Birthday Party Planning

I am so crazy, madly in LOVE with planning parties. I dream about it people!! Just thought I would share a few details for Jacob's 2nd Birthday party. These are just a couple things that I have commited to, but let me tell you it is not easy at all!
Enjoy, I know I am!

The Entringer Wedding!

My best friends little brother got married on 10-10-10. What an easy date to remember huh?! You know now that I think if it I bet a lot of people got married on that date. huh...Gosh I can be so slow sometimes.
OK anyway, the wedding was nice and fantastic weather! Good thing too because the wedding was outside on a beach. I was all ready to be wearing a coat and as it turns out I was sort of hot. Hard to believe that was only a 25 days ago. As I type this the wind is just howling outside and there is a real chill in the air.
Happy Day Kyle and Kellie Entringer!! We had a great time, and everything was just beautiful.

                                                      Arick and I had a GREAT time dancing!

                                                               Mr. and Mrs. Entringer

                                          Mr. and Mrs. Motl, better known as our great friends!

                                                         Also Mr. and Mrs. Entringer!                                           

                                          My Godson Isaac...look at those eyes! I am pretty sure
                                                 I will have to give him whatever he asks for.

                              Phil and Lisa dancing the night away with their Granddaughter Amelia

                                                        Amelia and Mom dancing together!

                                                        OK, seriously check out these pumpkins!

                             Lindsay and Lisa made them, and oh WOWZA did they turn our great!

                                    It was a great night, and again CONGRATS Kyle and Kelly!

On Wisconsin!

Back in September I was able to make it to a football game and to make the day better I won tickets to a tailgate party before hand from a local radio station. I took my friend Kait as Arick is a field assistant for the UW Marching Band, so he already had front row seats! Every home game by the way...so jealous. He gets paid to stand on the side lines. Needless to say he LOVES it! OK on to MY game day fun....

                                         Do you know which one is Arick? Good me neither!
                                         I do know who the girl in the white hat is.

                                                                    The SEA of Red!

Anderson's Pumpkin Patch

One of our favorite family traditions! Last year we took Jacob to the Anderson's pumpkin patch  and we loved it so much we went back again! Arick is friends with the owners son, so he always enjoys seeing them and saying HI. They have fantastic property, and great pumpkins! The best part is, they do not charge you for everything. I mean seriously people some of these pumpkin patches charge you just to enter.  Then another charge for a hay ride, haunted house, and then of course the pumpkins....geez that can add up! At the Anderson's you pay for your pumpkins and that is it!

                                                         Jacob just loved the ride on toy!

         He was a little nervous when we first started moving, but then he realized the tractor was taking us.

                        Watching the tractor taking us out to the pumpkin patch was his favorite!

                                                                    HAPPY FALL!!

Jacob went to Chuck E Cheese

And all he got was this fantastic picture!
The first one Jacob is enjoying the ride and looking straight ahead the second one he realized he was sitting next ot a giant plastic mouse. He loved Chuck E Cheese.
Believe this I forgot my camera so this is the one and only picture I have of Jacob here at the restaurant.

Homemade SALSA

Our friend Barney brought us over homemade Salsa, and let me tell you YUM YUM! Chips, eggs, salads...on and on we love it on everything! THANKS BARNEY!!!!

A single man...who can make SALSA!

My camera hates my computer

I was so excited to get a new camera but now that my camera wont talk to my computer...what is the point of the camera if I can not get my pictures off of it? Before I get started let me tell you a little secret. I am cheap. I really avoid spending money if possible and I like to save, save, save. I feel like I can always refurbish and or fix. That rule applies to everyone but Jacob.  Gosh I love shopping for him.
OK back to the computer thing...
WE ARE GETTING A NEW LAPTOP THIS WEEKEND!!!!! WOOOT WOOOT!!!!

I have been having this problem for awhile with the camera/computer but I have put off talking to Arick about it because I did not want to spend the money. We have bigger things on our wish list and I felt like if I said something it would only push the other things back. 
Tonight I caved and told him about the deals I found and his immediate response was. "Yea we can swing that. It's only money beautiful we will make more tomorrow. Plus whats the point of having our new camera if we can not even fully use it?"
I then listed every reason why we should not.  Maybe see what we can do to fix our 7 year old laptop (yes 7 years!), and I am sure we can find someone to get this ol' beaut running like new.
The conversation ended with a head shake and told me we are going to Best Buy on Sunday.
again....
WE ARE GETTING A NEW LAPTOP THIS WEEKEND!!!!! WOOOT! WOOOT!
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I guess that is my first point but my 2nd point is that Arick and I are a great team. We really balance each other out and I am so thankful for that...for him...for us.

PS Did I mention WE ARE GETTING A NEW LAPTOP THIS WEEKEND?!!!!!!!