Kara's 20th birthday week

Dan did great! He got some fun little stuff and then tickets to Dane Cook. We love Dan!
Devin and Zacky played nerf guns...Zacky could chase you around the house all day playing gun tag :)
You just can't give them a camera!
the boys working together...looks like fun! Zacky got Fablehaven #3 and is reading like crazy! Finally a book he likes! Can't get him to go to bed at night because he's reading so much :)
April Fools Day! We're sick again! Noelle had walking pneumonia and after a car ride to skating coughing all the way, passed it to Taylor. Zacky got over it fast, but Taylor got pretty sick.....Mrs. Empey, her teacher, is NOT happy with us and driving me nuts about her missing so much school. What can I say, when she gets sick, she gets SICK!
We celebrated Kara's birthday at Olive Garden. We played the say a word game and the other team acts it out. It was hilarious! This was scared...
chased by a dog...
high energy...who knows what mom is doing! terrifying! we laughed and laughed about that face!
then the water works began! luckily, grandma beebe was not there to shed her disappointment upon us :)
birthday week continues at Red Robin where we shot up with milkshakes!
kara reenacting kimmy coming out of the temple :)
Kara was thrilled when Kelly suggested we run over to Hobby Lobby :)
now we got a birthday treat!
Kara invited a few of her friends over for spa night. Madeline kicked Bryan's butt in ping pong. Our jaws were on the floor!!!! It was pretty funny.
Then Dan and Bryan played their own violent game on baseball with the pitching machine!
Very manly, Dan!
We do boys find such joy in pain?!

Pine Wood Derby

Pine Wood Derby time. Zacky designed his car and Daddy pretty much did the rest :)

We had a den meeting to learn the correct flag ceremony. The boys did great and Zacky took it very seriously :)
Seth and Alec (because they knew they couldn't win with their old cars) decided they wanted to come in dead last. So Zacky went along too. They were all actually really mad if their cars were winning. Once Daddy put the grease on the wheels, Zacky's car was the 2nd fastest and he was ticked? You just never know with these boys!

Taylor iceskating & Zacky gets more legos :)

Another sick week...it's getting old! Taylor's teacher is SO mad at me for her absences, but I'm just not sure what I can do about it! When this girl gets sick, she gets sick! Can we make it through this year with Mrs. Empey?
Brianna and Taylor had a little picnic :)
Pop Pop sent another legos box. Zacky was of course freaking out! :) He just can't seem to get enough!

They love iceskating!

Corndog is always about the food...he has stolen a dozen cupcakes from the counter, half a pizza, 2 dozen cookies that Taylor made for Britney...I'm too ADD to stay up with him!
A night of playing on u-tube and deciding what insurance Kimmy should choose. She got the job at South Jorday!

Christie's Baby Shower

Tiffany and I threw a shower for Christie and Brekyn :) It was a little stressful, but turned out great! We had 40 people!


Tiff and I had to move the HUGE TV out of the room (the guy who is renting right now brought it in). Poor Tiffany was getting an ulcer :) If he ever knew!

Kim B. and Devin's WEDDING

The wedding day fiinally arrived! Kimmy came over to get her hair and makeup done :) can't believe my baby sister is getting hitched!

It was a beautiful ceremony (the sealer was hilarious!)
The kids were so excited to hug her!





It was freezing and blowy. It was actually supposed to snow and rain that day, but never did.



we had some family drama in the parking lot about lunch ;) and listened to the girl back into the lamp post...it actually fell down!
reception prep...
kara and the girls sang the song from Wedding Singer 'I want to grow old with you'. Cute cute :)
Bryan's dream of spiking the punch came true! He was so happy! (mountain dew and rock star....SOOO gross!!) Dan was happy!

We had around 200-250 people come through. It turned out great, she looked beautiful and it's all done!
Taylor made the 'wedding cake'. We just did a cheesecake bar, but Taylor wanted to make a cake :)
We threw instant brown rice :) all I had at the last minute!
Mom and Kelly were so mad about the way Bryan decorated the jeep! They used all my fruit and put a turkey in the front seat! The biggest white trash wedding car I've ever seen!

After their Hawaii trip, they came and opened presents.
so exciting :)

Kara and Taylor couldn't leave the camera alone!
they got two of the exact same ugly fruit bowls :)

You always have to get a few of these :) I think it will look great in grandma beebe's house :)