This is the end, my friend

Remember when I said that while we were skating, Michael and Layna played paper dollies? Here's the proof. What a good daddy. I'm sure their 'play' was more like 'daddy plays while Layna watches daddy play'. That's usually how it goes 'round here.

What? So my mom likes to clean fridges. It's OK.

And wipe down tables. Do you think she's trying to tell me something?

This here is my sista. She's so great. She loves unconditionally, she gives freely, she makes us all laugh and is a good sport about taking merciless teasing from the brothers. Could we be any luckier than to claim her? I think not.

A great parting shot of the happy newlyweds. Soon they won't be the newlyweds anymore though because, that's right, Scotty poo and Korin are getting married! How exciting is that?!

This was our indoor marshmallow roast. Super delicious. You could hardly taste the natural gas. It blended quite well with the chocolate and graham crackers. Mmmmmmm.

And here's the rocker. Seriously. This boy could jam. Rock Band or no Rock Band, he's my fav.

Tim's on drums. Play it bro.

Kev on bass. Check out the look of concentration on his face.

And last but certainly not least, Señor brought the house down. I tried to tell everyone what a sweet voice he has, but no one was willing to step into the bathroom to listen while he sang in the shower. Plus I don't think he would have appreciated the audience just then.

We were blessed with his amazing talent outside of the bathroom, however, and he did not disappoint.

Check him out. Don't you wish your man had skills like mine?

I love these girls.

Isn't this a great photo?

This was the only group shot we got. Hunter was super sweet and insisted on wearing Layna's hair bows. We tried to get him to remove them, but Michael was encouraging him to "stay in touch with his feminine side". I secretly think this was his way of saying, "HAHA! You said I had to look my best! Take that, Ma!"

The girl of the day. She's a sweetie, this one. Corrine was so worried about forgetting to hold her breath, and not knowing when to plug her nose, and what if...what if...what if... that she made three trips to the bathroom dry heaving. I say dry heaving because she didn't want to eat breakfast so there was nothing in her tummy to purge. I told her many times that if she didn't want to go through with her baptism, I would stand behind her 100%, but she kept insisting she wanted to do it.

Then when it came time for the actual baptism, she had to be double dipped because her right foot decided to make an appearance above water. The second time around, her dress caught air, but Kevin shoved her further down under, taking care of that little mishap. Poor thing was gulping when she surfaced, but there was a huge grin on her face. I was right there when she came out of the water and when she hugged me all sopping wet, she whispered, "I did it and it wasn't even scary!"

Our girl Roo was still a bit flushed from her low-grade fever, which we (both Michael and I) believe was directly related to her nerves. The Bug slept through the whole thing. I was so glad! I wasn't really up for chasing a two year old around just then. Poor Michael, though. To look at him, you would have thought he was the one who got dunked from all the sweat Layna transferred to him.

A beautiful girl. A beautiful day.

Oh my gosh! I am awed by how much Corrine looks like her daddy. Isn't she gorgeous? Michael's not too bad himself, eh?

And now for the Balderdash explanation:

We (well probably me more than my handsome counterpart) love to play games. We have lots of fun games, but I think the one that wins hands down every time when it comes to a vote, is Balderdash. But this is actually Beyond Balderdash. Not only do you get words to created definitions for, there are also dates, people, movies, and initials.

Mandy, Tim, Kev, Carrie, and Michael and I sat around the kitchen table until well past midnight playing this game. I think that by the end, we were just seeing who could come up with the funniest definitions to try to get the Dasher to laugh. It was awesome.

Here are some samples:

Breastweed:

1) A lizard's tail, used to cure inflammation of the breast.

2) A flower.

3)The inside of a weed.

Bertha Dlugi:

1) She invented a diaper for a parakeet.

2) She invented the loogie.

3) A woman arrested for inbreeding her family.

4) A little girl that was beat up every single day on the school playground because her parents were total idiots.

I.A.W.P.R.:

1)International Arm Wavers of Professional Ringtossers.

Jim Hogg:

1)Texas man who named his daughter Ima.

2) Author of an American English textbook.

Otto Funk:

1) A German pimp who traveled to Africa to buy gold chains but was ruthlessly attacked and killed by a pack of hyenas...of the laughing breed.

2) Can't top that. Compliments of Miguel.

Tresayle:

1)A grandfather, grandfather

2) The Monkees.

3) The genetic mutation which causes three nostrilur vents and a pooflapper which is self-explanatory.

And that my friends is

THE END.