Happy 30th Jared!

You may be wondering why we are wearing such strange clothing? Well, since it was Jared's 30th birthday I decided to throw an extra special party. Yes, something Jared dis-likes greatly...costume parties. So Happy Birthday, honey!! He was such a trooper and really had a great time. I decided to go with the 80s theme because Jared appreciated this generation, music, clothing, etc. I instructed the fam to dress the part. It really turned out so much fun. Thanks to friends in the neighborhood who had great costumes for Jared and I we had something to wear. (THANKS!) Later that evening after dinner I had put together a "1980s This is your Life" game. It was hilarious to remember back into the days of..."NOT, SIKE, Rainbow Bright, NKOTB, MASH, Neon, LA Gear, Shoulder pads, Pegged paints, Chicago, UB40, U2, Acid wash, etc." We had many laughs back into the future. If any of you are huge 1980s fans visit this ridiculous website http://www.liketotally80s.com/ this helped me plan all the silly things we did!

Riley showed up in a leisure suit with Jared. So they thought they were pretty HOT!

Work it, Todd!

I knew that Krista and Riley would go to town with their costumes. Thanks for supporting the fun theme.

Brian & Ashley thanks for driving all the way out here on such short notice! We even appreciate the fact you dressed up...way to have 80s gear on hand! I just think Brian should have had a boombox on his shoulder. You guys are great!

We convinced Jared to pose for a ladies picture. So thanks hun for being so understanding. In case you can't figure out who we are all because of such great costumes I will label the picture...Left to right...Angela, Krista, Shandra (yes that's her!), Diana, Ashley and Birthday Boy!
Even the kiddos got to learn about the 1980s...side ponytails, high socks, neon colors, the preppy look, pegged pants, etc. It was great!

This is to remember a great trait of Jared. Only my husband would have an opinion about how I placed candles on his cake. I wanted to put them in an orderly manner, so I decided to do a 6x5 layout on the cake. He came over to have us light the cake and said, "Why didn't you do 3x10?" I just had to laugh...along with my sisters...we just had to say, "That is so Jared!" Only he has an opinion about how candles should be on a birthday cake.

If you're wondering, he did "request" that I move the candles into a 3x10 formation. He did end up explaining his silly request. He wanted to view his three decades that he was blowing out. Yes, it makes sense but it just made for a great memory of my hubby I love so much!

Last night was Jared's official birthday. We were lucky to get Randy & Danette to watch the kiddos so we headed off to our favorite Italian Restaurant. Jared LOVES authentic Italian food. So it really doesn't get much better than Michelangelos Ristorante. We have ended up ordering the SAME dishes for the past few years. It's a whole in the wall place found in a basement but the food is the best. If you go here you have to plan on spending a good 2-3 hours of time from the start of the meal to the finish. It takes forever, but let me tell you it is worth the wait. Every bite is heaven! I can't wait to go back again!!! I'm thankful that Jared has introduced me to the yummy ways to Italian food. No wonder the moment I heard him say, "I served my mission in Rome, Italy I was hooked!" I sure love this guy.