Party!!

The past weekend Andrea's bridesmaids and I threw her a bachelorette party!

We did games and gifts at my house, and then went for dinner to OPM, made a stop at the legislature grounds for some fountain photos and then to Prohibition on Jasper Ave. I know, we stuffed a lot of locations into one day, but it was really fun and the perfect weather!

Here are some of the photos from the day.

Dinner at OPM.

Sisters. Isn't weird how two siblings can look so different and so alike? That's us.

No, it is not the biggest splash a large group could produce, but they were being nice and trying not to get myself and the camera wet!

Let me introduce you to the lovely bridesmaids:

Lisa Mahe. Hilarious with her impersonations and quick one liners. Hard not to have a laugh with this one. Her and Andrea first met at Camp Caroline and have been friends ever since.

Jessica Cook. School friend of Andrea's...not sure how far back that goes (junior high?), and also has a sense of humour that could make you pee your pants.

Carly Reirson. Sister to the groom, and could be blood-related sister to the bride, really now. Totally great dry sense of humour and can sing your socks off.

And myself. Sister to the bride. Matron of honour, I laugh at all the other girl's jokes. Yeah, I know this picture is not from that night. I sort of got missed in the commotion.

A random passerby pretended like he was going to push us all into the fountain when this picture was taken. He thought he was sooo funny...

Cute.

This is Andrea's friend Chelsea Ohlmann. They are actually going to be related through marriage in just a couple of weeks. I think it will be a good fit!

Taking pictures of the bride-to-be is fun. She was a good subject.

This was the last photo of the night. We didn't take any at the bar because, well, who takes photos at the bar? It's just not cool...as far as I know. It was a great time overall, with a lot of laughs and jokes. Lots of...jokes.

Baking from a Box

If you have ever been under the impression that I am a great baker, you were wrong. Because I can cook, I sometimes believe I can bake really well. That is a delusion I am working on.

My sister's stagette is tomorrow and part of it will be held at my house. I wanted to make some of her favourite snacks and sweets to eat. She likes angel food cake, so I had a box mix of it and thought, "how hard can that be??" I mean, you only have to add water, it's that easy.

I thought it would be fun to make mini cakes in a muffin pan. Nope. Wrong. Bad idea. The instructions said place batter in an ungreased pan. Ungreased. Really?? That seems so...backwards. But good baking is about following directions, isn't it. So I follow.

Thank goodness strawberry sauce is easy. Strawberries, heat, sugar, simmer.

Oh...dear...God. A nightmare cam out of my oven. This is bad, really bad.

All I can see is me now having a sucky time washing these muffin pans. Maybe I should use the rest of the batter in a normal loaf pan like they said and at least I will have something good to show for it all.

Oh no, what is THAT..

That also didn't work so well either. What I don't understand is, how can this mix be screwed up? You add water, mix it, and pour it in the pan and bake.

You know when some dirty dishes look so bad you consider just throwing them out?

I am so glad my mom is dropping off another pan of brownies before tomorrow!

Our girl is a wrestler

She's a wrestler. It's official. Just look at that outfit. I could just die.

She is wearing her friend Sophie on her shirt in case you didn't notice. And by the way...this onesie thing is size 18-24 mo. I don't say it to brag or anything, because really now, we all know she is big. Real big.

Look how tired she looks. This is my no-nap baby right here. Exhausted and strong- willed. I don't know where she gets that from.

She is a funny kid!

Why buy toys? Kids love tags. Everything has a tag on it, and Wrennie will find it if it's there. I used to not understand those blankets that have tabs/ribbons all around their edge, and now I see that it is because they are like tags. Kids love them, and I should jump on that wagon and find one for her!

Below is a moment caught on camera that we also managed to record on video as well. Kenton kept popping up from the side of the crib and saying "Pee everywhere!! Pssssssss!!" She thought it was hilarious!

Spot the lump, I mean child on the floor.

Milk goatee. Smile Wrennie!

Here she comes to rub it all over the lens!

Yesterday I got asked on the elevator if she was a boy or girl. All I will say is that she was wearing her pink helmet. It's not like I am offended if people think she is a boy, I am just so surprised at the question now. I even match her helmet to her pink shoes. They must just be distracted by how cute she is ;)

Oh this? This is the world's best brownie. If you are protesting, I have already stopped listening, just so you know. My mom makes these, and actually, what you see here is supposed to be for a party this weekend. My mom made the mistake of dropping the pan off at the beginning of the week, because now it is half gone. I am not kidding. Sorry Andrea, there will be other goodies there!

Prepare to Laugh...

Whoa.

She has been screamy all day and I think I caught the best face ever on camera.

The red spot on her forehead is from her helmet, in case you were wondering.

It's just so fun to scream repeatedly, you know?

And scream at the top of your lungs is even better.

Screaming is good sometimes! If you are at work and looking at this post and have burst out laughing at the first picture and snorted coffee through your nose and have everyone looking at you now...I am sorry. Sort of.