WELCOME TO THE THIRTY CLUB

Turning 30 years old seemed like a big milestone this year. So for my birthday what I really wanted was to spend quality time with Harper and Marcus. Especially, since our family would be changing so much this year with our new addition coming in October. I had been wanting to take Harper to the zoo because she LOVES animals, so we drove to Seattle for the weekend. Harper loved to see the lizards, lions, and flamingos and it was so fun to watch her recognize different animals that she had learned the sounds too. We even got to feed some of the birds which seemed like a pretty magical moment at the time-until they started pecking Harper when she got her hand too close! I was trying to so hard to keep still when I was laughing so hard at the look of shock on her face! That night we had a great dinner at Maggiano’s eating chocolate cake and pasta, and then stopping by Pike Place market the next morning. I can never leave Seattle without a stop at Pike’s Place to pick up a flower arrangement. They’re gorgeous, locally grown, and so cheap! I always have to look at all of them before finding the “perfect” bouquet. We couldn't get enough of trying all the samples and sniffing all the flowers. We had a great time until we realized all of the streets were being closed down because President Obama was driving into town. So we packed up our stuff and headed out before it got too crazy.