The BIG 3-0

I turned the big 3-0 this past Thursday and to be honest, I've kind of been dreading it. I'm not sure why because I don't look at others who are 30 as old, but there's something about saying goodbye to my 20's that makes me sad. With that being said, it really turned out to be a great birthday. I spent most of the day with my mom and Peyton, and then Matt treated me to a nice dinner at Botega while my parents watched P.

The birthday celebration continued into Friday night. The plan was for us to get together with my parents, my brother and his family, and Jamie and Will at their new house for dinner and cake. When we got to their house, I was surprised to find that they had planned a party for me with some of my closest friends and family. We had barbecue from Full Moon, my mom's baked beans, and matt's mom's hash brown casserole for dinner and ice-cream cake (one of my favorites) for dessert. The house was decorated with streamers, balloons, and flowers arranged in old patron bottles. They had napkins that said "thirty" on them and they even had 30 candles on my cake. It really was a special night spent with my sweet family and friends. Thanks Matt, Mom, and Jamie for all of your hard work!

thanksgiving

Thanksgiving- This Thanksgiving Matt and I have so much to be thankful for….on the top of our list is our sweet baby girl Peyton. We are also thankful for our wonderful family and friends and all of the love and support that we have received this past year.

I guess I lucked out this year by having a newborn because it meant that I didn’t have to cook anything. All I had to do was show up with a good appetite! Although I have to admit that I usually don’t have to make much but in the past I have at least made sweet potato casserole.

Since we were going to both sets of grandparents’ houses today to celebrate Thanksgiving, I decided it was the perfect time to put Peyton in one of my old dresses. The day that we told my mom I was pregnant, she pulled out a tub of old baby clothes that she had saved hoping that one of us could use them one day. I’ll never forget how excited she was as she showed me some of the sweet little things she had saved. Once we found out that I was having a girl it was all over! Before I knew it she had pulled out, washed, and ironed little baby, dresses, sweaters, bonnets, and shoes that had been mine and my sister’s. One of those dresses was the dress that Peyton wore home from the hospital. Because Peyton is still pretty little, I wasn’t sure which of the dresses would fit her. After trying on a couple, I finally decided on this cute pink one with smocking at the top. Even though it was a little big, it looked precious on her. There was also a matching bonnet but it was way too big for her so we decided we would have to wait until she grew into that to wear it. As it turns out, this was a dress of mine that one of my dad’s sisters, Patty, made for me when I was a baby. How special is it that!?! Of course there were no shortage of pictures from today.

Jamie and Will's Shower

We were definitely in party mode this past weekend. First we had my surprise birthday party on Friday night and then a His/Hers shower at Dave's Pizza on Saturday night for Jamie and Will. They had a great turnout and racked up on of great tools, gadgets, and household items. We can't wait for their big day on May 21!