one year older

For my birthday, Jake surprised me by taking off a few days of work. It was so nice to have him home with us! We had to stay somewhat close to home because we had a few previous commitments, but we still had a lot of fun! He took me back to the church history museum, which I talked about here. (Seriously, I can't get over how beautiful the paintings were.) M was able to explore the children's exhibit on the Book of Mormon, which he thoroughly enjoyed!

On his second day home, Jake scrubbed the kitchen floors for me. Best birthday gift, EVER! Those floors may, or may not, have been scrubbed since before June was born. He was so sweet to do that for me! After that, we went and did a small hike/walk.  

On Sunday, my parents came over for dinner. We loved having them! Instead of cake, Jake made me these key lime pies--which were delicious! I must say, he designed and decorated the numbers all by himself. I was pretty impressed.

It was a wonderful few days. It was so nice to have Jake home to celebrate with.

Here is to being "one year older and wiser, too!"