Happy Birthday, Jason!

We celebrated Jason's 29th birthday

yesterday and it was such a special day!

Fortunately, Jason doesn't work on Tuesdays, so his birthday being on his day off was such a special treat for all of us! When Jason returned from a morning meeting, we surprised him with a kid hiking carrier. I even decorated (me, decorate?!?) the carrier and house a bit! It was so fun seeing the look on his face when he walked through the front door! Surprises are GREAT!!! :)

We loaded up the car and headed to Mount Lemmon here in Tucson. It's one of our favorite places to visit! It's so nice to get away, especially when it's hot in the valley. Mount Lemmon is always so nice and cool. A nice break from the heat, we love it!

After enjoying a yummy lunch, we were ready to go exploring in the mountains! It is so much easier to include Isaac in our hikes now as we can go places we weren't able to go before as it was tough to do with him. The carrier makes it so easy to carry him without getting tired!

Isaac was also very excited about the new carrier! He was so happy and goofy when Papa put it on. He loves exploring and this carrier is perfect for that! It's certainly going to get a lot of use from us. We LOVE to hike and go on long walks! The BEST part about hiking is that it's FREE to do and sooooo much fun! We have a lot of AZ mountains to explore now! :)

It was so much fun watching Isaac in the carrier. He was constantly looking at all the scenery and just "talking" as if he was telling us all about it. It was so cute! We put the sun/rain hood on the carrier to help block the sun, but Isaac stuck his head out the entire time as he didn't want to miss out on all the cool stuff he was seeing and hearing!

Who is that handsome boy in the mirror? :)

Oh, it's me, Isaac! :) LOVE that smile!

Yeah, I'm a cool and cute little dude! :)

I attempted to take a picture with the birthday boy, however, he made it very difficult as he kept acting like a goofball! Hmmm, wonder where Isaac gets it from??? Like father, like son!

Finally, the birthday boy cooperates! :)

We LOVE the mountains! Jason and I feel so relaxed and content when we are up there. There is no better sound than the stillness and quiet it creates. Whether it's the sound of birds, the wind through the trees, or the sound of water flowing, it is such a peaceful place! Each time we visit we are inspired and amazed by it's beauty. Hopefully one day, with God's blessing, we can have our dream cabin up there! :)

Jason said this birthday was so far the BEST one as he got to spend the whole day with his favorite little man!
It was a fun day!