Happy 30th Birthday Andy!!

Well, Andy is an OLD man - a whopping 30 years old! I know for some it may not seem old but leaving your 20's feels really old! And I am glad he can no longer claim that he is in his 20's and I am in my 30's! Although Andy's birthday isn't until tomorrow we have already had fun celebrating it. The kids surprised him with some balloons last Saturday morning. Inside was a message explaining the birthday surprise we had for him. I had arranged for him to go in a glider airplane. I had thought about this for a REALLY long time but was a bit hesitant because I didn't want to leave Brazil as a widow! Given the luck we have had here I felt like that might just happen. However, after checking into everything I felt fine about it and am happy to say I still have a husband! (I did have him give me all the info on I'd need to access our Brazilian bank account and life insurance policy!!) Anyway, Andy had a great time flying and I was happy to finally surprise him. I'm just impressed I kept it a secret from him. I'm not good with surprises and wanted to tell him so bad!

As you can see, Lucas was very excited about the whole thing!!!

Yes, this is a dirt runway!! One of the reasons I felt the whole thing might be a bit sketchy!!

This weekend we also had fun doing a Churrasco (Brazilian BBQ) at our house. We had 3 families over and had lots of fun and REALLY GOOD food! You can't beat a Churrasco!

Notice all the smoke coming off the cake - definitely a sign of being old!!!
Not that I am proud of this picture but here is me doing what I do best - cleaning up after the party!! This is one kind of cleaning I love to do!!!