Timber!

If a tree falls on your in-laws house and no one is home, does it make a sound?? We had a pretty nasty storm on Sunday afternoon and apparently there were 90 mph winds ripping havoc through Bowie. Thankfully they weren't home and no one was hurt. In fact, this could possibly out really well for my father-in-law and maybe he will get a two car garage out of it! Can you believe these pics??!

Whaaa??

http://www.nydailynews.com/lifestyle/health/2010/07/19/2010-07-19_nurse_with_double_uterus_pregnant_with_two_babies__due_one_week_apart.html

All things POP

I wanted to share a few of my favorite things (yes, I did pretend I was Julie Andrews for just a second and sang that entire line out loud as I typed it). First, the TV show WipeOut. I will be the first to say that this show is a tremendous waste of money, food, water and foam. But, with the way life is going for most of us right now, having a completely inane, mindless show that makes me laugh so hard is so appreciated. I never want to actually sit down and watch it, but when we flip through the channels, we always end up leaving it on and loving every stupid second. The general idea is to get these crazy outgoing contestants to run through ridiculous obstacle courses where they get covered in goo, water, paint, food, stuffed animals. They fall off gigantic rubber balls, get whacked with giant foam wheels and paddles, and the best part is that they reshow the best falls in slo mo over and over again. They also have this device called "The Motivator" that "gently" encourages timid contestants to move on to the next obstacle. It's really just a giant whack on the ass by a 15 foot swinging arm that no one ever seems to know is coming. Anyway, I love this show and the winner gets 50,000. Are you thinking "ok, Jamie you sound a little crazy and why are you telling us all this about a show you never want to watch but do??" Because I applied to be a contestant!!!! I will never get a call to audition, because let's face it, I am not that interesting. But it was a goal I didn't know I had... apply for a reality show!

Ok next up... Eclipse. Emily, Steph and I went to see it last night. And I did wear my "I heart werewolves" shirt. But I was wearing the wrong shirt. I am now and will forever be Team Edward. And yes, I am turning 30 this year. Shut it. But, my main point here is the soundtrack. The New Moon soundtrack was really good and even though Joe turns his nose up at all things vampire, he did actually like it a lot. And Joe knows music. So it must be good. The Eclipse soundtrack was another big hit. I loved "Let's Get Lost" by Beck & Bat for Lashes. So check out both of those albums for a fangin good time!

An awesome website for you to check out in your spare time...
www.awkwardfamilyphotos.com
One of our favorite websites currently. My mom is going through all of our old family pictures and I am really hoping I can find something worthwhile to contribute to this hilarious site. It will definitely involve my little sister and her "Stephen" haircut. Here's a little nibble of what you could experience should you click on this link.

These are for real pictures that people submitted of their families. The baby on the right was duct taped to the window.

Why don't you just make 10, 11? But this one goes to 11.

Always smile to 11.

Meet Chip. He likes long walks on the beach, hoagies and thrusting his hips.

Camera Woes

Our camera broke in New Orleans, so I have been dependent on Mike and Emily's camera to document the past 4 months. When we went out on Kevin's boat on July 5th, the camera was left on the boat out in Cecil county. Uhhhhh. So now I have no way to get pictures! And Mike and Emily most likey have a melted camera. Big Sucky Bummer for them. Joe taking over blog now....I was looking over Jamie's shoulder and remembered that she can now buy her camera if she can find the one she wants at K-Mart or Sears! Jamie reclaiming her blog... awesome! I will be visiting Kmart tmrw for my new camera! And will be happy to share my Kmart quality camera with my friends who graciously let me use their really nice SLR wicked awesome camera.

Recovery

We spent July 4th recovering from July 3rd. But recovery to us usually means applying the "hair of the dog" theory.

Cosby recovering in her own way. If you don't know this cat, you should. She loves to party and chasing ping pong balls is her favorite pastime. While watching tv at night, we often hear random ping pong balls being chased around the downstairs.

Independence Angel Food Cake Bites

Did you know that if you put a bucket over your friends head and then sit on it, he will be able to breathe underwater and walk around like Johnny Depp in Pirates of the Caribbean? No?? Well you can. And we did.

Happy July 3rd?!

We love the July 4th holiday! We got to host our 3rd annual Independence Day Pool Partaay on Saturday. It was great weather and perfect for hanging out outside all day. Thanks to all our friends who brought food, extra beer, and came to party all day and all night long! Thanks to a money back rebate due to a broken hot tub from Crunk at the Creek, we even got to enjoy a bushel of FREE crabs!! And the biggest news of the day by far was that Bryan and Holly are pregnant and will be welcoming Baby Dorsey in January! We are so happy for you guys and can't wait to meet your little one... and we can extend our party invite to babies next year!

The goodies! Cupcakes, deviled eggs, pasta salad, veggies, caprese and broccoli salad with hamburgers, turkey burgers and hot dogs.

I wanted a good shot of our backyard since we (and by we, I mean family and friends who earn their pool dues!) have worked really hard over the last 3 summers to get it into shape. We built the lower deck on the right where the ladies are sunbathing and tore up a thousand million little rocks to plant the grass and make the backyard walkable in bare feet.

Let's not forget that it's World Cup time! So we had to provide outdoor TV entertainment in order to keep the guys outside and off the couch. It was really funny because at one point every single guy was jammed onto the lower deck to see the game:) Also, you can see our basketball hoop decorated in honor of our Sugar, Water, Purple kickball team.

In order from left to right: Aaron, Hot Tub, Pete, Steve, Keg, Mark, Mike.

Lindsey, Misty, Anila, Angel, and Hollymom! I always call Holly "Hollybob" when cheering for her at kickball so now I will call her "Hollymom".

The Head and The Scrunchface.

Not sure who is winning here, but at one point I did see a ping pong game occurring with flip flops instead of paddles.

(Sigh)I love this man in the middle. And I now believe him when he told me he took ballet in middle school.

That's right... I have red hair! I forgot to mention that Steph did my hur a few weeks ago and I have been really happy with it! She's gonna give me such amazing free haircolor and cuts for the rest of my life. And my children's children hair. I can't believe I reacted so badly when she first told me about this hair school decision. It's the best thing to ever happen to me besides basil.

Party people still going strong! In fact, Joe and I were the first ones to crash I think.

Steve(Hank) brought some lighted festivities for us to very legally celebrate the USA!

Is it legal to set them off from the roof of your house?! Pretty cool picture though and Steve in the background is enough to make a blogger pee herself a little.

Cheese.

Celebrating the news with Hollymom!