Just Dance

Bronwyn's Bridal Shower

My brother is getting married in a couple of weeks so this last weekend I hosted a bridal shower for his fiance, Bronwyn. We decided to do an openhouse, which I've never done before, but it turned out really good. She got a lot of cool giftcards and had a very good turnout. We had some yummy snacks and played a fun candy jar guessing game. We got to meet several members of Bronwyn's family which was really fun and I'm glad they were able to make it. A lot of them had quite the drive to get there. Aunt Carol came, she's such a sweetheart and it's always so great to see her. We had a lot fun and I'm glad that Bronwyn let me do her shower for her.

Congratulations Bronwyn!

Jocelyn's Bridal Shower

The dreaded bubble gum game!

My good friend Jocelyn is getting married this week and I had the great honor of throwing her bridal shower last weekend. It was my first one and I feel like it turned out very good. Jocelyn and I worked on the invite together and it turned out SUPER cute. We played some really fun games and had some really yummy food. She had a really good turnout and totally made out like a bandit. We did a gift card shower for her since they already have a lot of their living supplies, and it worked great! After her shower we all went to Walmart together to scope out a really cool table that she and Steve had their eye on. It was a lot of fun and I'm really glad that I had the opportunity to do that for her.

Congratulations Jocelyn!

Happy Birthday Dad!

The avacado from the the burgers made Chace's lips swell, ha ha.

Mom making dad's cake. :)

Ricky in his cheer skirt.

The birthday guy with Tobi. :)

And Jordan working the grill!

Yesterday was my dad's birthday and we all went over to my parents house for a BBQ. We grilled some hamburgers and some salmon that Chace and Ricky brought for my dad. It was so yummy! Jordan and I went all out on the burger toppings and I also made some Suddenly Salad (I was nervous because my family is very picky about food) that turned out to be a favorite with the boys...surprise surprise! We gave my dad some money to get some fishing supplies that he needed, and he also got the first two seasons of Breaking Bad. He also got a new BBQ that we went ahead and gave to him a couple months ago so he could use it through the summer. After dinner, we all got together in the living room and played Just Dance on the wii. It was hilarious! My whole family got into it and everyone took turns dueling everyone else, it was so much fun. My brothers are so much fun and it was a blast playing with Bronwyn too. I'm so excited to have her in the family. My mom baked a chocolate cake, my dad's favorite, and all in all it turned out to be a super fun birthday party.
Happy Birthday Dad!
We love you!

The monkey pillow

We are still in love with Tobi's big boy car seat, however, because of the angle of the seats when it's rear facing it doesn't recline as much as it would if it were forward facing. So when he falls asleep, his poor little head droops and it makes me so sad! We were at Walmart the other day and they had those little neck pillows to help with droopy heads in the car seat, so I bought one. I put Tobi in his seat and put the little monkey around his neck. At first he got this funny look, then he was cool with it. Well, two minutes down the road he FREAKED. So now I can't decide if I should return it or give it another try a little bit later.
So much for that.

He's mobile...

Tobi has started crawling this last week and we are SO excited! We totally thought he was going to be one of those babies that just never crawls, but he got it. He's not completely up on his hands and his knees, but he's doing a super quick little army crawl and he really gets around! It's been a big adjustment and we've had to go through and really baby proof some stuff now that he's moving around. I have to be careful opening doors, and rethink things that I leave on the floor. He loves that he can move around better and his favorite place to go is the kitchen, which is a problem for me because of the dog food and water. I'm going to have to figure something out there. I'm sure it won't be long before he does get up on his knees, I'm so excited!

Happy Birdthday Andrew!

We celebrated my brother's 22nd birthday this week. Holy cow! Is he really getting that old? Crazy! It's so weird to not be little anymore, and to see my brothers growing up right behind me. We gave him Clash of the Titans on DVD and then my dad took us all out to dinner at Sizzlers (where Tobi threw up in poor Bronwyn's face) and it was SO yummy. I've always loved Sizzlers and it was nice to be able to go out with the fam.

Happy Birthday Andrew! We love you!