Celebrations

JON TURNED 30!!! With much fanfare Jon turned 30 years old on May 9th. Jen threw a surprise party on Saturday evening, May 8th which she spent months planning and took great lengths to ensure stayed a surprise! While Jon went hunting with a friend Jen was running to Wal-mart, picking up cakes, getting balloons, buying hamburgers, and decorating the yard for a BBQ and Bonfire bash. We couldn't have hoped for a better day--the weather was perfect, sunshine and warm for May. All the party attendees hid their vehicles back by the shop. Jon was so surprised when he pulled in the driveway it took him several minutes to really figure out what was going on. He was pretty much in awe for the first 10 minutes. The party kicked off with great food and plenty of fun for the kids, plus a bonfire with smores and plenty of ice cream cake for everyone! Jon's candles all blew out with the breeze before he had a chance to show off his amazing 30-year-old lungs. He went to bed that night feeling pretty appreciated, and told me it was his first surprise party. Good, I said, because its your last--that was way too much planning and work!!

May 9th happened to be Mother's Day so we had double the reason to celebrate! Our family drove to Homer after church, of course bringing Nana with us! Again the weather was sunny and we had beautiful views of Kachemak Bay. We took the kids to the beach and they played in the sand and Daddy flew a kite. Lyla didn't know what to make of the waves, she kept saying "water, water, water..." We got coffees and went to the park and drove out on the spit. We wrapped up the evening with dinner at the Anchor Inn. Such a blessing to be a Mother! I am so thankful for my family.