1st Annual Hot August Nights - Installment #1

Jesse and I have been dreaming about an adults only, beer soaked, sun filled weekend at our cabin for 3 years. 10 months in the making and we finally made it happen! Little did we know just how much fun we would have. 25 adults, no kids and tons of booze and sun - the perfect combination. We are so lucky to have such fantasic friends who keep us in stitches! I'm still laughing about the weekends antics...even as I pick splinters out of Jesses feet.

*I haven't even downloaded my own pictures. I stole these from Heather and Brooke*

Brooke and Kirstin on Friday night.

"Hey, who is that good looking guy? Maybe I should dance with him?"

Dance party #1. DJ Ebay provided the wicked tunes. Paperboy!

This was the best thing I have ever seen in my entire life. JJ and Ryan tandem wake surfing. I don't think this could have happened without massive amounts of beer. Video to follow soon. This was followed by wake surf time trials. JJ was the winner at 34 mph. He has no skin left on his hands.

No one else got the memo that the dress attire for Sat. night was business casual. Socks optional.

Lots of towels and bikes! No drunk driving allowed.

My girlfriends remembered my birthday, thanks ladies!

Jesses Leg Humper Lager.

Slow dancing Bordners. Who doesn't do this on the beach? I think Sarah was doing the limbo in the background.

Those sick lights in our kitchen ruin pictures every time!

Perfect weather!

Cocktails on the lawn. We all look so innocent in the daylight...

Beach view from the boat

That Jessica is a funny lady

Dance party #2

Skenes before things went downhill for Heather...

"Really, I'm not that drunk" Fall #1

JJ looks uncomfortable. I heard Heather was making the boys blush!

It's all fun and games

Until the cops show up

Our new friends in the McCall Police Dept.

SUCCESS!

More pictures to come.

August 2009 - Week 1

Here is what we did for five very cold and rainy days in McCall.

Dressed in clothes that are way too small. See Delaney in the background? She is always trying to steal Merediths thunder.

Put messages in a bottle for a princess to find someday.
Ate corn on the cob. This is Delaneys favorite silly face to make.

Dug up treasures on the beach. Meredith found this doll buried...no idea where it came from.

Ate sand and sticks.

Made sandcastles with tunnels and moats.

And I picked huckleberries until my hands were blue! The fruits of my labor.

August 4th...

Since today is Delaneys actual birthday I thought I would share a couple of photos. We saved a couple presents for today and the girls got up early so Jesse could join in the opening fun.

KK and Papa Jim got Delaney a darling Wheely Bug.

A couple more inches and it'll be great! She loves to push it around...
A new baby doll (her very own!) from Uncle Scotty. Love at first sight.
Kisses for the new baby.
Meredith scored some cool glasses from our neighbors Mark and Jeannine. The kind you can drink from, the black marks are from getting her face painted like a dalmation (see video).

The Wheely Bug in action. I don't think our baseboards will ever be the same.

Delaney Turns One!

First birthdays are so bittersweet. I love seeing my kids reach milestones but I hate seeing my little babies grow up! We celebrated Delaney (8.4.08) and Payton Bordners (8.5.08) 1st birthdays this weekend at our house. Despite the hot hot weather everyone seemed to have a great time. Thanks to Kirstin for co-hosting and bringing lots of good stuff to eat and drink! And thanks to Jesse for helping me set everything up, and for being a great husband and Daddy. And another thanks to all our fantastic friends who came out to help celebrate with us!

Front Yard Party!

Me, Meredith and Delaney waiting for our guests to arrive.
Delaney checking out the decorations.
Party planning Mamas. Payton says "Yea!"

The big kids were more into opening presents than these two.

Although Delaney did stop to admire the adorable orange tutu from her buddy Payton.

My poor child who gets sooo overheated.

Cake time! Delaney was a little intimidated by the little cake I made her. Payton daintily dug in with one finger, just like a lady.

Trying it out...

Opting for the easier to eat mini-cupcake.

Come to find out, one box of cake mix makes 72 mini cupcakes. We at them all!

Our lovely neighbors let us use their backyard and pool. Everyone enjoyed cooling off. Delaney spend a lot of time in this pool and is getting good at 'jumping' off the side.

Always the lady, Payton floated and observed.

Sorry Ryan, I couldn't leave you out!

Isla prefered hanging pool side.

As did Karen. Cheers!

I have tons more pictures, for all you diehard fans you can check them out HERE.