Diane's Rooftop Pool Birthday Party

Kevin is definitely the ultimate thrower of b-day parties.  He planned this party for Diane and it was a quite the success. 

First, did you know there was a roof top pool hotel in Indy? I guess so because that's where we were! 

 Here's one that less hazy from the heatwave that day.

 Group pic of all the party people.

 Ladies picture!

 Cheers to many more years! :)

 We went to dinner after after the pool.  Diane was excited about her birthday dessert. :)

 After that, we went to a bar with a live band.  They might have been country but they were super fun! But live music always is.

 Another picture of the ladies! :)

And as always, the last two couples standing... the Thornburgs and the Neals. :) We know how to have a good time, that's for sure.

Indy 500 2017

 The night before the Indy 500 we went to Jack and Cec's graduation party where the kiddos were gifted some amazing masks and they wore them throughout the party.

They were a hit!

 So Adam and Emily and friends went to the race the next day too and sent us this picture as a challenge.

 We took this picture as a Challenge Accepted! :)

 Chris Pine waved the flag this year.  I do so love the pageantry of the race.  My fave part.

 Here's a pic of the boys bro-ing out.

 Followed by a picture of the girls sissing out, I guess.  I bought us matching Target sunglasses for the occasion.

 Here's a group picture of our seats.

We also went up to Adam and Emily's seats for a bit.  It was soooo much nicer up there.  Nice breeze and shade.

 We were almost sitting directly in front of them.  It was sooo hot down there.

 Hey! We've done this before! It's been awhile!

 That do rag is amazing. Thanks for letting me borrow it, Di.

 Time for some end of race group pictures!

 Gotta take a couple's picture too!

Hey  we've done this before too! Ha!!

Another successful race in the books! Happy Memorial Day!

Spring Break 2017 Part 3

 On Wednesday, we were lucky enough to get a visit from the Staffords!  They were about an hour north of us and they were heading to South Beach so they decided to spend a day with us.

There was so much to do, especially with Uncle Kev there! Lots of building to be done.

 Then the big kids headed out to the ocean and the littles stayed on the shore.  Diane and I got to spend about 4 and a half minutes of peace where we could talk about adult stuff until we had to help one kid with sand in his eye and another was throwing a tantrum and one more was crying about who knows what.  Ahhh but there were a few moments of peace.

The kids got along so well that we HAD to take a group photo.  We have the cutest kids EVER!

 Then we had to take a full group photo.  Yay for vacation! I think Charlotte looks the happiest here.  She was into it!

 Then Uncle Kev helped the kids build a spider.  It was an AWESOME spider.  Great work kids.  I think absolutely everyone ended up helping.  It was quite a project.

 We came back to the rental house.  (My parents hightailed it out to eat that night. They were smart.) Andrew, Diane, and I assembly-line made up dinners for all the kiddos.  Oranges, hot dogs, and chips.  Dinner of champions.

 While we were doing that, the kids and Kev swam in our pool. Then Andrew rode his bike to Yo! Tacos and got the adults tacos and burritos. They were delish.  We all had a GREAT time!

Then it was time to say goodbye after Tommy swallowed too much water and puked and then Charlotte somehow went #2 in her swimsuit.  Yikes! So the Staffords packed up and the kiddos said their goodbyes.  Assembly-line hugs in the car!
The adults and kids had so much fun together that we decided we need to do that more often, fo' sho'.

 The next day was our last day.  We walked to Time Square again to get some lunch.  The hostess let the kiddos ride the lift instead of taking the stairs.  They thought that was super cool.

 Then we went to the candy store and Tommy got a gummy gator.  He was so excited.  It didn't last long.  He scarfed that down quickly.

We spent some more time on the beach that day.  Charlotte was beached out. I built her a fort to stay out of the sun.  Tommy was at his bravest point when it came to water.  He wanted to go out deep in the gulf and it seemed like there was a riptide so we had to keep a really close eye on him.  A little scary.
That night we went to the beached whale for dinner.   A girl sitting with her mom at a table next to us fell unconscious.  I ended up helping her come back to consciousness until the ambulance arrived.  So that was crazy and there was definitely another margarita needed after that.  Sheesh.  Make sure to also drink WATER while drinking all that alcohol on spring break, people.  It's HOT.  The waitress was so funny.  She was like Oh yeah, this happens all the time.  She'll snap back soon.  Yikes!

Anyway, grandma and grandpa were nice to take the kids again so we could go out for another date night.  No arrests to watch this time! Just people watching.

 Also, look at this bathroom situation that I discovered in the bathroom at the bar. I don't feel like this is safe.  I don't know who thought this was a good idea?

 Friday we loaded up the van and headed to the airport.  We had to eat lunch first so we stopped at Cheddars on the way.

 After a food allergy mix up (which happened a lot during the week, ugh), we ended up with a gigantic plate of fries because they had to redo his chicken.  Tommy couldn't have been happier.  Fries are his absolute favorite.  Can't you see the excitement?

 Then when they finally brought his chicken, they brought it with MORE fries.  HA! That kid ate the crap out of those fries.  He was so stoked.  He ate almost ALL of them.  Can you even believe that?

 It was time to board the plane home. Waahh.  We had a great flight though.

 This is what Charlotte thinks about being back in Indy.  :-)

 She was so tuckered out from the long week of no sleep that she fell asleep after being in the car for about 3 minutes.

Tommy, on the other hand, STILL COULDN'T STOP EATING. He ate everything I packed in the lunch bag for all 4 of us. Is he already a teenager?? Holy moly.

What an amazing vacation.  Thanks to my parents for watching the kids and putting up with our shenanigans. We had such a great time.  I wish we could have stayed longer.  There's just something about being on the beach.  Memories made!

Handlebar for the Third Time

 We have done this before.  First time.  Second Time.  But we just keep going back!

This time when we went, it was schedule for November.  It had been in the 60's the entire week before we went.  In fact, the DAY BEFORE, it was 70 degrees.  On the Saturday we chose, it was close to 30 degrees.  Are you kidding me??? Oh well, I was super warm.  I layered and layered and I felt pretty good.  Turns out you can only get so many pairs of socks on before your boots do not fit anymore.
Our driver's name was Andrew. He took great pictures for us.

 Group shot in front of the Handlebar!

 Couple photo!

 Couple photo with Ashley photobomb! Adorbz! ;-)

 We went on the handlebar earlier enough that we had time to eat dinner afterward.

 It still didn't help though.

Andrew felt fine the next day.  I did not.  Not fair.  Oh well.  Still had a fabulous time pedaling around the city once again.  Thanks again to the Staffords for planning a great time!