Birthday Weekend

I turned 26 yesterday.  I feel the same way I did at 25, so there you go.

On Saturday we went down to Daytona Beach and met up with Paige and Ryan.  We had a great time!  The weather was perfect and the water felt amazing!

Ellie's attempt at a sand castle

Afterwards we all went to Texas Roadhouse and it was delicious, of coarse. 

Paige and Ryan spent the night and in the morning, on my actual birthday, Andy made everyone breakfast and then we all went to the La Chua trail, which is a great place to see alligators.  We saw full size, baby, and what we deemed, a teenager sized alligators.

Cuties

Andy and Ryan were willing to get a closer to the gators than Paige and I were

When we got home we all got ready and went to church, and after sacrament Paige and Ryan had to head home back to Georgia.
That evening we went over to the weekly potluck and I was so lucky to have not one, but two cakes!  Andy made one and the Grantos, who host the potluck, also had a cake for me. 
We are so blessed for the friends that we have made out here and how they have become our family.  I'm going to miss them so much!

So here's to 26, hopefully it is better than 25 was.