this is thirty

I did it, I turned thirty. Fortunately most of my closest friends are going through the same transition from the twenties into the thirties, so it doesn't seem all that bad, but wow. Thirty. 

As my hubby pointed out to me, if we look back at when we were twenty and think of all that has changed up until this point, how much more will things look different by the time we turn forty? We will be on the cusp of raising a teenage boy and a ten-year-old girl. Maybe we'll be in the same house, maybe we'll have moved on. Maybe, fingers crossed, Andy will finally get at least *one* gray hair! (I think he will be quite the catch as a silver fox, but as of yet I haven't found a single gray hair on his head.)

Anyway, I had a really wonderful day. Andy was so sweet in all the planning he did to make the weekend one to remember. These are the highlights.

Strawberries in bed with my little strawberry-loving boy. When I was pregnant with him, I would eat four pounds of strawberries a week... at least.

I was greeted with this lovely towering gift display. 

My birthday had a theme... past, present and future. Andy selected all these little things that related to things I enjoyed in the past, that I currently enjoy and that he wants to encourage me to pursue in the future. The thought behind this was so special to me. He even added pictures of me from childhood to each present. These were "crafty/creative" pictures. Inside was a new seam ripper for my new sewing hobby.

I hope to spend many, many birthdays just like this. Even better that now we have a little photographer to take pictures of us.

Can't get away from a self-timer shot! Who knew that I'd actually have two kids by the time I turned thirty. 

Oh yes, we did have cake for breakfast! The rest of the day was so packed, and since Andy I were out to dinner in the evening, we couldn't do cake then. So I decided to have cake for breakfast. Levi did not object.

Neither did Wendy. Just kidding! She didn't have cake, not until her birthday. But I did give her a lick of icing. Shh, it's my birthday... I can do whatever I want.

Levi helping me open my big present... a sewing machine!

And we finished the evening with dinner, just the two of us. My glass of champagne was delivered with a mermaid hanging off the edge. I guess I did have a Little Mermaid birthday party like Levi had been suggesting all along!