Jake is forever 27!

Jake had a birthday on Thursday and decided that he really likes how '27' years old sounds, so for the rest of his life he'll be telling people he is twenty-seven. I think it's a good plan. He is also one of those people who isn't used to making a big deal out of his birthday and ever since I've known him he hasn't really enjoyed August 26th any year!! I don't think it's the fact that he is getting older, I simply think he doesn't see it as something special just for him. Crazy!!

Well enough is enough so this year I incorporated an idea that my sister-in-laws family does for their birthdays. They get a whole week of birthday fun! We started on Monday with a bike ride to the library and a dollar movie! I know that doesn't sound like much but when's the last time you rode your bike to the library? It's fun! Tuesday was a trip to Dirty Joe Punsters... haha. Jake will probably hate that I posted this but whatever. We're super married! It was my idea- our first, and for sure our LAST trip we'll ever take there. Not much more to say about that!

Wednesday we went to Park City to ride the Alpine Slide (thanks for the tickets Jade) and then found some live music-- I could go on and on about the yuppies in Park City who brought their picnic baskets full of wine glasses and bread & cheese to the amphitheater but I'm already done thinking about them. Thursday we ate at the Rooster Dumpling & Noodle Bar in Provo (yum) and then went to Salt Lake for the last concert of the Twilight series. The Dum Dum Girls opened for She & Him. It was a very relaxing birthday day which is what Jake wanted. Friday we threw the party of the century! Actually, Jake and I did some beautiful yard work and planned for a huge bonfire but we got rained out! So the party moved indoors but I think it was even better that way.

Close quarters create some crazy fun!We got to see a lot of friends, eat good food andof course play a little music. Today, Saturday, we went to the Lotus Temple in Spanish Fork. They had a birthday party to celebrate the appearance of Shree Krishna. There was music, dancing, praying, lots ofvegetarian food and a bunch of guys piling on top of each other to break a hanging bowl of yogurt and honey. Fun Stuff. We also saw 4 raccoons crossing the road together by our house on the way home. It was cute and sneaky. Tomorrow is the first Sunday when our church meeting time has changed to the later hour of 12:30! Jake is not a breakfast person, so I'm excited to make him a "brunch" of biscuits and gravy!!! Then we'll most likely enjoy a Sunday drive and probably a walk around the frisbee golf course. And that will be the completion of the birthday week!

I'm pretty sure Jake has had a fun few days but you should still give him a phone call and tell him you love him. It's never too late for that! I would post a lot of pictures from the par-taay but I'm a little computer illiterate and it became too much of a headache for me to make a collage of 30 photos so here's just a few. If you're lucky, more will be uploaded at a later date. HAPPY 29TH 27TH BIRTHDAY JAKEY! I LOVE YOU :)