What A Teaparty

How cute are these pictures? I just had to put a plug in for our little princess teaparty that Kembrie, Brexten and I had yesterday. KJ was Cinderella with her gloves. We all ate pretzels, gummy bears, animal crackers, chips, and pretend tea. It was a lot of fun. I also just wanted to comment on my new blog layout. Yes, I know I have been updating like crazy, but I have finally found a layout that I really like!! Yea!! So this should be our blog site for quite a while now. I also noticed that I have been posting on Tuesdays, so I didn't want to break tradtion. Love you all!

The BIG 30th Birthday!!

Happy 30th Birthday to Bryan!! He's finally reached that monumental age when we should have life figured out right? Well he's working on it anyways. We had a huge birthday bash for Bry last week at an awesome Chinese restaurant. A ton of our family and friends came to celebrate Bry's Big Day. We had a fun table set up in our banquet room with candy and bags for the kids to decorate and then fill with their own stash. Not to mention the huge birthday cake that Kembrie loved sticking her fingers in before the party started. Brexten was so excited when blowing the candles out with him. I made Bryan a little scrapbook album of his first 30 years. It was so much fun to make. Cindi helped me put it together and we found everything from his drooling baby pictures, to sports, golf, prom, mission, family, and wedding pictures. It was a blast to make for him and just made me love Bry for being him. Most of his friends from work are also pictured here. Bryan has a fun, easy going personality and he genuinely cares about others, that's what makes him such a great friend. We had a great time and missed those of our family who were not there. We love Bryan and wish him the best for his next 30 years!

We love Grandma!

Kembrie, Brexten, and Abbie pose together in their adorable sweat outfits from Grandma Viv. Brex and KJ love to play with their cute cousin Abbie who is just starting to move around quite well. Pretty soon she will be up and running around with them, but for now she love to sit in our little piano baby bouncer. Brexten thinks that she is spitting up because she always has a wet bib on (she's probably teething). Kembrie always wants to know where Aunt Julie and Abbie are. She loves to give Abbie hugs and feed her food she is not supposed to have like Cocoa Puffs at 4 months old. (Sorry Julie) We love you Grandma Viv!

my first blog

Aren't we gorgeous gals? I'm finally a blogger now thanks to my great friends Lisa, Melanie, Kami, and Cindi (not pictured)!!! We had a whopper of a girls night out at my house. It started with our monthly book club meeting. We had great food and a fun discussion on the book "Tuesdays with Morrie" by Mitch Albom, which I highly recommend. Then we all stayed and chatted while creating my new Blog!! I never would have gotten as far as I did with out them. We snacked some more and finally posed for our snap shot at 2 am. I would say we can still look great even in the wee hours of the morning. I had a great time and loved spending time with my closest girlfriends. Melanie was in town for the week and I just realized how much I am going to miss her. Her twin boys are absolutely adorable and I told her that they make me 1% baby hungry, which is a huge step given that I am in NO condition to be adding to my pair of "Genes". My funnest memories of my girlfriends are staying up late chatting about life, husbands, kids and being feminine. I love to be girly and get all dolled up just to be out on the town with my girlfriends. These girls are the reason that I am even blogging today. Thanks to Shauni, who started it all a few years ago. Sorry it took me sooo long to catch the blog bug. However, I know that this will be a fun adventure and a great way to keep in touch with family and friends who are tending to be moving out of state in the recent past.

Love ya,

(Yes, I really do)

Jen