The big 3-0

That's right I am now in my thirties! Older, yes, wiser, there is room for improvement:) I think that was what my birthday was all about, becoming wiser. I wasn't really looking forward to my birthday. Not because I was turning thirty, but because my birthdays have been kind of hard the last few years. This one was better, but didn't go at all as planned. I had thrown around the idea of hiking Timp and going through the cave, but ended up deciding on going four wheeling. The morning of my birthday Shad surprised me with getting me a puppy for my birthday. He had let me sleep in while he loaded up the four wheeler and razor. The lady he was getting the puppy from lived in Salt Lake and told him other people were coming to look at the puppies and we might not get a puppy if we didn't come that morning. He wasn't planning on picking up the dog until after we went riding. Anyway, we went up to Salt Lake. In all honesty I wasn't excited about the puppy. I thought it would be good for the kiddos, but I am not really an animal person at all. When we got there the original dog we went to get wasn't the one we took home. First lesson I learned that day, of many, was to say no about getting the dog. I just didn't want to hurt Shads feelings or tell Brin she couldn't have the puppy. We loaded the dog up and went to get breakfast it was late in the morning and we hadn't eaten. The one resuraunt we stopped at had a twenty minute wait. We decided to go back down to Orem. By the time we got there and ate it was almost lunch time. To make a long story short, between the wind blowing like a hurricane and the dog we didn't go riding. Maybe, it was a blessing in disguise. Shad did spoil me with cake, taking brin and I out to get a pedicure and taking me to dinner. Dave and Angie came to dinner with us and Sami (best babysitter ever) babysat. I think that my eyes were opened to becoming wiser and growing more than having fun. Here are some of the lesson I learned:
 -Be better at communicating and don't just go along to please people
 -It's okay to be pampered
 -Life doesn't go as planned, just be grateful for the life and blessings you do have

We ended up selling the puppy of few days after we got her. I really starting to love her, but the kids starting not liking her.  I knew with winter she would have to be inside and I wasn't so keen on the idea. I also knew there would be someone out there that would love and spoil the cute little stinker rotten, which she deserves. After a tough decision we sold her. I don't think we could have found her a better home. Brinley told me with a sad face after the puppy left, "Mom, I miss Ellie bellie".  It was a good opportunity to talk to her about her feelings and that is it is okay to be sad. She got over the puppy and being sad pretty quickly and I don't think Breckin really even noticed that she was gone.

When Brinley got into the truck with her new dog we asked her what she wanted to name her puppy she immediately said, "Ellie". It stuck and we named her Ellie.

This cake was so good! Shad did a good job picking it. He knows I love roses!

Shad got me this cake because he knows how much I don't like hamburgers after our trip to Texas. The funny part is he ate a piece of it and said it was pretty gross! Me and hamburgers of any sort aren't a good mix :)

Mine and Brin's cute toes..don't mind the dirt :)

I am excited to be in my thirties. I feel all "grown up":) Here's to "my next thirty years"...