Anniversary Brunch

Today we headed to the Hard Rock Casino for brunch at the Council Oak. We have been talking about going to their brunch for a while but we are so glad we waited for today. Brunch included unlimited Mimosas and Bloody Marys and a buffet that was limitless.

We first headed to the make your own omelette station. Then we ate and ate some more.

To quote Kevin "That brunch rocked!".

And to top off the experience was a harp player that played the Charlie Brown song and fields of gold.

It was the perfect start to our Anniversary.

Happy Birthday Griffin!

Today we celebrated Griffin's 2nd birthday. The party was in full swing with 8 kids, 10 adults, wii games, a bounce house, 3 hours of Eric and Gina dismissing their detox diet and buying pizza, and a mickey mouse cake Gina made that left all our mouths black.

We had a great time playing with the kids and bouncing in the bounce house.

Griffin is such a great kid. Always the quiet one... But quite the ham. I loved watching him play and run around after the other kids. I loved taking photos of him while Eric and Kevin bounced him in the air in the bounce house. His laughter still plays in my ears.

I always feel like Griffin shares a special place with us because he was born the day after our anniversary. He always reminds me of our next step and how I hope our kids are just as good as Griffin and Kai are. And I hope we can be as good of parents as Gina and Eric are.

Griffin... We hope you had a spectacular Birthday! Enjoy taking a bath with your new yo gabba gabba Viking boat and reading books with your hungry little caterpillar.

It is such a privelege to be included in Kai and Griffin's big days. And its so nice that The Nelson-Montet family has become a part of our extended family.

'twas the night before Christmas

And apt 913 left something burning... Next thing we know the alarm bells were ringing. We all hurried down the 10 flights of stairs... Looking around at lots of worried concern stares. The fireman came on their trucks filled with lights... Using their fans to blow the smoke out into the night. An hour or so they all reappeared... Not covered in soot and packed up their gear. It was safe to go back now to our festive night... And get ready for bed and Santa's delights.

A Photo for Larry

Kevin and I could not resist… So, this one is for you Larry… Hiven von Larry schongen!

Yeah, He can play ball!

Yeah, He can play ball!
I am such a horrible Aunt. During the Disney Halloween Party, Kevin and my little Buddy was Tyler. Tyler was in charge of us not getting lost. So that of course meant we had to take him on all the way cool rides… like Peter Pan, Dumbo, and of course Pirates. So to make a long story short… On the way out of the Pirates store I see a counter that had Pirates Baseballs. (Remember back to Jayden and Tyler’s last visit to Miami in June where Kevin and I were teaching them both to throw a ball. And my mom bought Jayden a Marlins baseball?) Well, I just had to get the pirates one for Tyler. So I make Kevin pay for the ball (cause I was holding Tyler) and the three Disney employees behind the counter started saying how funny it was that we bought the ball for such a little boy. Kevin made a comment about how he has been teaching him to throw… and the two guys chuckled (like an “yeah right” kind of chuckle). So… what do I do? I sit Tyler on the counter and hand him the ball… with out a cue or anything he tosses the ball (with one hand now) to Kevin. Kevin and Tyler passed the ball back and forth a few times. Those two skeptics jaws drop immediately and say how we need to get him drafted today. Yeah, that’s right! My little String Bean is going to be a Pitcher for the Boston Red Sox one day! I only wish I had gotten it on video. Now, the real issue is my sister not loosing the ball.