birthday girl

in our family march is birthday month.
from the very beginning to the very end there is little time between the next.
this past weekend we celebrated my mom's special day in san diego.
it is so easy to shower her with love on her birthday.
for as long as i can remember she has made each and every one of our birthdays so memorable.
from staying up to the late hours of the night to decorate our themed tables so perfectly, to her banging on the piano to wake us from our slumber with a birthday song.
and now that we are married her traditions still carry on to our husbands and our own babies. she is amazing to say the least.

this year we mixed things up a bit and signed up for a cooking class. and not just any cooking class.
if you know my family you know that we are sushi lovers, and what could be more perfect than 3 hours spent making the most tasty bite-sized morsels you may ever eat.
thank you to our hubbies for watching the babies so we could get in a little girl time!

 sushi made by yours truly♥

and i will use any excuse i can to have a mini photo shoot...

happy birthday to poppa in washington who shares the same birthday as my mom. we love u and wish we could have been there!