Beer!

My mom and I bought K a homebrew kit for his 40th birthday. He and our good friend/neighbor jumped right in and are on their way to becoming Brewmaster Extraordinaires (or something like that). They have who knows how many gallons of beer in various stages of brewing right now. They even let the wives help do some bottle capping (see pics above)! It has been fun watching them navigate the in's and out's of this hobby and hearing the lingo they have adopted along the way. I now know (or at least kind of know) the definition of words and phrases like wort, pitching yeast, specific gravity, priming, and what a hydrometer is for. I also know far too much about the fermentation process and have stared down a particularly feisty batch of fermenting beer wondering if it was going to explode all over my kitchen. Good stuff!

Party Like a Rock Star

K's best bud turns seven in style. The boys (D, J, R and Ky) formed their own "band" and arrived with the real band via limo. They "played" an entire set with them on stage. Ky was on bass guitar and he was awesome! The highlight of their set was "Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap" though K still argues with me that it is "DUNDER Cheap". Ky, D, and R also did a little karoke later on... they sang "Dead or Alive" by Bon Jovi... aka the "Deadliest Catch" song as K calls it. Krista went all out for this one... I don't think I could even convey with words how amazing it was. There were hair and tattoo stations where the kids could spray and spike their hair and add rock star tattoos to their heart's content. The adults had a ton of fun too at this one. K took C home early, but Ky and I closed the party and stayed to help clean up. Epic party!!!!

Father's Day 2010

 

For Father's Day we met F & C at Chandler's for a delicious brunch. Unfortunately the weather did not cooperate and we had to abandon our hopes of a leisurely breakfast on the deck. Afterwards K and I took the boys to Discovery Park to play on the beach...

Wild Wild West

My friend Krista throws the most *AMAZING* birthday parties. I don't know how she does it. Here are a few photos from the most recent extravaganza... this particular party was for "Baby" Tucker who at the ripe old age of TWO is no longer a baby I suppose. He is the youngest of our gang of boys though so in our hearts he will always be the baby. The theme was RODEO and came complete with stick ponies, panning for gold, a cardboard western town, cowboy hats, cowboy crafts, and most importantly - real ponies and a horse for the kiddos to ride. Yee-haw!