Roomie Reunion...

So fun! I have not seen Alison since we were Roomies at Ricks College from 95-96.

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We recently reconnected (see my post: Here)...

and soooo, while she was in town (from Nebraska) this week for a Family Party and Vacation,

we decided to get together.

The two of us (Sigh... No kiddies!) met for Dinner at Chili's and had a great time catching up!

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Thanks for squeezing me in, Girlfriend!

SO great to see you... just like old times!

Front Porch Pizza Party

With Daddy out of town, we decided Pizza sounded perfect for Dinner.
Kade & Trev each asked if they could invite 'a friend'...

Yep... before long, we'd invited half the neighborhood...

(Well, most of our cul-de-sac, anyway!)

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Oh, well... the MORE the Merrier!
Back Row (Left to Right): Carson, Parker, Kaden, CJ, Seth, Braedan
Front Row (Left to Right): Hudson, Sachi, Daynen, Trevan, Taegan
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Since the boys and I had slaved away cleaning the house all morning
(and admittedly did NOT want to do it again),
they decided we better keep the mess outside..
(Sad... Freaky-clean OCD Mom that I am... I have completely ruined my children!)
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Their solution? Pure BRILLIANCE!

An impromptu

Front Porch Pizza Party!

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Wild & Crazy! .
(With the notable exception of Braedan, back row, right... Who are these people?)
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Little Dayne thought it was soooo great to feed himself...

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He actually climbed INTO the action... literally!

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Since he still needs both hands to balance while walking,

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he figured out a resourceful way to 'toddle' his slice around... Hands-free!

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Sooo funny!
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Honestly, who can resist this sweet little Sugar Lips?

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We topped off Dinner with Donuts, Popsicles and frosted Sugar Cookies!

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Sachi and Taegan...
(The only little Ladies on our block... )

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And with a cul-de-sac full of high-energy boys,
it doesn't take long for any gathering
to turn into a Football Game
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...and inevitably a Backyard Wrestling Match!

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I have a feeling this will be a familiar sight at our house for years to come!

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Night on the TOWN...

We finally made it out for a fun Date Night with Krista & Tom,

who we adore and don't see nearly often enough!

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Yummy dinner at our special half-way spot:

La Vigna

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and then a great flick:

What Happens in Vegas !

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I can't remember the last time I laughed so hard at a movie!

It was rolling-in-the-aisles-funny!

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...Which had pros & cons for us Mamas-to-be!

(We laughed so hard I thought we BOTH might really pee our pants!)

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Krista, my long-time BFF

(since High School! ...And aka: My Twin Sister),

and I have been friends through thick and thin...

Yeah... This is one of those "thicker" periods...

We are both due to have baby boys, again, just a few weeks apart!

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We topped off our fun evening with a treat... Matt-style...

Cookies & Ice Cream from Smart Cookie

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The evening ended way to quickly... We love and miss you guys!

To Celebrate the Last Day of School...

Each of the big boys got to invite a buddy out for a fun night on the town...

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Trev brought his best-est pal, Hudson Eady...

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Kade brought his fave-or-ite friend, CJ Hirsche...

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and I brought my handsome hubby!

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After a quick bite at Bajio's (YUM!), we all headed for the Feature Presentation...

The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian

(or as T calls is "Narnicles of Narnia: Prince Thaz-peon").

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The boys were GLUED to their seats for the entire movie!

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They LOVED it! (So did we, actually! It was great!).

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Totally worth the price of admission... not to mention a hard year's work at school!

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Funny thing...

When I "buddied" the boys up for the evening,

we noticed that our boys were both in camo shorts & green t-shirts

(totally unintentionally, I swear! They dressed themselves...)

and their pals were both in plaid shorts & red t-shirts...

Their was one of each "uniform" in each "pair"!

Doot doo-doot doo... WEIRD!

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They all got a good laugh at this as they stumbled through the Parking Lot pretending to be "Siamese Quadruplets" connected at the hip!

Indeed... it has come to this...

My children are eating Hot Dogs for Dinner...

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Yes... you heard that right... HOT DOGS!

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Kade even loaded up "duel-ies".

2... yes, TWO... and he'd have had 3 if I'd let him!

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To understand the true magnitude of this moment
you must first understand my true and utter disdain for Hot Dogs...
Weiners, Franks, Hot "Dogs"...
people should not consume things with these names!
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I have not eaten one since the 8th grade
when Dwayne Aragon told me what was in them
after having worked at a slaughter house over the summer.
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Admittedly, I did have a momentary lapse of insanity
(I was pregnant with Kade, what can I say?)
when I thought I absolutely had to have one
because the aroma from that little kiosk was seducing me...
But, alas, I did not actually EAT it...
I gagged it out before I actually swallowed the first bite!
(Poor Matt ate the rest,
shaking his head the entire time
at the fickle appetite of pregnancy...)
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Perhaps only my parents will remember my history with Hot Dogs...
How I swore I would never feed them to my own children...
How I would never corrupt their perfect, pure little bodies
with such a vile, disgusting excuse for food,
just for the sake of ease, convenience and filling up their tummies.
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Oh, no... not MY children! NEVER!
And yet somehow... somehow, we have arrived!
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In my defense, Matt bought them... (I guess they were on "Sale"!)

and the boys do LOVE them... (and probably love teasing me about them just as much!)

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...and hey, I ate TOAST for Dinner!