My 30th Birthday!

March 13th I turned 30 years old! That feels so weird to write. I don't feel like Im old enough to be 30 yet! Oh well, I wonder if we ever do? I have to say my sweet husband and friends worked hard to make sure I felt very special and loved on this big day. I am very blessed. Jeremy surprised me with an overnight get away to the Millenium hotel in downtown St. Louis. This is a really fancy hotel across the street from the St. Louis Arch.  We had a great view of the Arch and the river outside our window. The top floor of the hotel has a restaurant that actually spins slowly around to give you a rotating view of the city! He had arranged for Amy to come stay at our house overnight with our girls, while her husband Bill took care of their two girls that night. We left at 4 and checked in our hotel and then went for a stroll in the park and sat in the grass under the Arch and talked. It was such a beautiful, warm day outside. Then we came back and got ready for a wonderful dinner, but Jeremy wouldn't let me order dessert, because he had planned ahead to surprise me later with a 3 layer chocolate cheesecake and champagne to be delivered to our door! How fun! The next morning we enjoyed sleeping in with no little feet running in our room at the crack of dawn to wake us up. We took our time getting ready and then enjoyed a wonderful breakfast together before heading home.  We had such a special time together and a much needed get away. We are so lucky to have such great friends to sacrifice their time and energy to take care of our girls so we could do that.

And then....After taking care of 4 kids all afternoon, Amy went home and baked 2 cakes and threw me a surprise party that night. She had asked us to stop by for some dessert after dinner, but when we got there she had invited some of our other good friends to come and celebrate with us. We had a great time eating the yummy cake she made together and watching the kids play. What a great birthday!

Our hotel room (see the Arch behind us?!)

My birthday cakes at my surprise party. My sweet friend Amy who helped make it such a special birthday!