Ryan's 30th Birthday!

We had such a great time in Gulf Shores celebrating Ryan's 30th birthday! Ryan, Lily and I went down last Thursday (and hit the outlet malls on the way in), and the Lundquists' joined us late that evening. The Rohans and Barbatos came down on Friday (Ryan's actual birthday) so we were all there to have dinner together at a great restaurant called The Hangout. We loved it so much we went back on Saturday evening to watch some football games.

The weather was perfect so we were able to enjoy lots of time outside. Like in New Smyrna, Lily wasn't sure about the beach at first. She kept wanting to go to the pool so on Friday we spent most of our time there. On Saturday though, she watched Vivian play for probably an hour before finally venturing into the sand without her shoes and into the water; there was a great little pool of ocean water that was perfect for the kids. She absolutely loved it! She had a blast wading through the water, looking for shells and for little fish. She didn't want to leave "the big pool" until we told her we would go to "the little pool." I'm so glad she finally warmed up to the ocean and sand!

We were so lucky to have several good friends and family (my parents were down there too) at the beach with us for Ryan's big birthday. What a great way to celebrate!