A Little Bit of This and a Little Bit of That

** WARNING: I haven't posted in awhile, so this one is like a novel... its sort of long and there is another post below this one.

Well, I'm officially out of my 20's. Can you believe it? I woke up one day, felt the same as the day before but was a decade older. How did that happen? I had a great birthday weekend full of festivities! Below are the pictures from the Youth Group celebration:

Ashley, Amy, me, Becca

Brian and Greg

The Freshman Gals

Then there was Grandma Susan's "BIG" 6oth Birthday! Addi was such a great sport and helped Grandma Susan with her gifts... and entertained us with some flips and donkey kicks! Be sure to check out the Barbie cake that my sister and Mom made. The detail on the dress was pretty rad!

Then came Easter. The weekend before Easter, I "helped" out a friend by "hopping" at the Annual Egg Extravaganza... "L" came to the event even though he was feeling a little under the weather. As soon as I have some additional pictures, I'll post a few more. Addi also made out like a bandit on Easter with all sorts of loot and eggs! Wow, I can't believe how big these two have gotten... they sure aren't babies anymore!






























We had some fun with Jill's 29th birthday....

Oh yeah, and I finally opened my Kitchenaid... yes, as in I took it out of the box and actually used the thing! It was awesome! Oh and I tried to make a cake from scratch for the first time all by myself... maybe one day I'll post the full story on this cake but for now you'll have to settle for some pictures. :) Either way, there's no Martha here!

Ready or not.....................

.............................................Here I come.....................

Can't wait to see you Johnson Family!

Gracie Lou and Grandpa Brent's Happy Cake Days!

Happy 1st Birthday, Gracie Lou!  Enjoy your special day .... wish I could be there to celebrate with you!  Hugs to you and your family.  Tell Grandpa to take lots of cute pictures of you, okay?
 

It is also our good friend, Brent's birthday as well.  Brent and his family are dear friends of ours and we are so fortunate to have them in our lives..... they definitely keep us on our toes and constantly laughing, especially when donkey kicks are involved!  Happy Birthday Brent (aka Grandpa Brent)!  Hope you enjoy your special day and are able to get out on the cycle today or this weekend!

Family Volleyball Team?

**Warning: Not everyone will think this post is funny!

My cousins and I often talk at night via the computer and tonight was no exception. If you know my family, maybe you'll get as much of a kick out of this conversation as I did... okay so I felt like a complete dork laughing all by myself at this conversation. Anyway, this conversation came about because we were talking about how "J's" fam is starting a volleyball team.

Me: So does "J" play soccer too?

S: She works out, lots of working out. And there's talk about a family vball team. Yea her brother is like 6'2'' and supposed to be pretty good...And her cousins are tall

Me: And then there are your cousins who aren't exactly tall... well, Addi might be tall

S: Well I'd have to await awhile for Addi... The girls could play defense, Craig could hit

Me: Chel can hit too . . . so could Krys and Bran for that matter, but we don't have a middle

S: What about Matt? Um, Matt's tall right?

Me: Yeah but don't know if he's a middle, what about Uncle Warren? He's tall?

S: hahaha you think Uncle Warren would be better than Matt?

Me: Um, no. Maybe Craig?

S: No he needs to hit, soooo I guess it might have to be me. LOL, cuz I can pass but I can't hit as well....

Me: Maybe Craig and Matt could tag team. Either way I think our team would be pretty scrappy, don't ya think?

S: LOL

Mighty Brady or Mighty Titans of Tones

I definitely work with a lot of talented people including a few that are fantastic musicians. A couple weekends ago, we were able to see Brady and his band, the Mighty Titans of Tone play at the New Orleans in Pioneer Square. There were really great and it was super fun to see Brady jamming. I also couldn't help but think, "I bet Brady is pretty good at Guitar Hero."

We enjoyed hearing you play Brady! Next time we might take a chance and bust out our dance moves!

More Vegas Volleyball Pics!

Here are a few more pictures . . . also my previous volleyball post posted below the Valentine's picture of Addi . . .check it out!

Krys and Bella

Huddle!


No explanation needed! Mom just being Mom!

The camera crew was out in full force!

Chel and Sissy

Happy Valentine's Day!

Happy Valentine's Day to you all! I gave my niece, Addi, her Valentine's Day present a little early since I wasn't going to see her on February 14th. Below is a picture of her with one her presents from PP (yes, that's what she calls me . . its a long story).