because the more birthdays you have, the older you get.

oh yes, yes indeed.

dusty has turned the big 3-0!!!

he's not much on parties, so we celebrated with just a little cake & a few presents.

ava is singing 'happy birthday to you!' in the pic above - precious!

of course, anyone's birthday is automatically ava's birthday, too ;)

she had to help him blow out his candles.

he is pretty close to getting his AARP card, so it's a good thing she helped the old guy out.

we would hate for him to have gotten winded - which comes easily now that he's thirty.

i am in love with this pic of my loves.

it is so wonderful.

what?

what's that you say?!

didn't i have a birthday the day after dusty's big three-zero celebration??!!!

why, yes.

yes, i did.

however, since i'm so young and all - no one bothered to take pics of my on my twidley 27th.

and i'm really not complaining ;)

{this post is not intended to insult those above a certain age range. it is, however, to point out that when filling out any sort of form from now on, dusty will have to check an 'age-range' box that will take me many a few more years to get to. Lord willing.}