It's freezing. . .

Okay, so it is cold out there! I know that this is nothing for some people who have snow on the ground, but we had frost. . . and that's just about as close as we get most of the time. This morning was such a beautiful morning. We woke up to the sun shining and ice and frost on the ground. I decided to take Ethan out to explore the frost and frozen leaves before they melted. He had so much fun that he got so mad when we had to go in. It is supposed to continue to be cold and rainy later this week, so maybe. . . just maybe there will be snow on the ground?

30 years!

I (Jolie) am officially 30! Yikes! I had a nice day celebrating my 30th year with Ethan, while Jon went to work. Ethan and I walked our annual walk to Starbucks (mmm. . .pumpkin spice latte) and spent the day relaxing at home. The real celebration didn't begin until later. . . when Jon got home.
Jon planned a nice quiet dinner to celebrate my 30th birthday at Claim Jumper. He arranged for our friends, Josh and Steph to feed Ethan dinner so I wouldn't have to worry about that on my birthday. It seemed like a nice date night to me! When we went to pick Ethan up, I was blown away by a surprise party! Jon had been planning this for months with his co-conspirators, Josh and Steph. I was completely caught off guard, but am very grateful for my friends and family for giving up their Wednesday night to come celebrate my birthday!

My cake and I. Happy Birthday to me!

Josh and Steph's Foosball table was put to good use! Cooper, Logan (his head is peaking over the back of the Foosball table), Jeff, Jon, and Carolyn had fun playing. I think that Rich joined in too.

Everyone dressed in black and white to mourn the loss of my 20's. Goodbye decade.

I thought this was nice picture of Rich, Carolyn, Cooper and Jeff. (I wonder where Logan and Kelley are?)

And this is my amazing cupcake cake that Monica made. . . with her amazing frosting!

So, this is NOT the first time that Jon has done something sneaky. Although it drives me bonkers, I feel so blessed that he loves me so much to plan things (behind my back) for me. I always tease him about how I am unsure if I can trust him, but honestly, he is such a gift from God and I love him so very much. His sneakiness usually results in an awesome blessing for me. . . so, thank-you Jon!

And thank-you Steph and Josh. . . for all that you did, including opening your home. You guys are such a blessing in our lives and we are so thankful we have such great friends like you!