Celebrations!

This was a week of celebrating! There were a lot of special milestones for us and the people around us that called for recognition. First, Eric and Dava came up to MN for a reception with all of the people who are special to them up here. We snagged them for an extra evening and tried out our brand new fire pit for the first time!

Then, July 12 was our 4th anniversary. It is amazing how fast time flies and I am so grateful to be spending my life with Jake. Of course, Dax made this year a little different and it was both our best and least exciting anniversary thanks to the little man. We did not do much on the actual date, but Jake took work off on Friday and we went to the Como Zoo and Conservatory.

We also like to follow the traditional gifts for each anniversary and for year 4 it is flowers and fruit, plus the modern theme is appliances. Well, we bought ourselves a water softener and then tried to be creative with the traditional. Jake bought me a bouquet of beautiful flowers and suggested the trip to Como and I made him a "bouquet" of treats with corny sayings on them. We also made chocolate fondue with some fruit for dessert. It was kind of silly, but a nice low-key celebration honoring our love as well as our new life as parents.

This weekend brought several birthday parties. We made a trip down to Rochester to celebrate Claire's first. It was fun to see good friends and the birthday girl was so sweet. She definitely enjoyed her smash cake!

Our sweet boy slept through most of the party (after refusing to sleep on the car ride) so he was a little groggy

Then we drove back just in time for Jake's grandpa Harry's 80th birthday. It was a very different party (no animal theme, ball pit, or juice boxes), but was still so fun.

Finally, I got to celebrate my great friend Trish's upcoming wedding with a bridal shower. It was beautiful - decked out in her colors orange and pink with delicious food and fun games. It made me even more excited for the wedding!

Kayla, Steph, Trish, me and Elizabeth

We wish Eric & Dava, Claire, Harry, and Trish & Blair many many more happy years and look forward to enjoying each celebration that comes up throughout the years together.