About Turning 30

So my husband who usually doesn't even pay his birthdays any attention was a little unsettled by his birthday this year.  Because he was turning 30 years old.  Ach - that sounded so old to us when we met in college 10 years ago, and now it still almost feels like we are just starting to get this life things figured out.

 Anyways, I wanted to make the day special for him even though I was under strict instructions not to throw a party.  So I decided to come up with 30 presents I would give him that would convey to him how much me and our two boys love him and how awesome we think he is. 

 I managed to buy quite a few things that would make him smile or were things he needed but wouldn't buy himself.  I also cheated with a couple of  "coupons" thrown into the pile.  But in between all the other sewing I've been doing over the past few months, I did managed to sneak in a few things that I sewed up just for Tim such as the BigFoot doll, a Dumpling pouch, a Box Pouch, an Open Wide Zippered Pouch, and a couple of nesting little boxes (totally made up based off of what fabric scraps I had left and what stiff interfacing I could scrounge up from my stash). 

I ended up wrapping all of his gifts in brown craft paper and washi tape.  On each gift, I wrote him a little note that went along with what the gift was that expressed what a great guy he is.  On his birthday, we ended up having a nice quiet evening home with our two boys opening gifts, eating cheesecake and enjoying the new 30 year old in the house.  :)