Carrie's 30th Birthday Hartwell Hoedown

A few weeks back I took & whole Saturday, Saturday night & Sunday morning away from the boys to head up to Lake Hartwell for a good friends 30th birthday party.  It was hard being away from the boys that long but it was good for me to get away too.  Lance had to work Saturday during the day so he came up later in the evening!

The house that we rented was so pretty & tucked back where there were trees & shade but also a sunny dock to chill out on too.

  

All the girls pitched in & got Carrie special presents for turning 30 & of course she had to have a corn decorated cake thanks to Sarah!

She turned thirty..........I wish that was how old I was going to be the September!!

Her hubby cooked a few wienies for lunch............

& then it was time to get some sun.  It was so hot & the water in our cove was so murky; not to mention the fish in the water nibbled on you if you got in.

As the day went on Yager Bombs were had...............

Flip cup & beer pong were played...........

& then it was time to indulge in some of the best food I have ever had.  Charlie smoked brisket & pork all day so that we could eat like kings & queens (can I just point out that his wife is the one who made the cake & he is an amazing chef; some couples just have ot all!!).  The birthday girl is giving her thank you hug to the chef.

We all had such a good time & I have to admit it was nice to get away but I also have to confess I couldn't sleep because I missed the boys so much.

It was a great & fun weekend with a wonderful group of friends!!

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B & Colton's Friends

We had our friends over a few weeks ago so that everyone could offically meet Colton; it just so happens that we were all pregnant at the same time so our kids are all going to be close in age which is going to be great!

Olivia & Jones are both 3 months old & seem to have bonded already.

Poor Matt had an unfortunate biking accident but you can still see that Olivia looks just like her daddy!!

Jones is already trying to get around; he is going to keep his mommy & daddy very busy. 

Brayden of course had a good time & was his normal happy & chipper self! 

April is due July 31st (I am throwing her shower this weekend) so she was getting her practice in. 

And Colton was such a good boy. 

It will be so neat to watch all of our kids grow up together & hopefully be the best of friends.  There is only 1 girl in the bunch so hopefully the 3 boys won't get into a fight over who get to date her......hahaha!

Baby Shower for Jones Mackenzie.......

This past Sunday we hosted a baby shower for our friends Meghan & Justin; we decided to do a jack & jill shower so that they could both enjoy the celebration of their 1st child & I think that it turned out really nice.  We did a sports/football theme since that is how Jones room will be decorated, because the guys would be there & also because the shower was on Sunday & we are all huge football fans!!

I asked a friend of ours who makes amazing cakes if she could do a cake to match Jones shower invite & boy did she........

Check out the beautiful cake that she created for the party...........it is a perfect match!!!

She also made the cupcakes; I ordered the toppers & candy bar covers from Karyn at Pixel Perfect since she designed the invite & I wanted then to match. 

I made the chocolate covered strawberries myself & bought the delicious fudge covered oreos & added the "J" to them so they would be more personalized......... 

These were the favors; I actually got them at the dollar store & added different scrapbook stickers to the fronts of them to make them cute.........not to bad for a $1 huh?? 

Everything on this table was "fat free" I promise.............. 

I tried to figure out things/games to do that weren't to "girlie" but would be fun & so I decided to do a DIY onsie & burp cloth area for everyone to enjoy......... 

This is the one that I made........ 

I had white onsies in all sizes & burp clothes as well & any that didn't get decorated went home with the new mommy & daddy!  Above the DIY table I huge Jones' ultrasound photos; I added so cute sayings to them, had them printed out & then glued them on to scrapbook paper & hung them with "It's a Boy" ribbon.  We only played one game & it was the YEAH Baby Candy Bar game; it is a fun game that both men & women can laugh about & enjoy!!

Mommy to Be creating her little guy something adorable to wear! 

For food & drinks we did sports type foods & snacks; I made chili, meatballs, weenies, buffalo chicken dip, veggies, & chicken salad sandwiches & then we had sweet tea, fruity water, spiked punch & beer!

Instead of a guest book we did a game ball; we had everyone sign it & then purchased a glass case so that Megs & Justin could display it in Jones nursery............ 

The boys needed their place to hang too so the garage was set up just for that; we have darts & checkers out there so add a heater & what guy wouldn't have fun?? 

Stan, Justin (daddy to be) & Lance 

I stole this idea from Mrs. F & think that it turned out perfect.  I wanted to do simple yet personalized decorations so I made monogrammed wreaths to hang on the back door by the DIY area.  It was pretty simple to make just kind of timely but all in all they loved it & so did I. 

I ordered the banner from Get the Party Started on Etsy & it was PERFECT!!!

I really think that Meghan & Justin loved the shower; at least I hope they did!! 

It is so crazy that she & I are pregnant at the same time; but it is so nice to have someone to relate to this time around!

Both Meghan & Justin are naturals when it comes to baby Vincent here so I am sure that they will have everything taken care of & under control when Jones arrives into the world!!

Brayden spent Saturday night & Sunday morning with his JuJu & PaPa so I could get everything set up & ready so when he got home everyone was there to met & greet him; he was such a ham the whole afternoon & it was so sweet to see everyone play & interact with him!!

& I guess what grown man after a few beers couldn't resist getting into the ball pit right??

Brayden did not like this one bit!!

The shower was so much fun & we enjoyed spending the afternoon with friends & celebrating Jones future arrival.  I was exhausted by the end of the evening but I got everything cleaned up & was in bed by 8:30 that night & I think I was asleep by 8:31.  I wouldn't have thought it possible but having their shower made me get even more excited for Colton's arrival & I will be getting my butt in gear on his nursery after the holidays have come & gone............