perfectly imperfect

For Real....

2011-02-01T20:41:00.002-06:00

For real.... I promise I'm going to blog this time. I don't want to miss documenting all the important things going on in our lives.

So I've created a new blog to inspire me to start posting more often.

We are moving to... http://www.kristysilbernagel.com/familyblog

Come visit. Stay a while. Watch the kids grow.

Be sure to update your links, readers, and RSS subscriptions.

Thanks. :)

Happy Halloween!

2010-10-25T10:27:00.006-05:00

Ok, so I know I am a huge slacker when it comes to blogging. And there is soooo much that I have to put on here to catch up.

But in the meantime, you can enjoy some pictures of the kiddos in their Halloween costumes. We went to Trunk or Treat at our church on Sunday, and I tried to snap some pics of the kids in their costumes before we left. Of couse, it never goes as planned. Brandon didnt want to put the pirate hat on, and there was no way they were going to cooperate and take a pic together.

So here's the best we could get.

I hope to jump back on the blogging bandwagon soon. Hope everyone is having a great fall! :)

Are you ready for some football!!??

2010-08-17T14:32:00.006-05:00

Football season is right around the corner. And I cannot wait til the first Saints game to start the season off. And.... what better way to show your spirit than with a Black and Gold Saints Wreath!
My friend Megan has started an etsy shop to sell these fabulous wreaths that she hand makes. The profits of this shop go to the Team Tortoise Fundraising efforts for American Cancer DetermiNation.

You can visit her shop here.... http://www.etsy.com/shop/megmehell

Or if you would like to make a dontation directly to their team, click here... http://main.acsevents.org/site/TR/DetermiNation/DNFY10Mid-South?team_id=762683&pg=team&fr_id=27265

You will get a beautiful wreath showing your team spririt, and its for a good cause! :)

It's time for a new look...

2010-07-18T21:14:00.004-05:00

It was time for a new look around here. As I started designing a new header for the blog, I thought to myself, when will it be 'and then there were five'???

So the name had to go. This blog is no longer 'and then there were four'. Because hopefully, there will be a fifth. Let's just convince my husband that, ok?

Anyway, welcome to 'perfectly imperfect'.

And although this blog may mostly show the perfect and happy times in our lives, we are definitely not perfect.......

but I wouldn't have it any other way!

Happy Birthday Brandon

2010-07-07T20:00:00.001-05:00

I honestly can't believe my little baby is 1!

This year has flown by so fast. So so so fast.

Below is a bunch of milestone stuff - just skip if you want :)

Brandon is getting big. He is a hefty baby. Trust me, you will probably hear me whine about my back hurting after about 5 minutes of holding him. ;)

I took him to the doctor this morning, not for his one year checkup yet - but because he broke out with a rash all over his body, and he weighed 24 lbs.

Anyway, he is trying really hard to walk. He cruises around holding on to furniture great. He can stand up forever by himself . I think I've seen him at the most take about 4 or 5 steps before he sits down. And a lot of times, it looks like he sits down on his own, and isn't falling.

The one major problem Brandon is giving us, is eating solid foods. He doesn't want anything other than the completely liquified baby foods. I've been trying really hard to give him the baby foods with the chunks in them. You know, the ones that say they should be able to eat them at about 8 months??!! Not my kid. He like to gag and spit up everywhere every time I give him some.

He also doesnt like to hold his bottle. He never has. I guess he is more of the kicked back lazy type. Why should he hold it when his mommy will, right? Well, the bottle weaning is about to start. So he will soon have to learn how to quench his thirst on his own with his sippy cups.

Brandon likes to give high five, and has started waving. But just dont wave at the appropriate time yet, like when someone is actually going or coming.

We have been gearing up around here for the big birthday bash. I think I am doing more for this party than any other party we had for Kaycee so far. Why? I'm not sure. I'm either really motivated and making it the best party ever. Or, something inside me says this might be the last 'first birthday' party we throw?? I guess we'll see.

Happy Birthday Brandon! You brighten my day every time I see that silly grin of yours. I thank God every day for you and your sister Kaycee. I couldn't have asked for any better children than you two.

I love you B.

Corks n' Canvas Painting Party!

2010-07-07T13:52:00.008-05:00

On Friday night, me and the shuttle sisters, minus Laurin, plus some extended family sisters, headed over to Corks n' Canvas in Mandeville. You might remember that we have done this before, as you can see here and here.

Corks n' Canvas is simply a great thing to do in Mandeville (obviously, this was my third time painting, and I'll probably go back again!). Once you get checked in at the door, they give you a blank canvas and all the paint and paintbrushes you will need.

We walked in, found our spots at the tables, and got our stuff situated.

Melanie was really hungry, so she dove right into the delicious treats that Elizabeth brought...

Did I mention that you can bring food and drinks? We had Elizabeth's Peanut Butter Fudge Cups, and brought some of our favorite adult beverages.

Elizabeth and Megan

Jen and Me

This is what we set out to paint... the New Orleans Streetcar

The instructor takes you step by step through the painting process. First we started off by drawing some parts in pencil. Then started adding some color.

Then a little more paint...

Laurin also got a makeover while we were there...

The finished paintings...

Meg was still adding some finishing touches...

Not too bad, eh?

See, if we can do it, so can you! And you will have fun too. :) Every class I have been to has had really great instructors that keep it entertaining and fun.

Check out their website and see if there is a Corks n' Canvas near you.

Don't see one?? You can also visit their franchise locations at Painting With a Twist.

So if you are in the area, and looking for some Northshore entertainment, dial up your girlfriends and head over to Corks n' Canvas for a great time.

You can also check our Megan, Melanie, and Elizabeth's blogs to see more pictures.

Jen's Bridal Shower

2010-06-30T09:18:00.005-05:00

A couple weeks ago we hosted Jen's bridal shower at my sister Karyn's house.

It ended up really nice. The food was delicious, the company was great, and she got some really great presents. I honestly can't wait til the wedding, and I'm still so thrilled that Jen is joining our family.

These are just a couple pics from the event...

The food

The cake table

My sister and I made delicious cake pops for the favors.

The beautiful bride-to-be

Kaycee had to help with all the presents

Jen with her mom and our mom

All of the bridesmaids that were present.

Me and my sweet Kaycee. One day I'll get her to smile in a pic with me....

One Year Already?

2010-06-29T16:58:00.004-05:00

I can't believe a year has gone by already. One year since I said good-bye to my full-time job. Do I miss it? maybe. I miss the people, and the daily interaction. But I definitely do not miss engineering. Why did I graduate in that? who knows.

I absolutely love what I am doing now. I wouldn't change it in any way. I love being able to be home when my kids wake up, when they fall down, when they fight, when they just need their mommy. I could go on and on with this list.....but you get the idea.

I am so blessed to have such a supportive husband who lets me stay with my children, and encourages me in my new photography venture.

Yup. I'm a stay-at-home mom. And I love it.

Friday Morning Play

2010-06-06T10:08:00.002-05:00

Friday morning we went outside to play before the rain came. Seriously, it has rained every afternoon over here. I guess that's pretty typical in summer, you can always expect the afternoon shower.

The kids are really starting to like the backyard. Brandon is to the point that he fusses when I let the dog outside if I don't take him outside too.

Hmmm...

The flowers are finally blooming...

I'm still around...

2010-06-04T14:12:00.004-05:00

I know its been like a month since I've really written a post and posted on here. It seems like things have been so crazy, I haven't been able to catch my breath.

I started my business, and have been completely blessed doing something that I love. I'm so glad I finally found a passion for something. I was completely booked in May, and am already completely booked in June. I'm loving it.

And although I do love what I am doing now, and where my business is headed, I sometimes forget to take pictures of my own children! It's amazing how few pictures I took of my family in May, as compared to the previous months. So my new goal is to change that. I want to stop, take a break, and capture more moments of my own little ones.

So here's the catch up post.

What have we been up to?

Well, at the end of April, the guys took 2 days to build this huge tower in our backyard.

I really like how it turned out, and I'm completely happy with the one that we picked. (i think we have been looking at swingsets for about a year now).

Kaycee and Brandon both love it.

Brandon finally went for his first swim in a pool. He loved that too. But of course, it wasn't much different than taking a bath, and he LOVES bath time.

He finally started fully crawling the day before Mother's day (around May 8th). And now he is cruising along all the furniture, and even lets go for periods of up to 15 seconds. He hasnt taken a step yet without holding on. But I'm sure that is coming soon.

I still can't get over the fact that he will be 1 year old in a month. I'm starting to plan his party, so hopefully I can get ahead and be fully prepared. I'm tired of having to do a lot of stuff last minute. So no more procrastinating! (hopefully)

Laurin Loved the Launch

2010-05-17T13:07:00.007-05:00

Here is a quick recap from my trip to KSC with my fellow Shuttle Sisters. We had a blast, and we finally got to see a launch. Something that we all worked on together.

This is a copy of Mel's blog.... cuz, well, why in the world should I write one myself if she already wrote one. :)

(just ignore the part about the ugly chairs. I think they were perfectly fine)

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Back from my Shuttle Sister Trip and it was awesome! We had such a great time-- it was great spending so much time with those girls. We really had some good times when we used to work together. I mean, work wasn't good times, but time spent with them always helped the days go by faster. We rekindled that spark on this trip. Literally, the whole 10 hour drive to Orlando was spent chatting away. We didn't sleep, watch movies, or anything. We just talked. We did more sleeping on the way home, but that was mostly due to the terribly uncomfortable beds in the hotel.

Anyway, Laurin is such a ham in front of the camera, and she made me take all kinds of pictures of her throughout the trip. I thought these pictures would be a great way to tell you all about our adventure!

When we first arrived in Orlando, Laurin was super excited about going to Ikea, so we had to take her there immediately after checking into the hotel.

I bought a few things there... I'll share them with you as soon as I get it all set up in my house :)

After shopping at Ikea, we were exhausted. And hungry. We pretty much were hungry all of the time. I much prefer to be with girls who are good eaters. And the Shuttle Sisters don't disappoint :) Anyway, we hit up the California Pizza Kitchen (um, can you say deslish?! I think we all ordered a whole bunch of appetizers, and it was so so good!).

Laurin's pregnant so she couldn't drink a mojito. She had to stick to water.

We got our waiter to snap a picture of the four of us.

We were exhausted from the drive, so we just went back to the hotel and hit the sack. Early. We're wild and crazy like that.

The next day, we woke up bright and early to head to Kennedy Space Center (KSC) for the launch. We weren't sure about traffic and stuff like that, so we gave ourselves plenty of time. We figured we could kill time in the area if necessary. We went to Ron Jon Surf Shop. Laurin insisted.

Then we walked the few blocks to the beach. We buried Laurin in the sand. She said she didn't mind getting all sandy before a full day of shuttle launch watching.

It was finally time to head to KSC to claim our spot to watch the launch! We set up our chairs (Kristy brought these uglies so I had to put my towel over it so no one would confuse me for an LSU fan). Laurin could hardly contain her excitement. She hates space, but she loves her Shuttle Sisters.

We had a great view of the launch pad from our seats!

See it? No? Ok, look here:

That's better, right? It may not look like a great view, but it really was. No one is really close to the launch pad. But it was a clear day, and we could see it all really well. We got there early so we had front row seats. And plenty of water and diet cokes and snacks. The four hour wait really flew by, thanks to a special visit from a dolphin and a manatee in the water in front of us.

As it got closer to launch time, we were getting really excited. Laurin wanted a picture of herself with the launch pad & the Vertical Assembly Building (VAB), where they stack the vehicle before rolling out to the pad.

After years of waiting, we finally saw a launch! More photos of the actual launch in a different post :) This one is all about Laurin. On a Stick. Laurin on a Stick, as we called her.

After the launch, there is a ton of smoke that lingers around the pad for a while. Laurin is nothing if not thorough, so she of course wanted her picture taken with the smoke.

Within a few minutes of the launch, everyone was packing up, in a hurry to get off the site, because we all knew the traffic was going to be bad! And it was. With time to kill, we did a little photoshoot in the car! Laurin kept jumping around all over the car. Switching seats. First she was driving...

Then she insisted on sitting in the passenger's seat.

Next thing you knew, she was in the back.

All that jumping around made her real hungry. She begged and begged to eat at Chipotle for dinner, and we obliged. Because we are really good friends like that.

It was soooo yummy. We were soooo stuffed after dinner! We went to the pool for a few minutes, then crashed. Early again. Cause that's how we roll!

The next day (Saturday), having accomplished our primary goal of seeing the launch, we decided to just chillax by the pool. Laurin is one of those pencil thin girls who always looks amazing in her bikini. It's rough having to go to the pool with those types.

Not an ounce of fat on her. After the pool, we did a little shopping and some dinner. Laurin wasn't feeling well, so she just stayed at the hotel. Fortunately she felt better in time for the drive home! We made good time, and even managed to stop and get some Dairy Queen during the drive! Laurin's favorite!

So it was a great trip. Relaxing. Fun. Filling. Jeez, we ate a lot! Can't wait til the next Shuttle Sister Trip! Two more launches-- what do you say, ladies???

10 Months Already

2010-05-03T13:48:00.003-05:00

Yes, I know I've been MIA for a while now. I just haven't been able to blog much lately. Mostly because I am having some major technical issues with my computer. It's pretty old and it is absolutely full, I can't fit any more pictures on it. And the fact that it crashes about three times a day doesnt help much either. So I am definitely looking for a new computer ASAP. Right now I am using a loaner, and it is sooo much better. I feel like I am flying through the internet light speeds faster than my other computer.

Anyway. Can you believe that this week Brandon turns 10 months old already??? That means in 2 months he will be one year old! (yes, i can still do some math even though I quit my engineering job)

I cant belive it. He is getting so big so fast. He is a lot more mobile these days. He still doesn't crawl completely yet, but he does do an army style crawl on his belly. He has discovered how to pull up on things, and loves to stand up.

I know he isn't going to be 10 months old until Friday, but I wanted to go ahead and take some pictures of him to document the occasion. I have several photo sessions scheduled this week and I knew this would be the only time I could get to it.

Well, I tried. Brandon doesnt sit still anymore. By the time I would put him down, and run back to take the picture, he was already on his way to the other room.

Here are the best ones from this morning. Happy 10 months B! You brighten my days more than you could imagine! :)

There is sooo much more to update on here. But it's going to have to wait until I get some more free time. Hope everyone out there in my little blogosphere is doing well!

xoxo

Um..... I tried.

2010-04-13T22:48:00.002-05:00

So, funny story....

Remember last week when I said I was going to start running? And I got up and ran that one time on Wednesday? Yeah, I remember it too. Good times.

I had really good intentions, I promise I did.

Here is what I recall happened:

On Thursday, I couldn't run. There was a thunderstorm right on top of us when I woke up at 5:00.
On Friday, Brandon woke up at about 4:30 and ended up in bed with us. So there was no way I could get out of bed and go run. I had to lay with Brandon so Joe could get up and get ready for work.
On Saturday, well, I think by this point I was over it.
Sunday was Easter.
Monday, I got a cough. Definitely couldn't run while I was coughing, I would die.
Tuesday.... well, I think you know the rest of the story.

And you know what??? I'm tired. And gosh darnnit, I just don't feel like getting my hiney out of bed that early in the morning. I need sleep. I think I'm trying to do too much and I'm wearing myself out.

I've been working on the computer most nights til 11:30, and 5:00 comes way too early. I need my beauty sleep. I need LOTS of beauty sleep.

But on a positive note, I have made changes to my diet. I have been eating smaller portions. No more second helpings. I've also cut down on my breakfast and lunch so I can eat a nice well-rounded decent dinner. No more snacking. Except I have one more ding dong in my pantry that I am going to have to eat. Sorry Mel.

And at the rate I am running around in circles... the pounds should be flying off of me in no time! ;)

i included this cute picture of Kaycee when I started writing this post. but now that I have typed all of this, the more I look at this picture, the more it looks like she should be in some kind of vampire movie or something.. not so cute anymore.... eh, oh well....

She Did What???

2010-04-07T09:25:00.005-05:00

I did it.

I started.

Wait for it.... Wait for it......

I started exercising! I know, I know. Pretty shocking. It's time for a new me. I wasn't happy with some of the pictures I saw of myself at Easter. So I'm getting my butt in gear.

I woke up this morning at 5:00. And went for a run. Megan may be inspiring me just a tad. But I need to do this for me. Especially since i will have to put on the dreaded swim suit pretty soon.

The run was pretty decent. I did feel like I was going to throw up and pass out afterwards. And I probably didn't even walk/run a whole mile. but, baby steps. And when I wanted to stop running, I just imagined that Jillian was next to me yelling in my ear and holding up a swim suit, and I pushed my self another 3 mailboxes. I can do this. baby steps.

I wish I had some other time in the day to exercise, but with the kids being home all day, there isnt any. So 5:00 it is. And I just have to hope that they both sleep late enough so I can squeeze in a shower. I used to wake up every morning at 4:30 when I was working. So I can do this, right? I just have to make myself start going to bed at a reasonable time. Staying up past 12 isn't going to cut it anymore.

Who knows, maybe this will be just a little phase that will pass, and my laziness will take over again. But I hope not. I hope my husband pushes me out of bed every morning, and makes me get up and go.

I was hoping to get on our elliptical machine. But i think its officially time to bring that thing to the curb. It turned on, and the ramp and the fan worked. But the resistance wouldn't change, and it never detected that you were actually moving on it. And since it thought you weren't moving, it would turn off after a minute or so. (it was flooded in Katrina, and for some reason we have had it in our garage, still mud covered ever since). Goodbye elliptical.

I plan on making a change to my diet also. Starting with smaller portions. baby steps.
I even put one less sugar in my coffee this morning. baby steps.

Yes, I did eat 2 ding dongs for lunch yesterday, but that was because I knew that today was the start of the 'new me'.

And I hope she sticks around for a long time.

Happy Easter!

2010-04-06T11:13:00.007-05:00

I guess its time for my weekly post. I haven't been blogging that much. I guess it has taken a back seat to my photography. And of course my kids come first, and they keep me pretty busy.

We had a wonderful Easter. Unfortunately Kaycee started coming down with some kind of cold or allergies. So she is all doped up on medicine again, and my kitchen counter once again looks like this.

Here are some pictures from our wonderful Easter day spent with family.

The girls with their dresses and bows. Wish Ciersten was there.

This toy started as Brandon's, and quickly became Kaycee's.

The day involved horseshoes.

Don't you just love vintage style pictures?

All the kids enjoyed the egg hunt.

Of course we now have more candy than we could ever eat.

My beautiful boy....

Have a Great Weekend!

2010-03-27T10:30:00.002-05:00

The weather is beautiful... we are enjoying being outside.

I snapped this pic of the kids yesterday before dinner.

Hope you all enjoy your weekend!

Long Time No Blog?

2010-03-23T13:26:00.004-05:00

I just realized that I haven't blogged in over a week. Sorry yall, but we are just not that interesting. I couldn't come up with one thing in over a week to write about. Plus, I've had a lot on my mind. I've been so focused on learning photography, reading photography articles and books, learning how to edit pictures, etc....
but I LOVE it! I only wish that I had discovered it sooner.

Anyway, what have we been up to?

Well, pretty much nothing. We did get outside this weekend when the weather was nice on Friday. Here are just a few pictures I took of the kids playing outside.

I'm pretty sure every time we go outside it involves chasing bubbles around.

Brandon loves to sit in the stroller and watch Kaycee run around. He thinks she is hilarious.

I finally got a good picture of his two teeth that came out. It looks like in the next week we will have some breaking through on the top.

That was all we did on Friday.

On Saturday we decided to take a trip to LSU for the baseball game that afternoon. Our tickets were 'standing room only' tickets. But there were a lot of people that didn't show up so we ended up with some nice seats in the bleachers. We brought Kaycee with us. I thought it might be a little too much for Brandon, so he stayed home with Joe's mom.

Ok fine, I thought it might be a little too much for me to take Brandon. :)

In the fourth inning it started to rain. I didn't want Kaycee to be sitting in the rain and get sick again. So I left the game with her and we hiked back over to the van to watch a movie. Of course, once we got all cozy in the van with Princess and the Frog playing, the rain stopped. Oh well. I'm not that interested in baseball anyway. So Kaycee and I stayed in the car and watched the movie.

After the movie was over went over to Mike the Tiger. He was awake and walking around. Kaycee loved it. I broke out the camera and was taking all kinds of great shots. We were about to leave so I looked at the camera to review some of the pictures I took.

Nothing was there.

Seriously?

I had forgot my memory card a home. I was taking pictures with nothing to keep them on. Arrg.
I ran and got my camera bag to look for my spare memory card.... nope. Not there.

Oh well, we will just have to take pictures with Mike next time.

Lesson learned.... at least always leave your spare memory card in the camera bag. And put your good one in the camera!

Transformations and Breakthroughs

2010-03-15T21:24:00.000-05:00

Last week I witnessed a transformation of sweet little innocent Kaycee. I think she transformed into someone else's child. Because with the way she was acting, I certainly wasn't going to claim her as mine.

I think she has finally joined the 'terrible twos'. I think there was one day were she threw some sort of tantrum or fit at least every 15 minutes. It was a very draining, and tiring week.

But the weekend did end on a high note. Kaycee had a breakthrough in the potty training department. I asked her last night if she wanted to go sit on the potty, and she said yes. Two seconds later she was screaming, 'I'm going!!!! YAY!!!!'. It was cute. And she pee peed in the potty. One step at a time. But at least its a step in the right direction.

Do you Tweet?

2010-03-10T14:07:00.002-06:00

Anyone out there use twitter? I don't.

I have never really gotten used to the idea about giving constant updates about whats going on.

Although, I guess technically that's what I'm doing on this here blog. but eh....

I'm getting to the point... There are a lot of giveaways in the blogosphere these days. And it seems like every single one will give you an extra entry if you tweet about it. So I have been thinking about joining Twitter just to get some extra entries. (even though I still will probably never win).

So I think I'm going to join the crowd, jump on the bandwagon, get with the times, and join Twitter.

........... ok, I took a break from blogging and did it. You can follow me @kristysilb

Don't know how much I'll actually be tweeting, but at least I'll have an extra entry in those giveaways I never win! ;)

Meet the New Baby

2010-03-10T08:42:00.005-06:00

Yep, several of you guessed right. In my Fingers Crossed post, we were venturing out to buy a new vehicle. We needed so much more space, and the car just wasn't enough room to keep taking my mom shopping in. :)

So meet the new baby of the family. I wanted to go outside and take pictures, but its been rainy here, and both kids are home sick. (yes, they are both sick... AGAIN! but thats a whole other story and blog post). So here is a picture from the dealer's website....

It's the new baby of the family, because we will definitely be 'babying' this vehicle. This will have to be our main vehicle for many, many, many years to come.

I guess I officially belong to the mad moms in minivans now. I honestly thought I would never own a minivan, but it is just so practical and it fit our needs.

I've had some friends threaten to dis-friend me (you know who you are!). We wont mention any names. But I'm sure in time they will come to love the ol' wagon as much as we do. :)

Happy 8 Months B!

2010-03-07T22:36:00.003-06:00

Today Brandon turned eight months old. Here are some of his 8 month pictures we took...

Brandon is still not crawling, but he sure is trying. He is trying sooo hard right now to be mobile, all he does is squirm around and wont sit still. It definitely makes it challenging when we are trying to give him a bath. He thinks he can crawl and stand up.... of course he can't. So you have to keep one hand on him at all times, otherwise he will do a face-plant forward in the water, or fall backwards and hit his head on the hard bathtub wall. Just watching him try to move around is quite entertaining. I think he will be certainly be crawling all over the place very soon.

Fingers Crossed!

2010-03-06T08:31:00.003-06:00

I don't have really much that is worthy of a blog post. Today we are just hoping to take advantage of the beautiful weather and head outdoors. The kids are finally healthy, we are healthy, so it should be a wonderful day spent with family. (knock on wood).

I'm also excited because later this afternoon we are hoping to head out to make a big purchase. It is something I have been eying for the last 2 years! So please keep your fingers crossed for us that it all works out!

What? You want to know what it is?

Oh, well you will just have to wait and see. Of course I will post pictures! :)

Have a super weekend everyone! Get outside and enjoy this wonderful weather!

Happy Birthday Little Bro!

2010-03-04T13:26:00.003-06:00

Isn't he cute! :)

I figured it was only fair to post an old picture of him, since I posted one of Karyn on her birthday.

Anyway, Today is my brother Kevin's birthday. I just want to wish him a wonderful day!

We will all be gathering later tonight at my mom's house for some delicious birthday dinner. Mmmmm.

Happy Birthday Kevin! Love you!

What a Great Weekend

2010-03-02T08:59:00.005-06:00

This weekend completely wore me out. I think I'm still recovering. I'm not as young as I used to be, you know. And those late nights kill me! Especially when Brandon doesn't let us sleep late and insists on waking us up every morning at 6:30. But, anyway....

We went to the rehearsal dinner Thursday night at Baccos. It was soooo delicious. I could have kept eating all night long anything they would have put in front of me.

And Kelly was absolutely stunning Friday night at the wedding.

Doesn't she make such a gorgeous bride?

I have about 400 more pictures to edit from this weekend, so I'll be busy for a while.

One other thing though, I did get around to making PW's Life by Chocolate that I have been eying for weeks now. Sunday I was in a cooking mood. I made Life by Chocolate for dessert, Fried Pickles for appetizer and chicken enchiladas for dinner. Say What!?? I cooked 3 things in one day!. I know... don't fall out of your chair, I only get crazy like that once in a blue moon.

Don't these look good?!?

(that was my beautiful bouquet from the wedding)

They were definitely delicious. But, um... can you say.... sooooo much chocolate!

The recipe says to put a hershey kiss in them. In my opinion, it ended up being just a little bit too much chocolate. I ended up picking the hershey kiss out of mine. Don't get me wrong, I love chocolate. But enough is enough. I'll have to go buy some bigger pants if I keep eating these!

I hope to get the wedding pics edited soon so I can share some more with you.

Congratulations again to Kelly and Buddy! I think they are just perfect for each other. I've never seen Kelly so happy! :)

Jam Packed Fun

2010-02-25T10:04:00.004-06:00

The next couple of days will be jam packed for us. My cousin Kelly is getting married. So tonight we have the rehearsal dinner, and tomorrow night is the wedding.
I'm in the wedding, so of course that takes a lot of make-up, hair, and pampering time. :)
And by the time we get the kids shuffled around between babysitters for tonight, and most of tomorrow, well.... its just going to be a busy couple of days, starting today around noon.

I can't wait, and it should be a lot of fun. The wedding is supposed to be outside. So I hope the weather holds up because it should be beautiful out under the oak trees. Although, we will probably be freezing in our strapless dresses because I think it is going to be really cold.

I'm about to start packing up the kids stuff and getting everything together. I plan on bringing my camera, but there is no telling if I will actually take pictures. If I do, I'll be sure to share some when I return to the real world in a couple days.

I'll leave you with a picture of beautiful Kelly at her bridal shower with my sister, Karyn. I still can't believe her wedding is already here! Time flies!

Now I'm off to start having some fun! Hope you have a great weekend!