Saturday, June 18, 2011

Angie's Wedding!

Congrats my fabulous, sweet, and beautiful friend,
Angie Eick Cost!

Angie and Nathan were married on
Saturday, May 7th 2011
 in Philidelphia, PA.




Prepping for the day...


On our way to the church...





I have no photos from the ceremony itself (I was a little busy), but I have some decent shots of the recption

Photos on the property at the reception

Cool table decoration
First Dance

Table full of champagne and wine...what could be better?
Pretty ladies!
Angie's dance with her dad

And celebrating her dad's birthday...
The Ahrens Air Guitar Band made an appearance...

As well as my cheesey husband :-)

Smeone is so ready to go home...

We explored the city a bit for breakfast, but cut it too close and had to cab it back to the hotel to make our flight.

A nice, quiet flight home
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The Chronicles: Miscellaneous April

April was busy at the beginning (Tate's birthday) and the end (Easter) but pretty calm in between.  Here are a few favorites from April...


Chase riding his tractor (thanks, Grumps!)


Super Storcs!



Cowboy Chase.
Chase loves to wear hats!
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The Chronicles: Tate's 4th Birthday Party

Tate's birthday party this year was at My Gym in Buckhead.
The kids had an awesome time using the cool equipment and playing the instructor-led games.
The photos don't do justice to the fun, but something is better than nothing!

The party begins with the instructor laying down ground rules...

...and moves right into fun!  Here, the instructor is blindfolded with a totally see-through cloth and tries to Bonk the kids on their heads while they run away.  There was a lot of giggling on this one!

Now the kids race against time to gather all the bean bags, which is pretty tough when the instructor keeps throwing them back out!

A little free play...

And another silly game: 
the kids had to run under the billowing parachute before it came down on them.

Watch out Ryan!
More free play...



 

Chase hangin' with the big kids...


Here the instructor winds the kid up and lets him twist and swing ... squeal-inducing fun!


Where's the Birthday Boy?

Here he is, driving the Birthday Car!

 
Chase takes advantage after the big kids lose interest in the car...

Cake Time!
Actually, chicken nuggets, fruit and THEN cake...

"I want BBQ sauce!"


 

And, of course, my Tate is the last one at the table :-)

Overall, the day was a huge success!  Thanks to all Tate's friends (and their parents) for a fun day and great presents!!

The Chronicles of Tate: Tate is 4!!

The
Super
Fabulous
Tate The Great
turned Four on Tuesday, April 5th 2011


The celebratory party with friends as scheduled for the following Saturday, so we took the birthday boy to Chili's, where he could have his favorite food (Kraft Mac n Cheese) and get special treatment from Kevin.








Of course, no birthday celebration would be complete without a special dessert!


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Angie's Bachelorette Weekend: Key Largo 2011

March 31st - April 3rd 2011
Curi Ahrens, Maria Lyons, Emily Morgalis, and I tore ourselves away from our hectic mommy-lives and celebrated Angie Eick's upcoming nuptuals by hanging out at the beach/pool (drink in hand, of course) in Key Largo, FL

Angie and I got there first, and drove from Miami in our convertible rental



We checked in at the hotel...

... and hit the bar while we waited for the others

 


The next morning started the sunning and relaxation


 



 

Friday night was the official Bachelorette Party

Saturday brought more relaxation (and some recovery...)




...and a Sunset "cruise"





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My boys...

Lilypie Second Birthday tickers
Lilypie Fifth Birthday tickers