Birthday Weekend!!

This has been such a fun weekend/week! It was so nice to take a break and do some fun things instead of always being so caught up in school and work. Sunday night we had a family birthday party to celebrate our birthdays (Camden's on the 24th, Nellie's on the 26th, and mine on the 29th). Monday I took three of my close friends down to Payson for a "girls day". It was soo much fun! Tuesday night Brynn threw a party for me at her place, and I had a great time seeing everyone who was able to come. It was just a really great weekend, and I felt really loved! I realized how many wonderful people I have in my life who care about me, and it meant a lot! Pictures are worth a thousand words, so enjoy all the pictures! (If you want to see more, they are posted on facebook as well).

 So Sunday the girls and I did makeovers :) Curled hair, did nails, even makeup!

 It was so fun, they are adorable :) 

 The three birthdays! Me, Nell and Camden :)

 Sweetest little boy ever....

 Poor guy was sick, but still so cute!

 Madi is such a funny girl :) 

 She can be a stinker, but she can also be so sweet and fun! 

She and I are buds :) 

 Brynn and I up at the Grotto (during our Payson day!)

 Katy, Brynn, me and Edie at the waterfall. 

We even ran into someone who taught Edie the gospel YEARS ago - small world! :)

Katy and I on our "hike" :)

 My attempt to be Tarzan...not very successful.

 Jumping pic. Classic.

 Up at Payson Lake...I love that place :) Minus the swarms of bugs....

 Payson's basically the best. If you don't believe me, 

ask the three girls that came with me and fell in love with it :)

 Fat Jack's cheesesticks...nothing better. Seriously....heaven.

 Sno-cones...one of my all-time favorite things about Payson. 

They are unlike any other sno-cone you've ever had...

your life isn't complete until you've had one.

 Then we came home and made a gourmet meal for ourselves and my parents

 (Oh and watched "The Vow"!). Taquitos, Brazilian lemonade, and fondue! 

SO good! (Even if I did perhaps put sugar on top of the taquitos instead of salt....whoops)

 My party Tuesday night...Brynn made the dessert - she's the best!!! :) 

 Katie Cook (Larsen) and her husband Jake. They brought me flowers!

 Glory and I :)

 Me and Mike :)

 Some friends from my ward last year :) So glad they came!

 Me, Katie, and Edie :) Awesome love triangle.

 Scott and I :) So glad we're still friends from my first year of EFY! 

 "Just Dance" = Epic.

 Nelson and David were WAY too good at some of the moves!

 So fun :)

 Nelson has something against smiling normal, so we went for the cheesy look :)

 Brynn. Best roommate/friend ever :) 

 Josh Davis and I :)

Josh Chichoni and I :)

Well, that's all for now! Moral of the story...I have the best friends and family in the world, and I'm so grateful for everything and everyone that has been in my life during the past 20 years. I'm excited to see what this year will bring! :)