A Family Gathering

*Warning this is the never ending post of pictures*

Eric & Clint (my brother's)

Some of my Nephews & Nieces

And more family

More Bro's

Two Sis in Laws & My Sis

We Eat Cake

Some watch

When my mom crosses her arms like that I think she looks like a gangster. That is another sis in law Charity watching the dancing.

Love you Alison!

Some Dance

and Dance

and Twist

and dance some more

still dancing

Debbie showing us how to look good dancing

Me with a few of my loves

We love bubbles

My mom works

I love my family and glad we know how to throw a party & cut a rug!

Congratulations Eric & Sam

Summer

Some hate summer time especially here in Arizona but I choose to embrace the summer and love it. And here are a few reasons why...
I could live off watermelon...seriously!
During the summer we move our family dinners from Sunday to Saturday so we can spend the day in the pool & eat all day long as well. Oh and my mom makes this peach pie but it isn't pie it is more like cheese cake with fresh peaches, it is to DIE for!

Another summer time tradition is our family goes camping at Oak Creek Canyon near Sedona. I bet you didn't know Arizona could look like that did you.

Also Mockingjay come out August 24th the day before my birthday. I was thinking for my birthday maybe I can take the day off and not only do the trifecta (free meals for breakfast, lunch & dinner at Liberty Market, Joe's Farm Grill & Joe's BBQ) and spend the day reading. Should we make a party of it, anyone want to join me?

Healed & Girls Night

You may have heard me mention Muse & it's lead singer Matt before. Well yesterday I saw a blog post about a gossip magazine running a story with a picture of Matt on a "date" with Kate Hudson.

How could he have forgotten he was mine... See Shannon Hale even said so. After posting the story on Facebook I had friends offering their condolences and even offering cookies & ice cream. Ok maybe I asked for the cookies, but I was just joking. But my sister in law Alison was so sweet she asked her mom to make me THE BEST COOKIES in the world. They are called Monster Cookies....
See how the love of my friends & monster cookies can make everything better! (sorry for the lack of makeup) But I think if you have friends who make you feel better when your fake rocker boyfriend starts dating someone else you are lucky indeed!

Friday was the Father & Sons camp out so with William & Russ gone Debbie & Gracie came over for a girls night/sleepover. After dinner I painted Gracie's nails.

See how happy/excited she is! And man I look so white next to her, well probably anyone.

Then Gracie painted my nails

And Debbie's nails as well...
Still excited!

She is telling Debbie she can't move, she needs to hold still.

After Gracie went to bed Debbie & I watched Leap Year. Debbie had not seen it after it was over Debbie said "It is like P.S. I Love You but he does not die at the end." Matthew + Ireland = Swoon!

Also I would just like to say that Gracie said to Russ when he came over "this is Connie she is my bestest friend." Victory!!!