The Paaaaarrrrty!

This year it was Yo, Ho, Ho style!  Jaxson is totally into pirates right now.  He has his treasure chest with a map and a compass, sometimes he even sports the eye patch and hat.  Needless to say since he birthday was coming that would be the theme.  I was not going to have a party this year.  But if you know anything about us you know we love a great party and last week I did not want to go throught with no party.  So I quickly scrounged this one together.  It was suppose to be small...Ha!  We are from Texas nothing we do is small!  Everything is bigger...right?!  So 40 people later (25 of those being kids)...
We pulled off an Yo, Ho, Ho of a good time! 
 

 

 

 Corey and I built a pirate ship..too fun!  It looked much bigger at 11pm in our living room.  It was a huge hit though!

 Happy Birthday, Matey! 

Happy Birthday, lil Dude!

Seriously?!  6 years old?!  How does that happen?  He is still as cuddly and sweet as we was the first day I met him. 
Jaxson- you are everything I ever wished for and more!  You are compassionate and a born leader but you are not overwhelming. you know just how far you can take it in any situation!  You adore your sister and that just melts my heart.  You are so good with younger kids even if they annoy you.  You are a good student, and you are very smart.  You love to read and play with Lego's.  You shock us with your drawings.  You like to dance and you know every word to every song even the bad ones.  I love the smirk you give when you sing one of those bad lines in a song (like "rock n'roll bootie").  You are super cool but you are not afraid to kiss your momma in front of your friends ...yet.  I just love every inch of you to death!  Stay cool lil dude! 
  

Happy Birthday, Buddy!  Looking forward to celebrating at your party tonight.  Arggghhh!

Taste the rainbow.

The object of the game is COLOR.  It's the DC Color Run.  The run that sells out in minutes, Lauren and I were VIP this year as we worked the registration desk yesterday we were able to get our hot hands on 2 bibs to run today's race.  Super Duper FUN!  So you wear white, you run a 5k and at 6 different zones they throw color on you.  Then at the end you get your very own package of color goodness to throw at the "Color Fest" after the race.  So stinkin' fun.  Jaxson was eager at the finish to join the fest...the boy excites at any opportunity to get dirty.  At one point he literally rolled in the street where there was left over color.  Either I do actual bleed blue (Go Cowboys!), or maybe thats just left over blue corn startch in my ears and nose.

The fan club.  Corey and AB didn't want any part of the messiness as you can see they are both sitting pretty. 

 

Varsity Blues, baby!

Mimi's moved up to high school ball now. Opening game for her school was not a let down! Food galore, snow cones, face painting, dunk tanks, balloon characters, all free before the game...then a blue out .. I mean blow out 40 to zip at the half. Go Rora! Great way to spend a Friday night!

Day dreamer...

Annabelle and I had  the week off last week...shhhh, don't tell the boys.  She had her first day "back to school" yesterday.  While lil miss thang refused a picture with her back pack packed in front of her chalkboard sign, I thankfully did have the camera ready for this sight.  She goes to school from 9-1pm which is a little past her nap time apparently.  Oh my...would you just look at that face...I could eat it off!  Man she is sweet when she sleeps.

Sandy toes & salty kisses.

Life is just better at the beach!  To close out a fast and furious summer we headed to Rehoboth Beach, Delaware for labor day weekend.  Water, sand and good friend makes for a fabulous weekend!  I actually almost cried when it was time to leave.  I love the beach soooo much...I mean who doesn't?  3 days was hardly long enough.

"Mermaids on the shore grounds..




The Momma's.

The Blaszak's.

The Slapers...I mean Slopers. 

Running is better at the beach!

Lauren and I accomplished another 5k.. This time at Rehoboth Beach,DE. We improved our time to a 10.10 mile but we didn't even get a t-shirt or a beer at the finish line. Boo!!

I'm sure the Color Run this Sunday will make up for that mess of a 5k.