a shower for jp and tabby (banana hammock, anyone?) & a crush for lottie sue

This past weekend we threw an shower for JP and Tabitha, it was an intimate affair with the big day coming up in October - it will be here before you know it - WHEE! It was a very nice evening. I regret that I don't have many photos to share, I may steal them from crackbook if any go up. Megan blogged a great post here, and it includes the shower (PLUS the Heartland Series Homecoming event - looked like fun).

Let's get on with the photos! Matt made this photo of the lovebirds, we had it on the table tents - awesome!

jonathan and tabitha, sitting in a tree, K-I-S-S-I-N-G

here is a shot of some of the food

(pardon the blurriness, i didn't have the flash on and
couldn't hold the camera still enough for the artsy shot)

this is a photo of the party favors, i took the leftover
fabric from the garland and made little baggies

patterson, jo and baby cassady party it up

now jo has him all for himself

here we have beth with baby boy (he was quite popular)

megan and amy chat it up

jo, blake and shon hang out while brad munches on the munchies

shon practicing for january

here i am with the bride-to-be, mrs. palmer

As a gag gift we gave Jonathan a banana hammock for the honeymoon. We told him it was a gift for him, but also a gift for Tabby ifyouknowwhatimean...

I bought it on ebay and it's supposed to be swimwear but it's so see-through - I am not sure what beach it's meant for but I'm sure JP will rock it.

jp loves his gift

oh my, and so does tabby it seems

On to more photos!

a group shot with megan doing her patented funny pose

jo and jp are warming up with their
robot moves, dance party to come...

We moved the party outside later on and the regular hilarity ensued (banana hammock dance plus regular dancing)...

a meeting of the minds, finding the
right song in which to break it down

brandon does his karate kid inspired dance move
(please notice beth's admiring gaze)

Then the banana hammock came out again, who knew it would cause such a frenzie? Amy and Megan were equipped with dollar billz.

jp ended up with three dollars and megan's phone number
(don't tell tommy)

And then there was more dancing, if you know us then you know we love to break it down. There is always dancing at parties and tailgates.

beth and brandon win the dance contest, hands down

I'll post more photos as they reveal themselves. Everyone is so happy and excited for the couple, can't wait until October!

This photo came in the mail the other day, Kat sent a card to me but Jasper requested this message get to Lottie Sue.

jasper, the answer is YES. a million times YES.

Alrighty, in other news for you...

• Mourning the death of handwriting...
• NPR asked listeners for their favorite beach reads, here is a list of the top 100.
• Mad Men premieres the new season on Sunday - icannottellyouhowexcitediam. Check out the Vanity Fair spread and then you can read the A.V. club's interview with Jon Hamm here.

Coming up in my next post: kid Matt in leisure suits (ADORABLE), Lottie Sue loves shoes only a hooker would wear and Jo is featured in Skirt! magazine (supahSTAR). Alrighty, happy Monday to everyone. Buh-BYE!

parainfluenza III & we partied like it was 1999

This week has been pretty terrible, Lottie Sue had a virus that landed her in the hospital for five days. FIVE DAYS! It's a long long long story, but we are so happy that she is on the mend. We came home yesterday but she is still a mess, she does not feel well at all. We are trying our best to keep her comfortable and entertained but it is hard as nothing is fun for her when she feels like poo.

I was so good last weekend, I completed four posts and I was going to post them every other day but that just didn't happen. So be sure to check the blog this week as we'll have new posts up several times. OK, here's our post from NYE...

Jonathan had a NYE party and it was so much fun! He and his lovely Tabby are wonderful hosts. Here's the invite, I say JP never looked better.

looking good

We shipped Lottie Sue off to Gramma and Papaw's, so we only have one of her and here it is.

lottie sue on new year's day, wearing marty's hat

And here are a few photos from the party, doesn't everyone look dapper?

tabby puckers up

mr. and mrs. america

kenley, moi (and matt) and jo looking gorgeous as usual

shonnie bear and patterson

jennifer and tabby strike a pose

marty and shawn

megan dances up a storm and looks very cool doing so

jennifer and will ring in the new year

mr. t and blake

kenley, jo and mrs. t (aka, cheri)

patterson and brad

amy and seth

marty gives it his best shot

We spent New Year's Day playing Rock Band 2 and Mortal Kombat with the Smiths, Gilmores and the Masons. We spent the day in our pajamas. It was awesome. More to come later!

Lottie Sue Gets Fresh, Harlan Goes Tubing & Vote For Matt and Coach Pearl

OK, I've slacked a little on the blog - my apologies. Quick note about the babe - Lottie Sue's two little teeth are finally out and oh-so-adorable. Her hair is also growing so fast, it is wild! Sometimes she looks like she put her finger in an electrical outlet - ztt!

But again, so sorry about not posting for over a week. To make up for it, here are a million photos...friends again? Here is Lottie Sue in her Valentine's Day pajamas...this photo is the best one. Typical Lottie Sue on her belly...

HELP ME PLEASE!!!

How YOU doin'? Party in my crib at 3am...

Crazy hair

And here are a few more...


And Mr. Harlan had tubes put in his ears last week, so we hope no more ear infections. Becce said everything went very well and here are a few photos of Harlan being adorable. This very minute Mike, Becce and Harlan are on their way to Hawaii - Mike has a convention there and they decided to make a vacation out of it. Harland's birthday is on Saturday - he turns 1 - I cannot believe it!!!

Let me take your blood pressure, I'll do it right - I promise

Balloons make everything OK

Beep beep!

Wait, you're going to do WHAT?!?!

And then it was a BIG night for us on Saturday. The Vols (#2) played Memphis (#1) - AND WON! We were ranked #1 IN THE COUNTRY!!! But only for 3 days, it was good while it lasted. And I've written before about Matt's man crush on Coach Pearl. Sunday morning Matt tells me that he was having a dream in which Coach Pearl was running for President of the United States - and that he had just asked Matt to be his running mate. I'm telling you guys - Matt is crazy for Coach Pearl.

Matt and Tommy are so proud

Thumbs up, WAY UP

During the game, Kevin and Megan "bonded"

And now let me share photos with you guys of our friends the Case Family - Blake, Joanna, Jack and little Birdie. I went over to Jo's for lunch yesterday and Jack entertained Lottie Sue and Birdie by running in circles around the couch. They loved it.

Birdie smiles for the camera

Jack leads the way for Jo on a nature walk

Jack and Blake chill by a tree

And I will leave you with random photos I've found from our Seattle/Victoria BC trip...

A mission in Seattle

Matt and I picnicking on the Parliament lawn in Victoria, Canada

Matt and I hiked Mount Ranier on our trip

Ok, I' hope everyone is doing well. We just finished watching Lost and it was, once again, awesome. Later taters! Have a happy Friday! Whee!