just so we don't take turning twenty-nine too seriously

here is how we used to spend birthday celebrations, maybe six years ago or so

happy birthday miss jessica mae