Happy 17th Birthday Lauren!

Lauren wanted to go out to breakfast for her birthday instead of dinner which was no problem since her birthday was on a Saturday.  Not only did she want to go to breakfast, she wanted to go to a breakfast place that was over an hour away!  It's an all-you-can-eat place that Lauren visited last summer when she went to her regional soccer games.  Paul and I have been there for dinner before but never breakfast and we haven't been there in years.  So of course because it's her birthday we go.  She also wanted a friend to go, here they are standing outside of where we ate.  

An extra person in our group means a family picture can be taken of us.  Here we are in front of the sign by the parking lot. 

We went swimming in the afternoon.  You can see Lauren's new hair color in this pic.  It's a much lighter brown that Aunt Kelly helped her dye last week.

 Seventeen candles on her cake, wow!  Time sure does fly. 

She's excited to be 17 because now all her restrictions on driving are gone!  At least per the state, she's on a case by case basis with us though.  Hope you had a great birthday Lauren!