Ryan's 30th Birthday

I'm a little behind in posting this since we've been out of town lately. On Aug.23rd, Ryan hit the big 3-0. He had been talking non-stop about flying a seaplane, so for his birthday he got to do just that.

Going over the pre-flight details with his instructor.

This pic is not very clear since it was really far away, but Ryan is flying that yellow speck.

I waited on the dock, praying for his safe return and keeping myself entertained by taking pictures of duck behinds.

He landed wonderfully!

Afterwards, we took dinner over to our friends' house to visit and play board games. It's easier if we go there since they have two little ones with early bedtimes.

Here is Ryan with his birthday cheesecake. I'd made this recipe once before, and he just loves it! Notice the t-shirt he got at the Kenmore Air place.