The big 3-0!

Charles turned 30 on July 1o! Can't believe he's finally joined the club. He took the day off of work and we took Maria to get her pictures taken. We also placed his Father's Day present, a hand-print stepping stone from "Daddy's Girl," on our newly-renovated patio (see below). Then we went to Sam's club and had a quiet, peaceful day together - those days are few and far between lately!






Charles's brother, Nick, flew in from Omaha for the weekend too. We had fun hanging out together, eating Nonna's great food, and playing with Maria - she took right to him, and even mistook him for Daddy a time or two! It was so great to have him here. We miss him and wish the drive to Omaha was about 6 hours shorter!






Then on Saturday, we threw a big birthday bash at Charles's favorite pub, Growlers. The weather cooled off for us, and we had a wonderful time with a great group of friends. The Millers, O'Briens, Lackeys, Struchtemeyers (all the way from Norman, OK!), Fontaines, Karrs, Storms, Nick & Ann, Danielle, Shawn, and Chappy all helped us celebrate the big day!!!