.30

Well, my 20's are gone I guess. It's a weird feeling realizing that I can never go back… not that I want to or anything, it's just strange to think about. Life is a fleeting thing. It moves forward and onward, and there's no stopping it. Lately I'm especially grateful for those moments in life when it seems like time stands still. When I'm holding a beautiful sleeping baby Alice. When Ames is telling me story after story about dragons and cowboys. When Air and I are laying in bed talking about life until 3am (even though we’re both dead tired). These types of moments make my life good and I honestly feel like life would be pointless and unbearable without them. I really just wish that every moment of my life could be spent doing nothing but holding my family close to me.

So that's what we did on my 30th Birthday. We basically spent the entire day within an arms reach of each other, and I was in heaven.

We went to the pool and ended up staying there for about 5 hours!

This was actually a huge surprise for me. I really wasn't sure that Air would be feeling well enough to do anything at all, so I didn't make plans for my birthday just in case. (Air's health has been pretty bad for the past while. He hasn't had hardly any good feeling days in a long time now, and I know he was feeling sick on this day too, but I guess he loves me enough to push it all aside for one day just to make me happy. He's sweet. And even though I knew he was sick, I can't begin to tell you how awesome it was to finally leave the house with him. It's seriously been a very long time)

He even took me for sushi at our favorite sushi joint, Mt Fuji.

 

We had a birthday party with the family too at Tamera's house. Mom, Tam and I took Ames and Jake for a little walk through the crazy deep snow in her backyard at sunset. Tam's yard is incredibly beautiful at any time of year. There's just something so peaceful and inspiring about being out in the country.

Ames is lightweight enough that he could just walk along on top of the snow while all of us adults sank in about two feet down each step. It's the funniest thing to see him walking beside us.

 

Pretty sure these were Ames's first snow angels(?), he didn't want to stop making them! And we have no idea what Jake thinks of the snow. haha He just lays there silent and expressionless.

 

Tam is the funnest Aunty. She pulled Ames down this big hill a few times… what a lucky boy.

And then we went inside and warmed up by the light of the birthday candles… and hot chocolate.

 

It was a wonderful birthday, thanks to all involved.

The end.