Mid-THIRTIES

I love these pics of my husband. I look at his eyes, his smile and am reminded of the things which captured my eye 15 years ago. Another reason I love these pictures is because he was ACTUALLY HAPPY on his birthday....he usually dislikes reaching another year of age....hitting 30 was like a bomb went off and I had better not throw any big party. My husband likes simplicity, so this year....a home cooked dinner at home with his parents and Chip (best friend of approx 23 years). After dinner and dessert (by the way...best german chocolate cake yet, made with 3 layers YUM), Jeremy's parents were very sweet and allowed us "kids" to get out and see a movie....they stayed with the grandkids. The girls and I had a busy day preparing with a sick baby, but every ounce of work was worth it for the man in our lives....that's officially in his mid-thirties ;-)

COUNTY FAIR TIME!

We LOVE this tradition, its been 14 years and counting ;-D


This year was so much different. The girls are older and know what they want to do, most of it consists of seeing the HORSES, of course. We missed having Grandpa with us, but he was definately remembered.


We were able to stay later and enjoy a couple rides AFTER the bull riding. We all agreed that we would wait until it got completely dark (notice the girls killing time, heading to another horse barn and finding ANY horses they can pet and admire.) We saw the biggest bull...2500 lbs, that was a record for me. We splurged and got some great treats and in the meantime was entertained by a couple clowns who kept Ally busy and Kaitlyn a little bit skidish. Kaitlyn was excited to find herself a rodeo princess contestant for 2012. Did you know Kaitlyn now considers herself a cowgirl, now that she has a horse of her own ;-)


The four of us had a wonderful time and are ready to celebrate Jeremy's big day tomorrow....he turns 35!