SDR 3.0 and an impromptu adventure

My handsome little 30 year old was studying away on his very special birthday. I tried to make his bday special by going on a zip-line trip up at Kelly Canyon, while we were in Idaho. I had everything planned and even had a babysitter (which doesn't really ever happen). However, something came up and we weren't able to go. Total bummer! I had good intentions at least. (But I might as well have said, "Hey, I planned us a 10 day trip to Paris! Oh shoot, forgot to get our passports! Oh well, it's the thought that counts)!
But Dan claims he doesn't care. He just said he wants to spend it with us. Boring! Maybe for your 40th we'll do something grand!

So on his birthday
HE: woke up to french toast and fruit, spent 9 hours at school, came home to a very decorated house (all hand-made by Stori and me), then we went out…
US: made daddy breakfast, decorated the house, went to Target for hours to try and find a present that would make up for our failed present, (we left with only shorts!) then we went back home and waited not-so-patiently for daddy to come home. Stori usually sits by the screen door on our patio so she can see him when he rides home.
WE: all of us went to eat at Cafe Rio (dan's pick) and then we decided to go take a drive to Squaw Peak overlook to watch the sunset. On our way there the kids started to get really tired and grumpy so we decided just to drive up to the start of the Y hike because it would be much faster. You can still see all of the valley and it is very beautiful. When we got out to take a look, Stori decided she wanted to take a little walk. (So much for wanting to get the kids home quicker). We kept asking her when she wanted to turn around, but she was determined to keep climbing. By the time we got to the 4th (of 10) switchbacks, we decided to commit to hiking all the way to the Y. Dan and I switched off carrying Sylvie (because we didn't' bring a carrier, hiking clothes, or water). Stori climbed almost all of it by herself. We carried her when it got really steep right before the Y and because it was also dark. On the way down we sang the whole time to distract our tired, cold, hungry kids. They were amazing and didn't ever cry or whine! Stori held my phone with the flashlight on, while holding my hand. Sylvie held daddy's phone with the flashlight on while he held her. The kids crashed in their beds the second we got home! It was such a fun adventure that we weren't even prepared for! We absolutely love where we live! And dan was very happy to get his mind off of Law School! Not a bad birthday after all!

We love our hard working SDR!
-when he isn't at school, he is playing with his kids and changing diapers. He even helps with the cooking and the cleaning.
-he spends hours at IKEA with me!
-he looks so cute riding his bike to school everyday, and is kind enough to leave the car with us.
-2 words, Popcorn King.
-3 words, I LOVE YOU

Happy birthday Steven Daniel! 30 never looked so good!

birthday breakfast. everything about this picture is crazy and i LOVE it

Puddle jumping

at Target shopping for daddy…. we got a few too many $1 items 

notice how cute Stori wrote her name on the very end. oh, and notice that cute poser!

those are his new shorts.

obviously Stori took this pic on our way out the door.

same faces….haha

on our way to dinner

the parking lot of the 'Y'

start of the trail

we lost Sylvie's bow somewhere on the trail…. if you couldn't tell.