27th birthday fun

I turned 27 this weekend, and in honor of a new year, we tried some new things. To celebrate John, the pooches and I headed to the Mississippi River to a campground we've never used.

On my birthday we had a rockin' steak dinner and relaxed under the awning. 

We also went on a canoeing tour of the backwaters of the Mississippi (for about 4 hours!!) where we learned all about local wildlife, ecosystems and the river by a park naturalist.

We took the dogs swimming. 

I took a birthday siesta, and then we drove to a local park that had an awesome off-leash dog area.

And the park had some beautiful bluffs overlooking the Mississippi.

Heaven.

And I may have had a few beers.