but it is an extra special birthday for him...Happy 30th Birthday, Matt!
on March 7th our favorite husband/Daddy/best friend/bread winner/student turned 30 years old- a milestone birthday! Between all the nursing, late nights, and normal exhaustion that comes (for all of us!) with a newborn in the house, it wasn't the extravaganza celebration I would have liked it to be. However, it was sweet and full of family and love, just like our life together, which is the most important thing.
on March 7th our favorite husband/Daddy/best friend/bread winner/student turned 30 years old- a milestone birthday! Between all the nursing, late nights, and normal exhaustion that comes (for all of us!) with a newborn in the house, it wasn't the extravaganza celebration I would have liked it to be. However, it was sweet and full of family and love, just like our life together, which is the most important thing.
One thing that I did actually finish while still pregnant with Finn was to get an alphabet of photos with attributes about Matt printed on them, which I strung up around the living room for him to find first thing in the morning:
And Kenna helped me make Daddy his favorite homemade cake: yellow cake with chocolate frosting!
The first one fell apart when I tried to turn it out of the pan, so I made a second one which he ended up having to frost himself so that he could eat it... such is the life of a parent-of-two birthday, apparently. It still tasted good!
We also put 3 candles in a doughnut for him for breakfast, with a second doughnut being the "0." Matt now has a little crew of helpers when it comes to eating birthday treats:
Mommy mostly sat and nursed Finn all day- it's what I do these days!
Another decoration I did was to put 11 things on our mantle representing Matt, one for each of the 11 years we've known each other.
-his dissertation and master's diploma representing his academic achievements
-a picture of Kenna & balloon for Finn
-his bible at the center since he tries to keep God's word at the center of his life
-his grandfather's pipe for how he values family and the wisdom he's gained from those older than him
-ski gloves because he loves cold weather (one of the very first things I learned about him)
-a picture of us in Paris, for his love of travel and heart for the nations
-a Superman hat from when he was a little boy
-a yellow mailer, his favorite color and representing the many letters we sent each other while dating and falling in love
-his cowboy boot for his love of the great outdoors (it was supposed to be his hiking boot, but since I put this all together after a 5 a.m. feeding, I couldn't find them!)
and last but not least, his glasses for one very special reason: Matt has a rare genetic eye disorder ans was told in his early 20s that he would be legally blind by the age of thirty. He prepared himself that he might never see his children being born, might lose the ability to read and watch movies, and might not be able to care for himself and his family. According to God's great mercy and perfect plan, he hasn't! Other than these glasses, you'd probably never know Matt lives with this scary possibility. Praise the Lord!
Some other fun birthday things we did:
Matt's parents cooked us a fabulous family steak dinner and took us to lunch at Red, Hot & Blue the next day (Matt's favorite!) :
And we took Kenna to Monkey Joe's for a special big sister treat with my side of the family:
The first one fell apart when I tried to turn it out of the pan, so I made a second one which he ended up having to frost himself so that he could eat it... such is the life of a parent-of-two birthday, apparently. It still tasted good!We also put 3 candles in a doughnut for him for breakfast, with a second doughnut being the "0." Matt now has a little crew of helpers when it comes to eating birthday treats:
Mommy mostly sat and nursed Finn all day- it's what I do these days!
Another decoration I did was to put 11 things on our mantle representing Matt, one for each of the 11 years we've known each other. 
-his dissertation and master's diploma representing his academic achievements-a picture of Kenna & balloon for Finn
-his bible at the center since he tries to keep God's word at the center of his life
-his grandfather's pipe for how he values family and the wisdom he's gained from those older than him
-ski gloves because he loves cold weather (one of the very first things I learned about him)
-a picture of us in Paris, for his love of travel and heart for the nations
-a Superman hat from when he was a little boy
-a yellow mailer, his favorite color and representing the many letters we sent each other while dating and falling in love
-his cowboy boot for his love of the great outdoors (it was supposed to be his hiking boot, but since I put this all together after a 5 a.m. feeding, I couldn't find them!)
and last but not least, his glasses for one very special reason: Matt has a rare genetic eye disorder ans was told in his early 20s that he would be legally blind by the age of thirty. He prepared himself that he might never see his children being born, might lose the ability to read and watch movies, and might not be able to care for himself and his family. According to God's great mercy and perfect plan, he hasn't! Other than these glasses, you'd probably never know Matt lives with this scary possibility. Praise the Lord!
Some other fun birthday things we did:
Matt's parents cooked us a fabulous family steak dinner and took us to lunch at Red, Hot & Blue the next day (Matt's favorite!) :
And we took Kenna to Monkey Joe's for a special big sister treat with my side of the family:
We're so proud of you, Matt! Happy birthday!
2 comments:
Happy Birthday Matt!
Lindsey, I love the ABC string and the mantle of 11 things. What special touches for such a special birthday!!!
Looks like great times, wish I and my family could have been there. Soon my friend, very soon :p
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