triple crown.

Back in the early fall Enterprise started a new incentive program for their employees.  Branch managers who meet certain requirements receive a nice dinner all together.  There are three requirements and if you meet at three you receive a Triple Crown plaque.  Chris has earned two Triple Crowns since november, and has also gotten 3 other dinners for having high customer service.  it is especially nice because he gets to take me down to SLC with him and not only do we get a nice dinner with all the other exemplary employees and "big wigs" but we get put up in a hotel for a night!

i am so proud of my husband and all of his hard work.  he is a wonderful provider for our family and his employees all love him.  i know he will succeed at achieving his career goals and dreams!

Brazilian BBQ Montana-style. Happy birthday Chris & Olivia!

              

We went up to Montana for the weekend of Chris and Olivia's birthday.  My cousin, Alden and his wife had invited us to Redneck Brazilian BBQ they were throwing and that's what Chris wanted to do for his birthday.  We stayed at my Aunt Donna's and she and Megan had a great time spoiling Olivia with a birthday cake cupcake and princess gifts!!!  Donna and I didn't forget Chris either, we went all out on a french toast and bacon breakfast!

(There is a picture of Chris, Olivia and Alden blowing out candles on the cake at the BBQ floating around somewhere...I'll try to post it if we can track it down!!!)

              

The Redneck Family!  

Alden, Ana, Sammy, Victoria and Elizabeth!!!

Beautiful Montana rainbow on the drive home through Ennis

Family Birthday Party.

Once again, with July upon us we did a major birthday bash for Dad, Chels, Olivia and Chris!

If you can't see it, mom was clever and had the birthday cake say:

"Happy Birthday Everyone!"

Olivia loved her sticky earrings from Auntie Nickie and fam

Chris loved his Red Sox phone cover from Chels

Love this sister!

Fat Boys

This is unfortunately the best picture I could get of Chris playing b-ball due to lighting and their "lightning fast" moves!  Chris was on a City League basketball team this past winter/spring and had a blast playing 2-3 games a week.  He made some great friends, great exercise and sharpened his ball skills.  We had a good time going to several of his games and cheering for him and his team. 

(Oh, and "Fat Boys" was the name they chose for their team name...I had nothing to do with that!)

Christmas in July! More BIRTHDAY fun!!!

1+2+3+5+17+19+31+55 = 133!!!

Chris' sister, Nickie and our two adorable nieces, Lexi and Chloe came out for a visit from Philadelphia where they are living while Nick completes his residency as a Radiologist!  All the girlies were able to come two weeks ahead of Nick for more fun and excitement so we had a big birthday bash to celebrate birthdays, being together and bonding memories!!!

Here is the birthday crowd!!! 

(It wasn't Brady's birthday but we didn't want him to feel left out so we let him celebrate too!)

We hosted a HUGE birthday bash at our place for all of the crazy July birthdays!

(+1 August birthday, +1 September birthday and 1 February birthday, Bradys')

My AWESOME sister-in-law Chelsae stayed up SUPER late with me a few nights before the party to help me make these party hats!  Aren't they super cute???!!!

Our super sweet and super crazy birthday girl!!!

I am addicted to making banners for parties!!!

Gifts Galore!!!

Chris' big birthday gift from me was his awesome new grill!!!  He does a great job grillin' up delicious meals and we love him all the more for it!  Doesn't he look so handsome?!?!

 D-E-L-I-C-O-U-S-N-E-S-S!!!

All of the cousins together for the first time since Chloe was added to our family!!!

And the birthday presents begin!!! 

We'll start with the youngest and go to oldest...(opening presents was CHAOS so I'm pretending that is was nice and organized! =)

 

I made Chloe an apron that coordinates with the one I made for Lexi last year

Olivia's turn!  She got some pretty necklaces from Auntie Nickie and also some fun stacking blocks and a dress-up bear "puzzle."  She loved them and started playing right away!!!  And she has been wearing her necklaces ever since!

Livy's big present was her new bike!!!

 (I also made a tutu and a headband, pictured but she wanted nothing to do with them...and she got a big girl potty!)

Miss Lexi's turn! 

We gave Lexi her birthday presents early since we were together.  She got a homemade purse from me and some ice cream bowls. 

Brady gets spoiled with presents too!

Brady got a bubble gun, some glo-sticks, a parachute guy and a few other gifts from Aunt Nickie and Uncle Nick and Grammie and Grandpa (they just couldn't let him feel left out!)

Next up the "The girls"  Chelsae had her 17th birthday at the beginning of July and we had a small party for her then and Shawnae birthday is the end of August, for which we also had a small birthday but we celebrated here as well of course!!!

Two crazy Sistahs'!!!

Chris was up next and he got a few DVDs (of course, his favorite!), a gift card to Best Buy, some "moo-lah" and this awesome Josh Beckett Red Sox picture from little bro Drew in Maine!!!  Chelsae just happened to be wearing her Beckett shirt!!!

Dad and Mom got a cute book of their trip to Philly last fall made by Nickie and an Old Testament Guide from us, along with some new digs and a boot warmer/dryer.

One cute couple!...

...And another cute couple!!!

Great Granma Jones, or "Grammie Opals" as our kids call her is always fun to have at a party!

What's a party without CAKE????

Preparing to blow out ALL of those candles!!!

Birthday KIDS: YOUNG and OLD!!!

AND....don't forget the CUPCAKES!!!

CHEERS!!!!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY EVERYONE!!!