Lots of Teens...

I just looked back through my pics of January...

and found lots of these guys.

 It seems as if we spend our weekend with the youth.

Oh wait... we do.

May it continue!

FOUR Stake Youth Activity!

I have a stake calling now... which is bittersweet.

I'm going to miss hanging out with my teenage Young Women friends every week.

(Confession- sometimes I like hanging out with teenagers rather than people my own age. Kind of embarrassing, I know.)

We had a HUGE four-stake youth activity down at the beach this past weekend, and it was lovely.

We love the beach!

 Mmmmm shaved ice!

 It was such a beautiful day!

 Pleasure Pier in Galveston... busy day at the beach huh!

350 youth, hot dogs, sand and sunshine- can life get any better?

 

 

 

Not too hot, breezy and a beautiful sunset. 

Life is good.

Mmmmhmmm

Geeked out on Harry Potter

Who throws a birthday party for someone who doesn't exist?

Umm... yeah... that would be us.

But Harry is real in my heart so that counts, right?

In case you're lame didn't know- Mr. Harry Potter celebrates his birthday on July 31st!

After the movies were over, we suffered from a Harry Potter hole in our heart and we had to fill it.

Last year we had an amazing birthday party with amazing friends (click here)

and this year we partied it up in Mississippi with a bunch of the youth!

Each year it gets more epic...

One of these years- I'll convert my whole house into Hogwarts. 

You just wait.

*ahem*

Back to the party.

The decorations...

Platform 9 3/4

 Entrance to the Gryffindor common room

 The man of the hour

 We played the first movie as peeps began to arrive.

The people

 

Get away you death eater- you!

 

The crew of wanted wizards...

House Prefects

(minus me... I was just game officiator)

 Snape and Bellatrix

The food

The games

Sorting Ceremony

Spell Casting game

Pin the Scar on Harry

Harry Potter Pictionary

And the House Cup winner IS.....

Hufflepuff?

Does Hufflepuff EVER do anything noteworthy?

I blame it on their super, ultra, crazy competitive prefect.

Happy Birthday Harry!