Aubrey and Ronins' Birthdays

Hello blogging world...it's been far too long since our last post.  Yes, we're still alive.  Just popping in to say hello and post a few updates of our family.  Yesterday we celebrated Aubrey's sweet 16th birthday and Ronin's 11th birthday with our extended family.   

Dishing up ice cream and cupcakes after the presents.  My parents and brother, Cory, with his wife and kids came too.  :)

Sweet 16 Party

On the day of Aubrey's actual birthday, she had a friend party at our house - she had a great turnout.

They played the game 500.

 Afterwards, they played Eenie-I-Over.

 

A close family friend, Kendra, stopped by to give Aubrey 16 balloons...well, it ended up being 15 since one of the balloons popped in the car.

 The rest of the evening they played a few other games and laughed a lot.

 The evening was topped off by opening up gifts and cooking up smores.

Aubrey & Alexis.

 Aubrey's childhood friend, Keneisha, who moved away years ago stopped by and surprised Aubrey.

  Now that she's 16 she is old enough to officially start dating boys too - I'm not sure Jed is ready for that.  From the looks of it, I'm not so sure Aubrey's all that comfortable yet with male attention either.  :)

The only boy in the group that Aubrey welcomed physical affection from - her brother, Connor.

But even that is only allowed so far.  

After the family party yesterday, we went and visited my brother, Troy's, grave.

Happy Memorial Day from our family to yours!

Older Than Dirt

 Jed turned 40 this week!!!  Wow...he's half way to death's door.  What an old man!  :)

We celebrated his birthday this last weekend with his family.

Jed's grandmother was always the one to make his beloved "Wacky" cake every year for his birthday.  But since she passed away this last summer, it was now up to me to take on that mantle.  Scary, I know.  It's a cake you have to make from scratch and the "White Mountain Frosting", is tricky to make.  I ruined the first batch of frosting by overcooking it but it turned out significantly better the second time around.   


Notice that just about 1/3 of the cake is missing? 

 

Yeah, Jed got into it the night before the party...he "couldn't" wait. Forty years old going on four I think, lol.

 

Jed and his mother, Kriss.

 

We made him a candy poster.

 

 

Our boys.

Jed's grandpa, Don.

 

Can't imagine where Jed gets some of his personality from.

 

 

 

 

It runs in the family.

Happy Birthday to my one-of-a-kind husband!  I love you bunches and bunches!!!