Turning 40!

I had the best Birthday ever! My husband really went all out and just showered me with love. He had a party for me at our house. We had close to 80 people at one point!
He made all the food himself and was cooking all weekend. ( It was all delicious!!)
He set up, cooked and cleaned up the whole house before and after the party was over. (The girls helped too! )
There was a 1967 quiz and a WHO WANTS TO BE CAROLE"S FRIEND game set up with questions and pictures of me that was played like WHO WANTS TO BE A MILLIONAIRE.
My daughter Lydia also put together a slide show ....some pictures were very embarrassing!
She had the Van Morrison song: "Brown Eyed Girl" playing in the back ground and the Martina song: " She's a butterfly". She did a great job!
Everyone was kind....well, some were kind others had a lot of fun at my expense. :)
I am truly blessed!
40 is going to be a good decade!


Opening presents and sharing memories.

Just one of the rooms with all the food!

The living room crowd

The cake.

If you could read my buttons the red one would say:

I would rather be 40 than pregnant! ( so TRUE!!)

and the little black one: 40 is not old if you are a tree!

Birthday girl....up close! too close!!

Alastair's gift to me...for those who may not know the butterfly is actually my initials.

CjB with the "v" for my maiden name Voisey. I could not have thought of a better gift from the man I love! Does he know me or what!??

God has blessed me with so many gifts.

Family, friends, a great corps, a wonderful ministry in the Army and a life full of experiences both wonderful and challenging that have drawn me closer to HIM.

To all my friends and family who live across this country or the other side of the world....I miss you and love you very much.

I wish you ALL could have been with us!!