happy [21st] birthday!

Saturday was Ryan's birthday, and he got to share it with his brand new niece, miss Eisley Rose. the day was long, but exciting at the same time. i got to the hospital around 10:30am, and we waited, waited, waited some more, went to dinner at the hub, and came back just in time for her to be born, around 7:45 pm. I asked him if he felt overshadowed that his new niece was taking over his 21st, and he said - without hesitation - "no." he'd much rather have the attention on someone else...especially a new family member. what a guy! we guessed on how much she would weigh: i said 6lbs, 11 oz; and he said 6lbs, 5 oz. She ended up being 6 lbs, 7 oz, and 17 inches long. He was closer! must be an uncle's intuition ;)
in addition to Eisley being born and his 21st birthday, it was also our 6 month anniversary. to be honest, i'm not one for celebrating months, but i feel like 6 months is kind of a milestone. he's usually the one that remembers every month....it seems our roles are slightly reversed. i told him to consider the 'stache part of his birthday present from me....he knows how much i hate it. birthday celebrations can only last so long ;)
the 15th seems to be an important number with us: our anniversary is the 15th, we're both born on a 15th (one month apart)......is this some kind of omen? i guess only time will tell, right?

 beer for the birthday boy!

 uncle & niece: birthday twins!

after our long day

the next day, his mom made a cake with both drums AND a baby carriage for Eisley. She is so creative! she should start her own cake business. (the bonus: the drums were made of rice krispy treats!)

this morning, i had the chance to go to breakfast with one of my closest friends, Bekah. she was in town for a wedding, and i told her she couldn't leave without seeing me! even though it had been almost a year since i've seen her, it was like nothing had changed. she really is one of my greatest friends and i'm grateful i got to see her for a few hours. i'm planning a trip over to spokane soon to see her! she is truly the best. 

(we didn't get a picture today because it was EARLY - so this will have to do).