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A very happy 30th birthday to my wonderful husband!  Don't worry, honey, you don't look a day over 25!  I had to include a couple of his baby pics, since he's just so darn cute!

30 years later, and he still vacuums!

"Hey Jack, do you want to help me wrap Daddy's gifts?"  Jack's response:  "Night night Mommy!" Such a silly boy!


He was much more interested in the cake.  Please disregard large spaces between some of the frosting along the bottom... I had less frosting than what I thought I had.  Oops!!

Yes, it was a yellow cake with chocolate frosting (for those of you who know Ryan well...)
 Ryan and I headed out tonight for a date, just the two of us!  (Thanks to our fabulous sitter, Ashley!)  We enjoyed sushi for dinner, and then went to a movie.  Funny how things change though, because on the way home, we both said, "I hope Jack is still up!"
 Love you babe!

















Exciting things happening:
-Morgan is coming down for the weekend!  Yay!
-My parents are on vacation in sunny California for the next 8 days!
-We're headed home next weekend for our annual trip down the Iowa River!
-The speed limit in Kansas just changed to 75 mph! (awesome for people like us who travel frequently!)
-Jameson and Alex's wedding:  August 4, 2012 (just two days after our anniversary, and two days before my parents!)

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