30!!!

Okay, so I turned 30 today. It wasn't as hard as everyone said it would be. Truth be told I would rather be thirty then twenty. I am definitely happier and in such a better place now than ten years ago. I did dish it out pretty bad and in return I got dished. I thought it would be worse though. Remember that some of you (KYLE) will turn forty before me! Today was a good day. I "found" two beautiful handmade birthday cards under my pillow this morning, I received some very thoughtful presents courtesy of Ashley, and got to spend the day with the people that mean the most to me. The girls made an awesome cake, strawberry swirl my fave. Kyle made an awesome dinner, bruschetta chicken with garlic mashed potatoes and sauteed mushrooms, yum! After dinner we watched Marley & Me, which I have been waiting to see. I loved the book and was so excited about the movie. I did cry, of course, but loved it. I really did have a great birthday, except for the snow, it always snows on my birthday. Here's to turning thirty, the years just get better all the time!

Kaitlyn's layer.

Ashley's layer.

Finished!

Also, we finished this puzzle today. A couple of days ago I watched the girls put a puzzle together, take it apart, and put it together again over and over. I also noticed that it was one of their harder ones. We promptly went through the tougher puzzles and picked this one out. The girls did most of it and it took us two days to finish. They had so much fun with it. I was surprised they didn't get frustrated at all with it. Way to go girls!

**Okay I have had a few requests for the cake recipe and you can find it at recipeaweekfoodforalifetime.blogspot.com or Pam's Recipe Blog. Just look under the February entries and look for Strawberry Swirl Cake. I didn't even post pictures of the inside, so yummy!