Sunday, October 25, 2009

Alex's Pirate Birthday Bash!!



PJ and Lorena, also known as the best parents in the world, set the bar really high with this birthday party for Alex! Everyone had a great time!



Here is the birthday boy with his Pirate Daddy. Alex was a little bit overwhelmed at first, but didn't take long to get into it.



Pirate PJ was welcoming the kids and explaining to them that in order to become a pirate like him, they had to walk the plank!!



Pirate PJ demonstrating the art of walking the plank!



Logan taking his turn.



Joshua



Dylan- The most adorable pirate at the party!



All of the children passed the initiation and were allowed to become pirates!





Next they had to throw huge gold coins into a treasure box in order to receive a chocolate gold coin from Pirate PJ's coin satchel.



Aubrie



Justin



Caleb



Caitlyn



Logan



Then we all had pizza! YUM!



Then all the kids went on a treasure hunt around the neighborhood.



Wouldn't you know, the treasure was back at the clubhouse all along! Pirate PJ helped to carry the bounty.



In the box was a mini treasure box for each of the kids.



This is Pirate Alex, the birthday boy! Soooo cute!



Then, the kids each had a turn taking a whack at the treasure pinata! This is Ellie putting more thought than muscle into it.



Logan



Watch out! They gave the big stick to Joshua and he wasn't holding anything back!



Caitlyn



Caleb. It looks like a light saber, it's moving so fast!



And then Aubrie finished off the pinata with her big muscles!



And then the hordes descended on the loot!



Pirate Alex waiting patiently to blow out the candles on his pirate cupcake tower made by his Mom and Grandma Carver.



Pirate Alex opening his presents and loving every minute of it! What a cute pirate! We all had a wonderful time! Thanks to PJ and Lorena for a great day and Happy Birthday Alex! We are all hoping our children quickly forget what fun it was, so the expectation will not be so high for the rest of us! :)

Saturday, September 26, 2009

I posted something!!!!!!!!

I posted pics of Ammon's surprise BBQ (from July.... I KNOW I am behind, sorry!) over on my family blog so head on over when you get a chance!!!!!!! :)

Monday, August 10, 2009

It's About Time


After over 35 years of marriage, being parents for over 33 years..... all of us (their lovely 7 children) came to an agreement: they deserve a vacation!
Mom & Dad have never been out of the country. They have never "vacationed" at a resort, they have never gone on a "destination" vacation. It's completely WRONG! No one deserves a vacation more than them! A great opportunity came along to send them to MEXICO! Of course, we all jumped on the opportunity! Chris' family had a few extra units at the resort, so not only were mom & dad able to go--but so were PJ & Lorena. Mom & Dad were so excited to come -here are a few photos of their 7 day getaway!


One of the highlights of the trip was seeing the ancient Mayan ruins, one of the new 7 wonders of the world: Chichen Itza. Mom especially enjoyed this, as she studied the ruins in school and is very interested in them. We had great luck with the weather and were able to take our time walking through this ancient city.





Even though Dad got sick one night :(, he DID enjoy most of the food

they shopped...

we enjoyed the beautiful water

..rode in golf carts around the island "Isla Mujeres" off the coast of Cancun
*check out mom's sunburn



...they sailed the ocean blue


they still love each other & it shows

...they relaxed on the beach, check out their view!



Dad played volleyball with the boys

he enjoyed the occasional dip in the aqua blue water


We were lucky to have PJ & Lorena join us on this getaway! Here they are watching an incredible lightning storm over the ocean.....we won't talk about how scared Mom was!


Mom & Dad, you deserved this trip. I know all of us hope its the first of MANY more trips to come. After all, THIS is the time in your life where you should be kicking back & enjoying the fruits of your labor! Thank you for all you have done for us. We hope you had a good trip.

*a special thanks to Cim, Josh, & Ammon for your extra "love" to make this trip a possibility

Wednesday, June 17, 2009

HAPPY BIRTHDAY DAD!!!!!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY DAD!!
THE BIG 60!!!!
We love you & hope you know how awesome you are!
HOPE YOU HAVE FUN IN CANCUN!!!!
Here is a little post dedicated to you!























SUCH A STUD!!!!