Happy 30th Birthday, Jon!

My dear, sweet husband turned 30 years old yesterday, March 10th. Of all the things in the world to dislike, Jon dislikes getting older the most! I think he just feels like life is passing by too fast, and he wants to freeze time. But I keep telling him that life (and Jon too) is like a fine wine that gets better with time! :) Hopefully, it helps to cheer him up a little bit!

Anyway, Jon chose what he wanted to do for his big day, and he decided on the Science Museum in St. Paul. So we headed up there in the afternoon on Saturday to meet up with his family. We spent time going through weather exhibits, biology exhibits, and dinosaur exhibits. It was fun to watch Jon trying out the different experiments. There was even a "doctor" exhibit in which you had to look at x-rays to diagnose a disease. A sign said to allow 15-30 minutes for the experiment. Of course, there were bone x-rays that Jon peeked at for about 10 seconds, and came up with the correct diagnosis immediately. But, I guess, I should expect nothing less from an orthopedic surgery resident in his final year of residency! Kylie enjoyed herself as well. She ran all over the place trying out different activities. I can't wait until she is a little older when she can start to understand the science behind all of it!

After the Science Museum, we went out to eat a Buca Di Peppo! It is a family style Italian restaurant, and it was delicious! We had bread, Caesar salad, Green Beans, Chicken Parmesan, Chicken Marsala, Manicotti, and some sort of spicy chicken penne pasta dish. For dessert, Jon picked a HUGE brownie sundae! It was AWESOME! We had a blast!

On Sunday, which was Jon's actual birthday, he didn't want to do anything...Or I should say, he wanted to do his FAVORITE activity: Sleep! He had to round in the morning, but only after he slept in a little bit. He came home around 10:30am, and spent the rest of the day lounging with us. During Kylie's nap, he slept on the couch for 2 hours, which made him very happy! It was a low key day, but I think that is how Jon likes it! :)

 Kylie and Jon did a wind tunnel experiment in which you had to build an object that would fly to the top of the tunnel.

There were not very many that made it all the way to the top.

Although it flipped upside down (which I don't think it was intended to), Jon's made it to the top on the first try! 

He's so sciencey! 

 Watching with pride as his flying machine floated gracefully to the top of the tunnel!

 Jon's birthday dessert!

Apparently Greg is the ultimate photo bomber!

I also love that Kylie is clearly telling a very intense story in the background!

And here is how Jon spent much of the day on Sunday! 

It's hard to tell by looking at him, but he is definitely in his happy place!

We hope you had a very Happy Day Day, Dada!