One Man and Three Little Ladies: Turning 30

Well, I am now officially in the 30 club. You might be thinking that I think this is depressing. On the contrary...I am one of those strange folks who love getting older, and have been excited to hit 30 for a long time! I think my 30's are truly going to be the best years of my life... We are starting our family, we are more settled in our careers, I am more confident in my own skin, the list goes on and on. Basically I'm stoked about turning 30, and am thinking...bring it on life! (How corny do I sound?) :)

We spread out the celebrations over a few days. On my actual birthday (the 11th) we spent the whole day eating great food and doing things I love. We went to breakfast at one of my favorite spots, La Provence, which is an amazing French restaurant....and while there they gave me a free pastry to celebrate, and my favorite part of the morning...the waitress told us that all the wait staff were in the back talking about how cute Emilyn is! Every mom loves to hear that! After breakfast we went to church, then out to lunch with two of the pastoral staff at church. We followed up lunch by going out to a movie and coffee, and then ate some of the best birthday cake I've ever had! It was poppy seed cake, with banana custard filling, iced with ganache. You might not understand how delicious this cake was...but trust me when I say, it was like heaven in cake form!

We also had a little birthday party last weekend, on the 17th, which was themed, "grandparents." It was super fun. We dressed up, played bingo, ate lots of yummy food and had delicious sangria...among other things. Here are some pics of the birthday celebrations. Enjoy!

This is our little family dressed up!