Jeyson's 30th Birthday

Last week was Jeyson's 30th birthday.  What made the day extra perfect was that it was a holiday here in Brazil, so we and all of our friends were off!  To strart the day, Jeyson and Elijah went out to breakfast at the bakery and ran a few errands together. 

Ready to head out for "men's breakfast" as we called :)

 Then, in the afternoon we had a picnic party in the park.  We normally don't have birthday parties, but being Jeyson's 30th, I couldn't let it slip by.  I made sloppy joes, mac n cheese, dip, cookies, and fruit kebabs.  It was easy and turned out to be tons of food for the 25 or so people who came. 

 One of the best parts is as we were having lunch under this tree, 3 monkeys showed up!  They hung out for the whole afternoon and even ate from people's hands.  They liked the desserts best...who doesn't :)

 Jeyson is well known for his love of hot sauce, so I had everyone surprise Jeyson by bringing him a bottle of a different kind.  He wound up with a whole collection that will be waiting for him when we return.

Jeyson also loves random trivia, so I organized a surprise game of trivia for the guests...about Jeyson.  Our friends did great and know my husband well.  I also gave some of Jeyson's guy friends a slip of paper that started off a sentence, such as "Jeyson is..." "My favorite memory of Jeyson is..." "Jeyson always..." and they had to complete the sentence.  It was so nice to have a little time of fun and encouragement for Jeyson as people shared how much they thought of him.

 Happy 30th Birthday to my wonderful, hard working, kind hubby!