4th of July

I know this is way overdue, but I figured I would still post because the pictures are so cute! We're lucky enough to live within walking distance of the parade route so we don't have to deal with parking. My dad and brothers stayed at my house while my mom, grandmother, Chris and I went to watch the parade. Of course we found the Washburns and sat near them.

My mom and grandmother enjoying the parade.

Bekah loves to have her picture taken so we ended up with what looks like a very cute family picture!

Briella sat me with me for awhile during the parade, which is always amazing and I love that she's getting to like me! I couldn't quite get her to smile for the picture, though.

This is Bekah posing, what a ham.

I had just gotten new Pampered Chef decorating tips so I was so excited to decorate a cake with them, I think it turned out really cute!

Cat-size Steak

When we got married and Chris started cooking, I started gaining weight, which, needless to say, I didn't like. After six years, we found a solution - a Cat-sized steak! It looked pretty funny, so we had to take a picture!

Howard The Duck

For those of you who don't know, I grew up with an amazing variety of animals, mostly injured animals that we took in for a few days until they were well enough to be released or sent to a wldlife refuge. The most recent may be staying for awhile. A domestic duck came running up to my parents at the park one day, obviously starving, and within reach of a fox, so he came home. They named him Howard and they say he's going to a sanctuary, but we'll see how that goes. He's very friendly and likes cuddling on laps and following us around the yard. They did some research and found out he's an Indian running duck, which is why he stands almost completely erect, unlike most ducks. So, of course, I had to take a trip down there to play with him!

T'was the Night Before Easter

We decided to have some friends over to dye Easter eggs, we thought it would be a little boring by ourselves. We all had a good time and got some creativity going. Afterwards we played some games and cringed and laughed at Dave's stories from the E.R. Oh yeah, and I got a new haircut! I know the pictures are small, but hopefully you can at least tell that it's a lot shorter!

Dave's masterpiece - he has kids so he's had a lot more practice than we have!

Got some puffy paint and had fun trying to draw on eggs. Carlos discovered for us that it takes a really long time for the paint to dry.

Bob Evans

So, I really really enjoy going out with the girls. I love my husband and we have fun together, but there's nothing better than a night out with the girls. A couple weeks ago we tried to go bowling, but that fell through, so we took some games and hung out at Bob Evans enjoying endless hot chocolate. Now, that may not seem like the most exciting thing to most of you, but we had a blast! Sometimes I wish I was still in middle school having slumber parties (oops, did I say that out loud?!?! haha). Hanging out at Bob Evans playing games is a pretty good substitute! And luckily I got to go in to work late the next day!

Homemaking Tag

Here's a really cool tag that I'm excited about!

The first five people to comment on this post will get something made by me! My choice, for you. This offer does have some restrictions and limitations:

1. I make no guarantees that you will like what I make!

2. What I create will be just for you.  You have no clue what it's going to be.  It may be a story.  It may be poetry or an article on properly cleaning your face before a masque.  I may draw or paint something.  I may bake something and mail it to you.

3.  It will be done sometime in the next 12 months.

4.  I reserve the right to do something extremely strange.

The catch? Oh, the catch is that you must re-post this on your blog and offer the same to the first 5 people who comment on your blog.  Be sure to post a picture of what you win when you get it!

Happy Homemaking!

Catch Up #3 - Melissa's wedding

On Valentine's Day I got to be a bridesmaid for my friend, Melissa, who I've known since we were about 12. I'd never been a bridesmaid before, so it was a lot of fun. I barely knew anyone else, and Chris had never met them, so it was a little interesting, but still a lot of fun. I can't wait for the proffesional pictures to come back!

This is all of us girls on the way to the church, on the way to the reception we had to fit all of the guys in the limo too! Some of them were related, so they sat on laps, and I got squished in the corner, luckily it was only a two minute ride!

This is me trying to show off my front and back at the hotel before the wedding, can you see my cute curly hair?