Ben's Birthday!!!!!!!

Ben had a very special birthday this year! He turned 30 and I think it ended up being a lot better than he thought. A week before his birthday we rented a car (long story) and drove around the island. A good half of the island. It ended up being about 4 hours of driving!!! But we had a lot of fun. We were able to catch up on some places Ben hasn't seen.

My Babe!

Here we are on a hike. This guy ended up walking with us and would not leave us alone. We would be 15 feet in front of him and his was still having a conversation! Ben was not happy. Luckily, we found an awesome patch of raspberries.....they supposedly grow only in the mountains.

Red Rock.

Look! We're in southern Utah.

I'm trying to be funny or cute?


A cute picture of us!
On Ben's actual birthday we had a little dinner with some friends. We went to Ben's favorite Chinese place called Tulips. It was pretty yummy. Here is Ben blowing out his giant birthday cookie!

After we went up to De Champs for his surprise party!! Ben had no idea that I had planned it until we started walking up there. It ended up being a lot of fun.

The awesome pinata that my friend Chelsea and I made. It was indestructible! I've considered making and selling them on the island....if it didn't take more than 2 hours.


The awesome shirt I ordered and wore around all day. Ben laughed when he saw it at lunch. I think he liked it!

My Lover! I hope you had a great birthday!

LIZ'S BIRTHDAY

So in addition to an awesome month of fun it was also my birthday!!!! Woot-woot. Look who's 23!! Which is probably why it was so fun....for me. And probably not so much for Ben, because I was reminding him everyday for 18 days. lol.

Ben made my birthday awesome and did an amazing job at surprising me. I would tell him throughout the year of things I specifically wanted for my birthday. And once February hit I completely forgot about everything I wanted. So I'm glad he was paying attention. So when I woke up I had a table full of presents and yummy chocolate chip banana pancakes! Then later that day he threw me a party with tin foil dinner and friends over for dessert! It was so much fun!! Yay for birthdays!!!

Ben ordered an amazing chocolate cake with chocolate frosting from a girl on campus who is doing a little business. It was so good. Here I am blowing out the candles!

All my cute little girl friends waiting for some cake.

Some of the boys helping with tin foil dinner.

We decided to decorate and went a little crazy. I told Ben to write Happy Birthday Liz. He suggested Liz and big star instead. We still have it up. It's pretty cool.

After my birthday Ben and I desperately both needed a haircut. I've been wanting to cut it for two years. And I finally couldn't take it anymore. So last week I finally cut off 10+ inches. It's so much better. I love it! And after Ben's mini heart attack and two days of thinking about it he does too.

Us cute before church.

The back.
The front.... the camera is a little too close for my liking.

The back again.
And a pose.