Weekend Fun

This weekend , Will and I were busy getting our house ready for my parents to visit. On Saturday morning, Will and Lilly spent hours getting all our leaves off our yard. This has been a weekly task for Will since our yard is a magnet for leaves. Let me first explain why we get so many leaves. Our house is located on the center of a hill which means all our neighbors who live above us are lucky enough to have their leaves blow down to our house. However, I must brag that Will does a great job making sure we never have too many leaves on our yard.

This is where all our neighbors leaves land and ours accumulate.

This year, I have really enjoyed watching Will gather our leaves. The reason is, he looks like a Ghostbuster from that 1984 movie with Dan Aykroyd and  Bill Murray.

Who you gonna call? Ghostbusters 

I am not joking. Will has this leaf blower that he carries on his back just like the guys on the movie. And since, he takes this job pretty serious he always looks like he is out getting ghost while gathering our leaves.  I will let you be the judge of it.

Will with his leaf blower

These are all the leaves Will collected on Saturday.

As you can tell, Lilly was pretty exhausted after helping gather all our leaves with Will.

Lilly relaxing after her hard day :)

On Saturday evening, I had a wonderful visit from my parents and brother Bryan who came down to celebrate my birthday. My mom and dad surprised me with many gifts which was so thoughtful of them.

One of my favorite gifts was a handmade silver bracelet they had gotten at The Greenbrier Resort. This was a special gift, since Will and I have had many wonderful memories with both our families at this resort.

This bracelet is made out of a silver spoon.

For dinner, we went to a Brazilian restaurant called Carlos. This restaurant is located on top of a hill and overlooks our little city. At night, it is breath taking with all the beautiful views of Roanoke.

Carlos Brazilian Restaurant

My mom and I enjoying dinner

My birthday cake from Carlos.

To make my birthday weekend complete, my brother Bryan brought out his guitar and played a few of my favorite songs. Bryan is one of the most talented people I know. He can play and sing pretty much anything you request. Listening to him perform is one of my favorite things to do.

Bryan playing the guitar and singing

Now that this weekend is over, I really do have to face the fact that I am now 29.  However, I am so excited for what this year has to bring!

Week 27 Baby Bump