The Big "30"

Dan reached quite a milestone last month... 30 years old. He officially became an old man on August 18th. All in all, he was a pretty good sport about the whole thing - taking all the jokes and teasing about turning 30. Luckily, I have a little longer to still say I'm in my 20's :-)


Dan's been my best friend since he was 19 years old. I couldn't have asked for a more perfect husband, best friend and wonderful father of our children. I love him so much and am excited to celebrate more milestones and create wonderful memories with him for years to come....


He took his birthday off and we had a fun, yet relaxing, day as a family. We started a new tradition this year - and he got to pick all of his favorite things to eat for the day. For breakfast, we went to Dunkin Donuts and had some delicious donuts and lemonade. We did a little shopping at the mall and played with the kids. We had a pre-lunch snack of Crazy Bread from Little Caesars (this guy is easy to please). For lunch it was pasta, and rice & grilled chicken with vegetables for dinner. His family came down for dinner and dessert. He's not a big dessert fan, but I wanted to have something that we could sing "Happy Birthday" and eat. Since I couldn't stick candles in a huge bowl of air-popped popcorn, I thought a big cookie from Paradise Bakery would be the next best thing. He's a big fan of their normal size cookies so went to town on the big boy.

Hey - save some for us...

Dan & Allie licking the frosting. That was Allie's favorite part.
Here's some frosting for you Papa... enjoy!
Dan likes to harass and tease his dad any time he gets a chance - but Papa's a good sport.
It was a great day from start to finish. Dan's parents and sister& brother-in-law (Sarah & Gavin) both got Dan very thoughtful gifts. Thanks guys for coming to his little "celebration"!