Twenty-Nine & Fun Visitors.

The last day of March, my sweet husband turned 29 years old. He finally caught up to me! The last year in your twenties definitely deserves a celebration...and we celebrated.

For two whole days, we celebrated Scott's 29th birthday!

{This little girl LOVES her daddy, she forgets she also has a mom when Scott is around.}

Scott took the 30th off from school, since he had required class the next day, on his birthday.

He wanted to go to eat Mexican, his favorite food in the world (besides mine, of course):) The east doesn't quite have the array of choices that the west has when it comes to Mexican restaurants...but we finally found one called Uncle Julio's and it is really good...not quite Puerto Vallarta from Idaho Falls but close enough.

The food was delicious and we were so full afterward.

I told the waitress he had a birthday the following day and this is what she brought...sopapillas!
It was delicious!

I LOVE it when Scott hangs out with us...he's been studying non-stop for the last almost 3 weeks!

We love spending time as a family! There's nothing like being together.

After, Uncle Julio's, I told Scott that the kids and I had a special place to take him.

This cool place called Gravelly Point Park is a little park right behind the Reagan Airport in D.C. and you can see the planes take off right above your head.

It was so fun to watch the planes takes off...it literally felt like there was one taking off every minute!

Brielle and Braden were so happy to spend time with their daddy. I told them that it was their daddy's birthday and that they needed to make him feel special...and I think they did!

We had a such an enjoyable time, except for the fact that when we told Brielle that Scott was turning 29, she was very concerned. She asked:

"Is daddy old? Is he going to die?"

We had to clarify that 29 years old is NOT old and no he's not going to die!:)

On the 31st, Scott had to go to school pretty much all day, but when he came home I made this dish, which he requested, Beef Stew with Mushrooms. (A recipe from The Pioneer Woman...can you tell that I'm obssessed with this Pioneer Woman? She has inspired me so much, especially when it comes to cooking.)

{photo courtesy of The Pioneer Woman's website}

After enjoying the beef stew, we sang happy birthday one more time...

I love Scott's expression...he's such a goof!

And you can tell...he definitely got PLENTY of help from Brielle and Braden blowing off the candles.

They were soooooo helpful...:)

My husband is now twenty-nine years old!

I will forever be grateful that this man was born into this earth. He is truly, in every sense, the love of my life! We fit so well together and when I think about how the Lord brought our lives together, I can't help but be forever grateful to have such a wonderful guy!

Late on Scott's birthday, one of my best friends Ashley Anderson came to stay with us for a couple of days. We played Ticket to Ride (Scottie's request) and had such a great time visiting with her.

She came to D.C. with her boyfriend, Othello to visit his family who lives in Alexandria. Ashley was kind enough to make time to come see us while she was here!

{We had so much fun together, I always laugh hysterically when Ashley is around. She knows just what to say to make me laugh!}

Ashley and I met at BYU-Idaho, when it was Ricks College in 1999. We've known each other for over 10 years! We've kept in touch through the years and her family, the Anderson's are like family to me! They are such a wonderful family!

On Thursday, we headed to D.C. to the Library of Congress. It was crowded, but still had a fun time. We had lunch there and walked around. The Library of Congress is one of my favorite buildings in D.C. I love taking people there...

My kids absolutely LOVED Ashley and she was AMAZING with them! She was so loving and patient...I was so impressed! She is definitely going to be a wonderful mother!

Ashley has a master's degree in social work...and she is currently working at an elementary school in Washington state as a counselor. I'm so proud of her and all of her accomplishments. It's crazy to think that she was 17 and I was 18 when we met! We are both adults now!:)

After the Library of Congress, we headed to the National Museum of Natural History. We met up with Othello (Ashley's boyfriend.) We walked around for a while, until my kiddos were ready to call it a day!

I picked up Scott from school and we came home and had dinner and visited for a while. It was so nice to meet Othello. He is such a sharp guy! He is a reporter for a news station in Spokane. We had a very enjoyable conversation with him and Ashley.

I DID NOT want to say goodbye to Ashley! I literally felt so empty inside when I had to say goodbye. Two days was definitely not long enough! You know how with some people you just feel at home? That's how I feel when I'm around Ashley. I was reminded of why we are best friends and over 10 years later, we are still friends...and it always feels the same, like back when we were both teenagers.

I've been blessed with good friends.