The Beyl Blog: August Birthdays

August is another big month for family birthdays. There are three birthdays in the month of August, with both Alyssa and me having our birthdays back to back. Her birthday is on August 8th and mine is on August 9th, so our birthday weekend is packed full of fun every year! This year was no exception, I felt like my birthday lasted for 3 days straight. I felt so loved by everyone, and got so many nice things for my birthday. I also had a new speical someone in my life to celebrate my 27th birthday, which made it that much sweeter!

On Saturday, my parents came down to spend the weekend with me on my birthday. For dinner, we went out to eat at the Butcher Shop and I ate the best steak I think I have ever had in my entire life.

On Sunday, we drove down to Graceland and took a tour of the Mansion. It's been over 20 years since I had visited, so I thought it would be something fun to do for my birthday. We had a great time and Ava did so good considering how hot it was! She is such a trooper. That night, we celebrated Alyssa's birthday at Benihana's and had a blast! The food was excellent and we had so many great laughs! Two random guys that were in Memphis on business joined us at the end of the table and sat through the entire birthday celebration...it was hilarious! You will notice them in one of the pictures below. After dinner, our car battery died and Rodo, the guy that cooked our dinner, also had to jump our car...needless to say, it was an eventful night!

On Monday, Ava had her 4 month check up, which also included shots :(. Not really something I wanted to do on my birthday, but she was tough and is doing great. My parents took me out to eat at Perkins for a birthday breakfast before they hit the road back to KY. That night, we went over to Jerry and Dianna's to eat some pepperoni bread and ice cream cake (YUM!).

So, as you can see, we had a jam packed weekend! I was so glad I got to spend it with loved ones! Here are just a few of the pictures from this past weekend...enjoy!