Miles turns twenty seven!

Miles's birthday this year was a blast. I noticed a week or two before that Six Flags was having "Mormon Family Day" on the 17th (thanks, ward bulletin), which meant that we could get super discounted tickets. Sold!

The festivities actually started the night before, when we had all  five of the missionaries over for dinner and cake. Miles let me make his cake, and although you can still tell it's not from a famous bakery, I had fun and I think it turned out pretty good! And it was sooooooo delicious! Here's the missionaries singing, and Miles working on blowing out those candles and filming at the same time:

The day of, we took off for Six Flags and had lunch on the way. It's amazing how fast a one-hour car drive goes when you've driven to UT and back three times in the past few months! Neither of us had been on any roller coasters since high school, so Miles was stoked and I was a little nervous. As it turns out, we both still have it in us! Well, there was one moment on the first drop where we both blacked out a little, but after that we were champs! Take that, highschoolers!

Miles is sporting his button. I am sporting
some good rolled-up jeans :)

We also heard somehow that if it was your birthday you could report to Guest Services to pick up your "birthday button." OOOooo! We thought that would definitely get us through some lines a little faster, and made a beeline for Guest Services. When we got there and proudly told them that we wanted a birthday button for Miles, the girl behind the desk pulled out a blank "happy birthday" button and wrote "Miles!" in the name slot. It turns out that that's it...no free rides, no ice cream cone, not even a birthday ring toss game, just the privilege of wearing the button. Nothing to do but wear it with pride!

Ta-daaaa! the birthday man himself!

One of the best parts was that in one of the lines we met a couple from Anaheim and really hit it off. We had two hours to talk with them, so the topics ranged from where the best camping places are to what a temple marriage is. They were so much fun, and hopefully we'll be able to hang out with them again sometime soon. That ride was worth the wait, too--they strapped you in the seat like normal, but then as you took off the seats tilted back, so half the time you were hurtling through space with nothing below you. I was terrified, and remember screaming, "Never again!!!," but once we landed safely, I was sad that the line was so long that we couldn't do it again. That one was Miles's favorite. :) Also--James, this is for you--we did the Superman. It shot you backwards up a huge half arch, so you were hanging face down, then dropped you back. Quick, but fun. We did a bunch of other fun rides and made it home by about 10:30, just in time to sing again and have one more piece of birthday cake. Keep in mind that the missionaries had some, too--we did NOT eat that much cake all by ourselves, hehe! But on second thought, I think we could have if there had been more...that was some yummy cake!

There are now only 7 candles. Easier to get your wish!

It was a super fun happy birthday for the best husband ever!







p.s. I posted the beekeeper pics in September...don't miss that one!!!