Here are some pictures from the weekend. We celebrated at G'ma & G'pa Mortensen's with a HUGE cake-- very grateful that grandma didn't have 31 candles (that would have surely set the smoke alarms off ;) For the most part 30 was a good year for me. I had a few health problems solved that had been plaguing me, saw my children turn 5, lost 40 lbs and am still lucky enough to be married to the sweetest man on the planet! I need to get over the fact that I am now 'IN' my 30's and just pray for another year of healthy children, a happy hubby and enough money to pay our bills. Amazing how my priorities have changed just in the past 5 years. Even though getting older means crows feet and saggy skin it also means I am wiser (in my mind) and seriously try hard not to take things for granted.

So tonight I finished These is My Words. I cried like a baby the last few pages and will recommend it to anyone looking for a good read. I have been so busy with projects around the house *pictures coming soon. I feel like I going 10 different directions. But the last day of school is this Wednesday so I be able to relax for a few days before the real craziness begins and it won't end until the end of June. But I am so excited because we are headed home to Washington to visit with my 2 oldest sisters and brother, see my niece Kelsey graduate, visit with my best buddy Annie and her family all the way from Shanghai and maybe more fun things- anything is possible. I'm so giddy I could bust!!






PS* I did not eat all of this cake by myself!











And no B-day would be complete without a trip to Nippons. (I ate some grilled zucchini just for you Jamie ;-)





A tender moment caught on camera that I couldn't help but share.