I meant to blog yesterday to say Happy Birthday to Dan! However, I was so busy getting ready for his big celebration that I didn't have time to blog. I hardly had time to sit down. I was busy shopping and baking and cleaning and wrapping presents and all that fun stuff. But it was worth it and I think Dan had a great birthday!
He turned the big 3-0 so I wanted to make sure it was a special day. I decided to do a theme where we celebrated all 30 years of his life. I got 30 presents and they all had to do with his past, present and future. I even asked his siblings and friends from growing up what he liked when he was a little kid, to make sure I got the right things. Unfortunately there weren't too many 80s toys out there (maybe I should have gone to DI). But luckily things like Ninja Turtles and Star Wars are still around. And if you are wondering, yes it is difficult finding 30 presents! I think I went to every store in town, some more than once. Amazon was also very helpful in my quest for 30 presents.
I also made a poster of Dan with pictures from his whole life. Here is a little sample of some of the pics I used:
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| Isn't he so cute??? I love how light his hair is. We're thinking we'll have blonde babies :) |
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| Not sure what age, but still cute! |
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| Middle school age! I told him I would have had a crush on him back then :) haha |
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| High school age... still would have had a crush on him ;) |
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| mission pic! |
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| The first picture of us taken together ever! We weren't even dating yet. |
And here are a few pics from his party. We were joined by many great family and friends. I just wish I would have taken more pictures!
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| The cake! Thank you, Costco. |
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| Opening his 30 presents. The kids loved helping him! I wish I would have taken a picture of all 30 before they were opened. That wrapping was a lot of hard work! |
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| As kids their dad would always make them a 2nd cake just to burn (that's what happens when you have 5 boys). So I had Dan's dad help me create a cake just for the purpose of burning. Dan loved it! |
Love you, Dan! Hope you had an amazing birthday!
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Looks like Dan's birthday party was so much fun! I loved the 30 presents from his past and present idea! Good job, Shel!
ReplyDeleteWay to go, Michele! Such a good wife!
ReplyDeleteWow! You are a good wife :) I wish I would have thought of 30 presents. Pretty sure Russ's 30th this year was his most low-key ever. Guess I'll have to do that next year for 31. Thanks for the idea!
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