Aaron turned 30 this weekend! I’d been planning a surprise party for his birthday
for many months and was so excited on Saturday when the day finally arrived. I just knew that Aaron was going to pick up on
my antsy disposition or sudden need for the house to be spotless that day. He didn’t even notice me stashing a rather
large knife and a lighter in my purse as we walked out the door on our way to
what Aaron thought was another one of Bryce’s basketball games. There was a lot of fibbing going on but it
was all for a good cause! Of course,
Aaron had insisted that he drive to the game that day so when we were about a
mile away from the party venue, I started to panic because I wasn’t sure how I
was going to convince him to turn into a parking lot that clearly didn’t belong
to a gym. I am not a good liar and I
didn’t want to spoil the surprise so I sort of just awkwardly yelped “turn in
here” as we approached the building.
Needless to say, Aaron, who was already annoyed that I made him leave the
house before the UK game finished, was now very confused. It all made sense when we walked into a room
filled with family and friends that had travelled to Louisville to spend the
afternoon celebrating with him. He was
genuinely surprised and I was thrilled.
Here are some pictures from the party. I wanted to do something a little out of the
box so I asked everyone to meet us at Bluegrass Indoor Karting. It was a blast! Thanks to everyone who came!
Aaron and Reese before the first race.
The Johnson family
The adult karts top out at 40mph.
Bryce was up first in a junior race.
Aaron finishing his first race of the day.
The kiddos greeting the racers as they pulled in the pit area.
Several people spun out around this curve.
The birthday boy.
Blowing out all 30 candles on the cake that Kristen made... delicious!
Our little house had never had so many people in it!
Sawyer
Kelsey and Tyler
Opening birthday cards.
Andy, Bryce and Tyler still trying to figure out who won the final race. Aaron and Tyler argued about who won for the rest of the night! haha.
Birthday hugs!
Aaron got paddles for his new kayak!
The kids were more than happy to assist with opening presents.
Time to leave... Time to say goodbye : (
At least one person was looking straight at the camera and smiling!
Sawyer wasn't leaving with a sucker!
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