summer nights

as i get older i have learned to really appreciate my weekends- and i do my very best to fill them full of good people and good times- last week mady & marshall invited us up to her sister annies house to bbq and have a camp fire. we had such a great time- it was a fun kick off to summer!ruby decided to help annie with the yard work and pull this big stick off the tree for her:) thanks rubyi love c.above:madison & me

below: madison and marshall - marshall cooked all the 'bobs' and did such a good job-that was some good grubbin!

last weekend we went bowling. i dont know if i have ever mentioned this, but c. can be very competitive and can be a bit of a sore loser- it is a very very VERY rare occasion that i beat him at his own games- but this weekend the stars aligned and it happened

i beat c. bowling!!

i am a very poor winner and enjoy basking in my glorious victory with a series of jumping up and down pointing, and sticking my tongue out at the person i have just defeated....i know i know i am a poor sport....i am alright with that.
c. was not very happy at all-but he took it like a champ and like any good boyfriend he was happy that my bowling skills are improving.

it was a very intense game for marshall and mady- they were neck'n'neck the whole time- it came down to marshalls last shot-he had to pick up the strike to secure his victory....and he missed....Madison gets the Win!

Girls Rule!! Boys Drool!

(not in the mood to think of a clever title)

well happy tuesday to the 4 people who read my blog :) just kiddin. my allergies are making my head want to explode and the sound of the keys is only making it worse... but i really wanted to post some pics of our fun weekend. on saturday c. & i joined my family to support my older sister GRAND SLAM BRAKEFAST (aka deni) and her team the bomber babes in their bout against the sisters of no mercy.

i had never been to a derby girl event and didnt really know what to expect, but it seriously turned out to be very fun!! if you are ever lookin for something to do on a saturday night- check em out. by the end we were all in to it!! cheering and screaming. it was pretty awesome.the sister of no mercy having a little prayer before the game- this cardinal was pulling the alter boy around on a leash & drinking a beer- it was pretty hilarious i am not going to lie- the bomber babes defense line- ok i dont know what the technical term for it, but these are the girls that bring the pain. action shots...ha ha ok photography is not my strongest talent please forgive me :)nicks (deni's husband) family was very supportive and came to cheer her on!

me and my sissy- i was trying to be strong like her- i was not successful...she brought the pain! i was very proud of her.

after the adventure that was the roller derby- c. & i went to a mustache party-and because i was lacking in the facial hair department we went to walmart (yes walmart- i am not ashamed:) and got some felt and double stick tape- and TA DA we have mustaches-the party was a going away party for a really good friend of c.- paul ryan - these two were practically born into the same diaper-their dads were really good friends and played in bands together.

and i'm spent.

HOT CHICKS!!

this weekend my wonderful family and i decided to do a little baking project. so after being inspired by the talented bakerella- we got to work! I have NO idea how she gets the chocolate to be so smooth, she makes it look so easy!! we did our best but we are definitely amateurs!sami,me,deni, & scottie dippinmore dippin...this dipping thing was a lot harder to do then i thought it would be!!!sami,deni,mom, & c. starting to get creative.these are all of our cute little chick creationshere are some close ups. i love the pink one with the worried eye brows that c. madepigs,monsters,bunnies,chicks with mustaches, & roller derby chicks.marilyn monroe chicks, & chicks with red hawksthe lone rooster -a favorite of mine -made by my dad.

more chicks.

Solid Work Fam-it was so fun to see every ones different personality coming out in the decorating of the chicks.

Yo Ho Yo Ho

So this weekend i had a party to celebrate Chris and Jesse! (his twin sissy) It was pirate themed and so much fun! Thank you to everyone who braved the snow to celebrate!

This is the awesome pirate ship cake that i got for the festivities! It was so awesome!!

and yes those are pirate hats, eye patches, flags, candies, balloons and tatoos on the table, i went all out this year. It turned out so great!

Our long lost friend Mykel even came.

HALLOWEEN!!

Halloween was such a blast!! Here are some fun pictures of this weekend!

Chris and i were batman and robin. This was the more appropriate version of his costume that he sported to my parents Halloween party :)

This was the version he was wearing for the reast of the Halloween adventures!

This little stinker is legacy. She is the only baby i have ever met that actually makes me baby hungry.

Robin and Dorothy (madison)

This is Dorothy and the wicked witch of the West (that dude was seriously 8 feet tall!!)

halloween shenanigans round 2

Well of course this weekend consisted of more pumpkin carving!!

This is Frankie. I carved him.
This is a monster of some sort that Chris carved Cute our pumpkins are totally checking eachother out... pumpkin love
Chris and Drew (his little bro) Obviously it runs in the family to take this VERY seriously. Drew's jack-o-lantern
Drew would not smile for a brotherly love picture so Chris made him.


Not to shabby if you ask me.

Ruby and Mom- She is getting so big!!

It Happens To Be My Favorite Time Of Year!

So Chris and i LOVE FALL!! It is the best time of year!! Our Favorite Part is HALLOWEEN!!

Last week we got some friend together to carve 'punkins'. We went to the store and couldnt decide which pumpkins we wanted so we ended up buying 100 pounds worth of pumpkins!! Which lets be realistic is a little over board, but it made for a very fun evening!

This is Chris focusing very hard on his pirate pumpkin. When it comes to pumpkin carving and/or easter egg dying he takes it very very seriously! he is kinda silly like that.
This is the final product after all of his hard work. He was not completely satisfied with the way it turned out so he has already planned more carving for this weekend...
Andrew carved a double sided pumpkin with a butcher knife. His carving skills were quite impressive. Amy was here to but some how out off all of my pictures i didnt get one of her! Lame! Sorry Amy!!The fat monster face is mine next to chris' pirate. Sorry these pics arent more focused. Alex got frustrated with the carving pattern and decided to play with Ruby instead.

the left over pumpkins that we are going to carve this weekend.