Happy Birthday, Kelly!

On Saturday we celebrated our dear friend Kelly's 30th birthday at a surprise party, along with dozens of her closest friends.

Kelly and I go way back; we met not long after my family moved to SClarita in 1989.

She's a true-blue friend of the truest variety, and Stace and I are blessed by her friendship.

Kelly was one of my bridesmaids, and one of the very few non-family members to have babysat Cora.

The party was really fun, with great food, drinks, and guests.

In the second photo, we're posing with another great friend of mine, Melanie, my freshman-year-of-college roommate, and her husband David. It was great seeing them again, too.

There were a number of children, and Cora played really well and enjoyed her time with them.

Happy Birthday, Kelly! We love you!