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Guess Who's 30?

Did you guess me?
You're wrong.
Today's my big brother's 30th birthday!


30's a pretty big deal.  At least I think so.  He's in a good place for a 30 year old.  I can only hope I have my life as together as he does on my 30th birthday.  Only time will tell...
Mom & Dad with baby Jeffrey


In honor of his birthday, I have some awesome pictures of him as a baby.  Like 30 years ago!  (Wow, that's weird when you think of it like that.)
9 months
Yeah, I'm standing like a pro.

I'm going to walk a little.  No sweat.
(It's pretty crazy how much his son, Charlie, looks like him when he was a baby.  See bottom.)


I like to play a game with my friends where on their birthdays (or birthday celebrations) I like to make them list the best 5 things about the year before.  (I make myself play this game on my own birthday as well, in my journal.)
1 year


Some friends love it.  Some friends hate it.  It usually depends on the year.  
1 year


I think it would be so easy to come up with the 5 worst parts of the year (why do we remember those parts so much easier?), but I won't accept that.
1 year
Hello there, Barnaby!  You will soon have a hole in your head, rocks in your stomach, and we will play with you for many, many years.  (Barnaby, not Jeff.)


By the end of the list (sometimes it requires help... we're in our early 20s.  That's just life.) they feel better about their past year.  


Try it.


SO HAPPY BIRTHDAY, JEFFREY!
What are the 5 best things that happened when you were 29?  Because now you're moving on to 30!
What a cute, little family!
Jeff, Greta, & Charlie

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