Saturday I spent the day at home preparing for that evening. I had to lie to Katie about it, because really I was working on a surprise for her. But I don't feel at all guilty for lying to her, because it was for the good of the country! And the surprise!
Saturday evening we all met up at JCol's house for a quiet, solemn night of gaming.
I love this look on Katie's face. Katie and Steve took part in a staring contest, I think, but only after Katie had made the berry cobbler. Yummm.
Steve broke away from the staring contest, or whatever it was, to pose for a photo. Really, this guy LOVES to be in front of the camera. I think that's a very good quality in a person. Unless, of course, if the camera goes OFF of me in favor of the other person. Then I'm not so enthralled with that quality in another person.
The boys, being boys. Manly men in the backyard by the grill, separated from the women folk who are in the kitchen. Notice how reflective Eddie's shoes are.
I start giggling everytime I see this picture. Heeheeeheeheheheee!! (JCol's husband is in the blue jeans.)
Eddie and Roger judge talent and form as Jeff flips and drops the burgers. He's got mad skills.
Who wouldn't love a face like this? We all fell in love with Abby, the Amstaff, all over again. I want to steal her, but shhhhh! Don't tell JCol!!
So, so very manly.
Abby. Please note the cross hanging around her neck. This dog is SO going to heaven.
Wuv, Twue Wuv.
Please note the shiny hair and how tightly Katie is clenching her Dublin Dr Pepper. I think she might be a bit codependent on it.
The ears, straight up. The hair, ridiculously shiny. The Dublin DP, nearly gone. Addict.
She looks all innocent and cute here, but believe me, she's TOTALLY a Dublin addict and has just joined Dublin Dr Pepper Drinkers Anonymous. DDPDA. It sounds like a mouthful, but I insisted that Katie work through these dependencies. She'll be well soon. Really.
Also, I think I must be a great photographer. I really, really, REALLY like this picture of KT. Despite the pure cane sugar pumping through her veins and clouding her vision in a sticky, sweet, fog of DP.
Eddo, getting some serious action. He even closed his eyes for it.
Katie! Her birthday is tomorrow! We celebrated on Saturday with a surprise cake party! Happy 28th, KT!
Because it is a masterpiece, and I must put it on permanent display on the world wide web. Stop! It's a copyrighted, patented, trademarked cake. By me! Just in case you wanted to know.
Katie, so heavenly. She must have just finished drinking her Dublin DP.
Earlier this afternoon, the Texas Longhorns beat the Oklahoma Sooners. I'm sure that's what Steve is referring to with this gesture.
Everytime I see this picture, I start laughing. And the song, "Fat man in a little suit..." from Tommy Boy pops in to my head. Not that Eddo is fat, because he's not. He just looks monstrous compared to Jeff in this picture.
Katie and Steve, deep in thought. Settlers of Catan is a very, very thought provoking game. And competitive. As I like to say, "The whole point of the game is to screw everyone else." And I mean that in the nicest way possible.
It must be Eddo's turn, since he is the only one looking so intently at the board. Please note Katie, watching Eddo like a hawk. She's totally thinking, "He BETTER NOT cut us off. I need to build a road!!"
Yummmm...Katie's berry cobbler finished baking. Served with vanilla ice cream. If only I hadn't been so full from dinner, I totally could have eaten more!
Steve. Showing off body art. He has about 90 billion other tattoos, too. Just ask him. NINETY BILLION.
After Jeff won Settler's, we camped out in the living room and played Catch Phrase. The girls always beat the boys. Probably because when one of them has the word "shark," and describes it as, "It's in the ocean and has a fin." Whereas the girls get the word "shoes," we say, "Blue Suede ___________" instead of "It's something that is generally in the vicinity of the lower half of your body."
Here they are, trying to explain things to each other. I'll cut them some slack though, and not tell you what was being said in this picture. What do YOU think it was?
