One year older and wiser too

So it happened. I tried to stop it but alas I did turn 30. Surprisingly it wasn't that bad. I think the weeks leading up to it were tough at times but my actual birthday was great. This is because I have the most thoughtful and loving husband ever. He started by buying me a new camera a week before the big day. It is awesome. This will mean very little to most of you so I will keep the camera talk to a minimum, but I have to brag a bit. Ben got me a new Nikon D90. This camera is a whole new class of camera. It functions amazingly in low light situations and it does HD video. Plus it is just a wonderful camera, I expect my photography to hit a whole new level as soon as I can figure out all the bells and whistles that this camera offers. I am excited to get out and shoot. Last week was so busy I haven't had much time, but it will happen soon and I will post some pics.

Then Friday night he came home with flowers and took care of dinner and the kids for the rest of the night, this is not atypical by any means but still very appreciated. Saturday we spent the day shopping (without kids, thank you grandma and papa) and went to dinner that night (without kids, thank you aunt Lydia) . Sunday I slept in and was awakened to a very cute rendition of Happy Birthday and biscuits and gravy for breakfast. After church we made dinner. Then I took a nap while Ben cleaned up. Later in the evening we had pie instead of cake. The kids gave me a very cute coupon book that I am very excited to use, full of great things like back massages and doing extra chores without complaining. I also got a new wii fit game I am anxious to try.

It was a great weekend; I don't think I changed a single diaper, Ben took care of just about every thing for 2 days.

So turning 30 isn't so bad, I think it helps that I am the youngest of my friends; Ben and the rest of my friends have all turned 30 so I figure it is better to be last than to be first, at least in this particular case!

Ok here are a few pics I took of the flowers Ben gave me. This is with natural light. Most of you probably don't care or understand...but this is a big deal. No flash inside on a gray day and look how good they turned out. And I didn't put a lot of thought into them I just wanted to show you some pics. Anyway it's an amazing camera.