Planning an anniversary celebration...

Invitation from Picture Me Perfect.  They did an amazing job!
David's grandparents are about to celebrate their 60th anniversary in August!!! We are throwing a surprise party for them! I am so excited about this! What better reason to celebrate....

Sesame Street Party

Yesterday we celebrated my nieces second birthday with all her little friends. She loves Elmo and Cookie Monster right now, so of course it was in Sesame Street theme!

Alaska Baby & Child

Alaska Baby & Child
Check out the link to Alaska Baby & Child article. I just realized they fixed the slide show of pictures and I have seven on there!

Bucket list...

So my sister Jeannie started her bucket list of 100 things she wants to do in her lifetime (Jeannie's 100 list) . It inspired me to start my own. I have been working on it for a while now, but still haven't reached 100 items....I know if I sat down and thought about it I could come up with more, but I think this is a pretty good start....

1. Learn to play the guitar
2. Make a cake for someone famous
3. Attend Mardi Gras
4. Organize a huge fundraiser for a charity
5. Visit New York and see something great on Broadway
6. Take a girls trip with my mom and sisters
7. Own my own hot rod (I would specify, but I change my mind weekly)
8. Race above said car at a drag strip
9. Visit every state
10. Visit London and take a picture with the Royal Guard
11. Ride in a red double-decker bus in above mentioned London trip
12. Take a photography class
13. Learn to play the piano
14. Have a family
15. Visit Washington DC and tour the White House
16. Participate in the Disney Princess ½ Marathon in Disney World
17. Attend a NFL game (preferably Saints…with David)
18. Learn to play an actual game of Poker (maybe win some money)
19. Surf somewhere amazing (or just surf)
20. Learn to use my sewing machine and actual make usable items
21. Compile a cookbook of family recipes
22. Catch an impressive king salmon
23. Visit Burr Oak, Michigan (where a lot of my family is from)
24. Sip a Cappuccino in Italy
25. Enjoy scrumptious truffles made by Jacques Torres
26. Attend a Garth Brooks concert (probably won’t happen because I think he's retired.)
27. Go on a walkabout in Australia or just visit Australia
28. Eat a bowl of Lucky Charms in Ireland (don’t judge)
29. Enter a baking competition or cake decorating
30. Visit the North Slope and see the rigs
31. See Mt. Rushmore
32. Eat a fresh baked baguette in Paris
33. Visit the original Le Cordon Bleu School in Paris
34. Surprise David with a trip somewhere he has always wanted to go
35. Go to France for the 24 hour Le Mans race (obviously taking David)
36. Drive a motorcycle
37. Attend an opening ceremony of the Olympics
38. Host a fancy dinner party
39. Make pasta from scratch
40. Have a house that I can have a fire pit in the back yard (so I could make s’mores when ever I wanted!)
41. Learn to knit
42. Attend a BMX competition with David
43. Learn to line dance
44. Visit the Redwoods forest
45. Take a wine tour California
46. Swim with dolphins
47. Start a successful business with my amazing husband
48. Catch a fish thrown by the fish guys at Pike’s Market or just go there again
49. Go camping in a remote location
50. Learn another language
51. Try to cross-country ski
52. Get certified to Scuba
53. Succeed at wakeboarding
54. Obtain a BA in something (business probably)
55. Be an extra in a big movie
56. Ride in a hot air balloon in the hot air balloon festival in New Mexico
57. See the Grand Canyon
58. Actually win money from a slot machine (hopefully big money)
59. Visit the Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam
60. Take a class by Colette Peters
61. Pick apples from an apple orchard
62. Plan a big surprise party (where the guest of honor is actually surprised)
63. Be married to my husband for over 70 years
64. Take our moms on a girl’s spa trip somewhere fun
65. Learn to golf so I can hang with the boys with out the handicap
66. Own a house on a beach
67. Bowl a perfect game (or maybe I should just have a goal of over 200)
68. Take a self-defense course
69. Be able to do a pull-up
70. Host a giant Halloween party
71. Visit Niagara Falls
72. See the Pyramids
73. Take a picture crossing Abbey Lane
74. Visit Graceland
75. Visit the Library of Congress (I might find the book of secrets…)
76. Solve the pineapple maze in Oahu at the Dole plantation
77. Scuba dive with my dad somewhere cool
78. Plan and host a ginormous family reunion (someday…)
79. Be a member of my kids (see no. 14) PTA
80. Eat beignets at Café Du Monde (again, but get a picture this time)
81. Get my in-laws on a cruise
82. Host a big family thanksgiving or Christmas dinner
83. Get all my old pictures scanned and saved.
84. Take a dance class. (such as ballroom dancing…)
85. Visit Japan
86. Stay in Cinderella suite at Disney world
87. Drive Route 66 with my hubby preferably in a vintage car
88. Ring in the New Year in Time’s square

Happy Birthday Wendy!

Yesterday we celebrated Wendy's birthday at their house! I would have loved to host it at my house, but with an incomplete kitchen I guess we'll wait. :) Dave and I decided we would have casual drinks and appetizers and a few people over. I have been following some great party blogs and got a few creative ideas for decorations...

It was a great time with family and friends and thank God the sun came out for a day...(it's raining again today...)

If having a dog isn't training for a child....

The other day I sat down at the computer (well on the floor with the laptop on the ottoman) to pay bills. Maggi decided I wasn't giving her enough attention...She climbed up on my lap and snuggled right up....

4th of July

For the holiday weekend we did the norm for us. We headed to the cabin. I love going to my parents cabin, it is by far my favorite place in Alaska. This year Kristy and the girls decided to join in the fun! I was glad they came up! We made s'mores by the fire until it started to rain...but the best part of the weekend was the Reeses S'mores that was tested out for the first time....yum!