Today is Joel's 28th birthday. This is his first birthday as a father. For his gift Avery and I sent him away to Ohio to visit King's Island and the notorious BEAST. I guess it's a really great roller coaster. For those of you who don't know Joel is definitely a coaster enthusiast. If you haven't checked out his blog you should at thecoastercritic.com. He's an avid poster and of course if you ever need any advice on theme parks to visit he's the pro.

Joel's birthday coincidentally falls on the day that Charles Manson was arrested in 1969. He shares his birthday with Angela Bassett, Steve Carell, and Madonna. Today also marks the death of Elvis Presley. And most importantly today is National Roller Coaster Day, how ironic is that?!?!




















Avery wasn't able to sign her card to daddy quite yet, but she told me everything she wanted to say in it. We wish Joel the best year of his life and are happy to be a part of it.