twentyNINE.

I turned 29 yesterday. That's T minus one year until the big 3-0 if you're keeping score. The inevitable cake-overload had Jackson counting down the days to my birthday and the day over-delivered with cupcakes from Nanna and a cake Dan brought home that was decorated with "Happy Birthday, Mom." I'm not sure why we both found that so funny, but agreed it made me sound officially old. I kindly suggested addressing any future cakes to "Jessica."

I'm thinking of yesterday as my birthday appetizer with the main course coming tomorrow when I am taking a personal day and fulling it to the brim with all things wonderful, including checking 2 items off my 30:30. 

a peanut-style tantrum.

do NOT try to change the peanut's diaper. ever. unless you want to spend at least 20 minutes coaxing her out from under the bed.

so, so close to SPRING!

   

life lately.

life lately has had its ups- planning for the mission trip to Ecuador, increasing running mileage, fun adventures with the babies, dreaming & planning with Dan.

and life lately has had its downs- stomach flu all around for this little family of ours, snow when we were hoping it was almost spring & the most stressful season of work for me yet. 

but that's life, right? and we're blessed enough to have good times that far, far outweigh the not so good ones.