Happy Birthday Ryan!

Ryan turned the big 25 this year and it was the first time he's been home for a birthday in 7 years!!! So of course I had to throw him a party, even if it was against his will. Ryan did make me promise to keep it simple, which I did. We had a BBQ in the backyard followed by a movie projected on the side of our house. It was super fun and I was thrilled about how many people came to celebrate!

The morning of his birthday I made him breakfast in bed and then gave him his presents. He'll probably kill me for posting this, but look how happy he is!!! I got him some nice jeans and the Nike's he has been drooling over the last year. My parents got him a hatchet and some extra gas cans so we can have more back-up fuel for the wave-runners. (We are kinda counting the wave-runners as his present this year except for they are mine too!)

Hot dog bar

Yuba Lake

I've been struggling lately with blogging, so this is a little dated. We actually went to Yuba about a month ago. Ryan bought a couple of waverunners and was dying to try them out so we invited our family to go camping with us down at Yuba Lake to play on them.... we probably should have waited a few weeks; it was a bit cold.

Setting up the tent

Dinner time

Ryan and Morgan were the only two willing to take the waverunners out the first night... too cold!

Campfire good times

Breakfast cooks

The puppies were in heaven

Waiting for breakfast cuddles

Love that face

Breakfast is served!

Now time for playing on the water

Even for the pups

They live to fetch the ball

Sand Castles

 Begging for some more fetch

Ryan showing off

Puppies wanted a ride

Until it got too cold for them.. poor little things.

Rain clouds rolling in

 We lucked out and got a few good hours of sunshine before the rain clouds rolled in. Then we had to hurry and pack up camp so we could leave before the storm. Overall, still a really fun time with the fam!