Merry Christmas to everyone! Enjoy spending the next few days enjoying family,
food and Jesus's birthday!

I ordered our Christmas cards from Minted, using my gift card I won in the DIY Program Challenge.

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Halloween?

Yeah guys, I know. It's December and I'm posting about Halloween? I can't help it. My husband's willingness to wear a bling-out leather vest must be documented. Mickey's Not-So-Scary Halloween party at the Magic Kingdom is an annual event for us, and we add to the number in our group each year we go. Here's a look back at the last couple years:
2007 we wore togas and deemed ourselves greek god and goddess. Jason even got his face painted – willingly! The purple grapes on our cheeks really add to the bedsheets togas, don't they?


2008 was the year of Barney and Betty, along with our good friends' April and Doug as Fred and Wilma. April sewed all of our costumes by hand! Doug's hairstyle is courtesy of a mullet wig, trimmed to perfection.


And 2009? The Village People.





Yep, that's a leather vest with some iron-on bling - a pirate with heart eyes.

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Fourth of July Celebration

We had a fun-filled, relaxing weekend. Friday was spent cleaning the house and running a few errands, getting ready for Saturday's cook-out. 

On Saturday, we slept in until nine, and then it was time to prep for the afternoon's festivities. Family and friends started showing up around 3:00, and the food started to flow. 

The ladies gathered in the kitchen to prep the appetizers:

Lisa works diligently on the tortilla roll-ups, made by my mother-in-law, Kathy.

Jason's wonderful grill creations: pork tenderloin, barbecued chicken, peach-glazed chicken and ribs.

Kayla and Tim's dog, Tug, enjoys his tennis ball and diving into the pool.

Our final spread of goodies!

Amber stopped by to visit-husband Zach was out of town for a wedding. Check out her cute fireworks shirt she made!

After eating a hearty meal, we headed out back for a game of horseshoes.

Yes, it was hot and humid. And yes, that is a paper towel I'm using for a sweat rag. Dad would be proud!

After horseshoes, we enjoyed a bowl of homemade ice-cream (my first!) while playing Banana-grams.

Sisters!

My adorable husband

Fireworks time!

Time for the grand finale!

After our backyard fireworks show, we headed inside to watch the New York fireworks on the big screen, complete with surround sound. It was a wonderful day and a great weekend! Happy Fourth of July everyone!

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