A Friday Night Must....

 (this from the kids who's always telling me to "turn it up" in the car:)

Music in May...you just can't beat it!

OUR FIRST EVER REAL GNO!!!!

 And as excited as I was, I have to admit it started out a little rough as the boys left.  Luke and Jake both gave me the tightest hugs ever and Luke had his little quiver lip and watery eyes going as the car pulled out of the drive. This is the first year Jer took Luke to the Fathers and Sons campout and I thought my stomach was going to deliver up lunch as I watched all 3 of them disappear.  Bree was still at school so it was just me and the knots in my stomach for a solid hour until she came home.

And thank heavens she did.

Because we had quite the night ahead of us.

 First up, dinner at Olive Garden with some of our friends.

 Then the movie Soul Surfer.  So Good!

 But the night was still young so we decided to pay a visit to Jamie who was thinking of joining us that night but opted to play with her Grady instead.

What can we say? We missed her. So....

 Green Streamers....check.

Inflatable Shark...check.

 Silly String...check.

Hiding Places...check.

 Table Cloth Door Covering...check.

Charlies Angels Poses....check.

 Telling the girls not to get her in the face and to only spray her a little...

not check.

 They were relentless.

So Jamie promised payback.

Which she may have unknowingly delivered seeing how Emma later had nightmares of "that lady" sneaking into her house and putting her in a pot to boil or an oven to bake.

Yep the girls were pretty freaked out by her talk of breaking into their houses and putting gum in their hair.

Wish we would have known about the bee sting, Benedryl, and deep sleep that we did not expect to wake her from.  Things may have turned out differently that night had we known:)

We love you, Jamie our favorite pranksta friend in the world!

Bree I'm so glad we FINALLY got an authentic gno together. I loved being with you and your friends. I loved riding with you in the big red truck and hearing stories about rolled up windows, big inflatable sharks and mexicans. I loved how you had to re-apply your new perfume everytime we got in the car (possibly because of the rolled up windows story). I loved how you had to check your mood bracelet every few minutes to give us an update on how you were feeling. I loved teaching you the art of stealth and getting to practice atWalmart and then for real.  I loved the giggles and crazy bloody broken-off arm ideas you and your friends had. And most of all I just loved being with you!

6 kids+ 24 hrs =

never a dull moment....and the real fun was just about to begin:)
Heapsters, this was the perfect trade, your boys made life so fun for us.
They can come stay with us anytime!

Jonas Phx

Loaded up the Ri van and we were off!

Riley Me Sarah Brittany Leah Georgia Macie Bree

What a fun night! Loved the big grassy hill that the girls ran up and down and danced on all night, breezy gettin me to boogie down with her, my germ free baggies of candy, the long intermission, rockin the lounge lizards, the confiscation of all things glo, tank tops w/ skinny jeans, the JBros shout out to all the parents with a Beatles song (seriously we're not that old!), screaming like tweenage girls, time with my BFF and the best poster in the house! 

Sarah, you just keep us in the loop cuz man we like the way you play!

Celebrating a Few Birthdays

We celebrated Bree's birthday early. She invited a few friends to the movie "Despicable Me". Georgia Whitney Bella Bree Sydney
Then McDonalds for lunch! She got the best presents ever!

These girls were so sweet and good. Can we freeze them at age 9?

Bree, I will post again on your real bday, so for now, I'll just say that I am so lucky to be your mom! You are a dream girl! I love you!!!

Then we celebrated Chad DeMar's bday. Talk about an amazing neighbor and friend! Jer and I had never been to PF Chang's so he introduced us to the place. Then Amber and I introduced him to a place he'd never been before: Ulta. Such a good sport. Never seen two guys more out of place.

Topped it off with Dairy Queen and an indepth discussion on the virtues of Sonic vs DQ. Deep stuff. Games back at my house were won by the bday boy and his wife. Love these guys and so glad they are our neighbors for at least a few more weeks anyway!

Oh and one more pic from the 4th! Aren't they the cutest?