bday celebrations

for my bday...guess what i wanted to do??

  fish and canoe with the whole family!

 it was a perfect evening of fishing.

 and we got hang with some sweet friends and see a beautiful sunset!

 

on sunday we went out to hibachi with friends, opened presents and ate some cold stone.  yes, that is toilet paper in my hand.  reese and mackenzie gave me some toilet paper with pop rocks stuffed inside the hole.  :)

signs of a good memorial day

canoing

family

fishing

more fishing

and swimming

mmmm.....

there's something about memorial day weekend that makes me crave crawfish.  colin did a fabulous job cooking them and

they were huge this year!

 our very talented friend gina made this cake and brought it to the boil.

 jack happened to find a little mud somewhere in the yard...shocking.

finally a teenager

mackenzie opted for a big present and a small party this year and

 she got both.

 

 she has been wanting her very own gun...and was so excited to get one!

she invited two friends to hike, swim and play at the state park.

we ate shish-k-bobs and boudain and watched the sun go down.

then they made duct tape wallets, ate cupcakes and slept out on the trampoline.  so far, having a teenager in the house is not so bad...but it has only been one day.