Jeff and Erin

Oops!! It is time to share these pictures! Sorry once again I am Slacker Blogger!! But I assume that you all have accepted that about me by now and we are moving forward!!

Wendy, Naomi and me at Naomi's Guy Fawkes celebration!! Jeff and Erin got to experience it even though I didn't take pictures. Sorry I was in social 'look at me' mode ;)

As you have already seen the day after Guy Fawkes we celebrated Josie B turning 10 plus 3. Monday the 10Th we sent the girl's to school and then we took Erin and Jeff downtown! Talk about perfect weather!! It has to be my luck. I rarely ever go downtown and when I do it is pretty gorgeous out!

I love boats. Not exactly being on one but they definitely make for good water shots :D This one is taken at the Battery.

And so are these pictures of the newly engaged!

And these two who have been trying to figure out this thing called life for 15 years now!

As soon as we get it figured out I will let you all in on the secrets ;)

Poor Cameron. Patiently waiting for these silly adults! Don't let him fool you this boy loves the water. He was sitting here for awhile!

The Hoot and a Holler Comedy Team!! And yes we are our biggest fans!!

Pretty Erin!

We have to get a self shot with the little man!

OK These next two shots make me so happy! But they were with my pocket camera! :( Still so sweet though!

In case you are ever in downtown Charleston there are ALOT of uber cool restaurants down there. But when the girl who didn't eat breakfast is asked at 1:30 where she wants to eat lunch you end up at Bubba Gumps on Market Street. It was good food don't get me wrong but not where we should of eaten when you are trying to show off!!

See the look in Jeff's eyes!?!? "We came all the way to South Carolina and this is where we are eating!?!?!" OK Being his older sister I can read his eyes better then most and I promise you that is what they are saying!! ;)

Hmmm....I haven't known Erin long enough and she looks awfully sweet in this picture but I bet she is plotting my demise!! Thank goodness I am adorable :D

I think we had a good day walking around. I did take alot more pictures but I always feel like I am going to bore people with my endless shots of the houses. We had awesome weather. Cameron was beyond amazing and when we were done we took him to Ben and Jerry's like I had been promising him.

We ended this night with a Mashed Potato Bar and some Kung Fu Panda with all the kids. The next day Jeff and Erin headed back to Chicago!! It was a short but sweet visit that I hope they found worth it so they will come again!!

for me!

Something awfully pretty. That I made just for me. She will be getting a special frame. I made some other pretties. But I can't share. Christmas is coming ;)

Sewing on paper by the way is uber fun. I am addicted ;)

Josie B turned 10 plus 3!!

Two teenage DAUGHTERS!!!

Anyone within a 100 mile radius has heard me say that for about a month now! I have TWO teenage DAUGHTERS!!!

We are accepting all sympathy cards at our current address ;)

But on to the party!! Miss Josie B's Taco Bar Fire Pit Marshookie Extravaganza!!


Waiting for the rest of our guests!! Well lookie there!! It is my brother Jeff! Jeff and his fiance (what a pretty word) were in town for a wedding. How perfect! So they extended their visit to include some days at our house.

Peace!

Oh yes. The Alphabet Avenger does not only work on Halloween!! Many words are out there being misspelled on any given day of the year!! At this point and time he finds it necessary to twirl around and make himself dizzy. I am not sure what super power it helps but he does!

Cameron calls her Gay-gen. She loves it. And he loves her.

It is time to make some taco salads!!

Miss Carrie and Justin.

Miss Erin who was an invaluable help to me this whole day!! I can't imagine what my stress level would of been without her!! If you live near her and are planning a party I highly recommend getting her!!

OK we haven't seen this Squishy in almost a year and this is all we get!?!?! Look Brenda it is Lillian!!

Seriously what is a birthday party without a fire!?! Last year Mike made me a spoon out of a piece of wood and his stunning survival skills. This year I got a fork!! I have to maintain a friendship with this guy so in a couple of years I can have a full table setting!!

Jell-O jigglers! It was put on for pictorial purposes only. But it so rocked my world! I love making cakes during this birthday season!

For my Josie B!!

The choir!

Happy Birthday to you!

But we are not done!! A little surprise for our Megan!!

The best part is she had been at our house all day and had no clue I had made her her very own little cake. Her birthday is very close to Josie's. Everyone deserves a choir to sing them Happy Birthday!!

I guess all of our fabulous singing woke up the baby :D

Jenny and her doppelganger.

Time for presents! She got some Target cards and cash! Which for a teenage girl is PERFECT!

Her new Chicago shirt. Which yes she loves! Both girls love anything that say Chicago. It is were Jeff and Erin live. They tell anyone who ask.

Her Guitar Hero game for her DS. From Mommy and Daddy. Anything to help her extremely long bus ride!

On an official note I think my girls are done with the bigger parties. They sure do make their Momma happy but my babies take after their Daddy. Larger crowds overwhelm them and make them nervous. Even if it is a crowd of family and friends. I have a year to process this information and next year plan small family events.

Now MY birthday is going to be HUGE ;)

SO much love tot he people who came to our house though to help us celebrate our Miss Josie B going into a new phase of her life. The teenage years!!

Twas the weeks before Halloween.....

I was going to get you guys caught up on Josie B's birthday before I realized I hadn't finished talking about Hannah's!. I will keep this brief!

Here we are Ali, Hannah and Kara right on our way to go to 'Sweeney Todd'. A very different experience for a kid primarily raised in a movie theatre. She loved it!!

But here we are the next weekend and well a movie theater!! Opening weekend for High School Musical 3!!

The Usual Suspects!! Raven, Zyllah, Josie, Megan and Hannah.

Naomi and I sneaked off to Starbucks. Every time I look at this picture I think of the lyrics 'These are a few of my favorite things!'

Back at the house for pizza and cake! Cameron making sure that Jason does it just right!

Black and purple are West Ashley High Schools colors. So we went with those! These girls are getting ready to rock out with their roosters out!

Sorry it is sideways :D

Daddy always ruins the good pictures!!!

No worries the goofy looking man went away!

Just wanted to share these so we can now move on to Josie B and my brother Jeff. He and Erin came for a great visit!!