THIRTY!

Daron turned the big 3-0 on Saturday! I can't believe this day came. It snuck up on me. I've been dragging my feet for Daron and I to leave our twenties while Daron has been so anxious to turn 30. He's been so excited. 

The day started out with hot, pumpkin pancakes and Carter begging to be allowed to blow out Dad's candles with him.

^Naomi's cheese in the background! haha

Our birthday boy was a good sport when his candles started tipping over because the pancakes were so hot!

I also cooked thick cut bacon for the meal. Each year, I make bacon once... for Daron's birthday! (I'm not a bacon fan) And this year I totally ruined it. Daron was also a really good sport about that. Poor guy. I think I'll start making bacon more than once a year for him so I get it right on his big day!

After breakfast, we headed out to Moonlight beach to reserve a pit for his party and hang out with the kids. The weather was truly perfect and the sky was a beautiful blue as we hung out on the sand while the kids played. 

Don't mind Carter who quickly lost his shorts once we made our way down to the water...

^I have so many pictures of me like this with my dad when I was little...

Carter was off doing his own thing. Naomi was her usual self not leaving our side. She had a particular love for putting sand all over Daron. It was really cute.

We all went home and got ready for Daron's party that night. Daron said an ideal birthday for him would be to see as many of his old and new friends as possible and catch up with people. So that's what we did. We reserved a pit where we had dinner catered and then had desserts and smores around the fire. The plan was to not have the kids there either but I made a grave mistake telling Carter all week we were running errands for Dad's party!!! It slipped my mind to mention that he wasn't invited...

We ended up letting him and Naomi come for the beginning and then endured a 10-minute-very-sad melt down when it was time for him to go home with my parents and the babysitter. Rookie mistake!

And now... for the 4 pictures I got all night. Some day I'm going to figure out how to throw a party and document it so we can remember it!

I'm glad we sang to Daron that morning because the candles would not stay lit at the beach. And unfortunately, we didn't get a picture of all who came out for the party! A big thank you to everyone who came out. We had such a great time seeing everyone.

Oh, and one more necessary picture...

Daron with the sign my mom and I made for him.  He was horrified I had a big sign up with his name on it. (We are soooOOoo opposite, ha!) I told him the sign had to stay up because my mom and I slaved over the dumb thing and I had to endure a very, very VERY nice man's BO (he saw my mom and I majorly struggling and came over to help us) to get that thing up so the sign was staying... then he decided to take a goofy picture next to it to amuse me. 

Again, a good sport!

Daron deserves to feel special on his birthday every year but I was so hoping he would this year. He not only turned the big 30 but also has been through some long months with me and this pregnancy. He never complains and is always so helpful. And through all my pregnant grumpiness, he is still the happiest, most loving Dad. I'm convinced Daron is one of the greatest Dad's on the planet. The job comes so naturally to him. 

We love you so much, Daron! 

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, LOVER!