Best Friends

If asked, Alex will always say his best friends are Zachary and his cousin Bella.  He got to spend the afternoon with the two of them a few weeks ago - we played ping pong, ran around outside and in, and generally had a great time!  Zachary has been friends with Alex since pre-school - they no longer go to the same school, but the moms try to get them together as often as possible.  They are very cute together, but have their "moments" of disagreement - which is pretty funny to watch.  It's great that Alex has two BFF's to hang out with! 

Super Bowl Sunday

Lizzy goes on the pogo

Bella also took some turns

Alex loves pink lemonade!

Tamra, Kim & Lynn

Bill and Alex post finger burn by Alex

Tom & Gladys and also Lynn & Michele

boys....

boys.. . .. .

Tamra and Joe

us

As tradition dictates, Super Bowl Sunday took place at the Phipps' garage and house this year!  Kids playing outside, great game on the flat screen in the party garage, lots of great snacks and drinks, good friends and family - yep, just like tradition!!

Cloe

Cloe passed away a few weeks ago.  It's been hard - she was with us since just before Bill and I were married - almost 14 years.  Cloe was a stray and we got her from someone I knew, who couldn't really keep her at the time - so we took the sweet beagle in and she was a member of our family.  The thing I will always loved about Cloe is that she loved food !  At one point she got pretty big (fat), so we really tried to control her eating....but the last few years she slowed down and she actually got pretty thinned down.  Cloe was a good dog - she was a good friend to us all and we miss her.  RIP Cloe - you are missed.....

"Crack" Candy

This past holiday season, June introduced us to the most delicious homemade candy - we all got so addicted we were calling it "crack" as a joke!!  Anyways, it's saltines, chocolate chips and butter, basically.  Well, we just HAD to find out how to make it - -so when we were in Yuma in January, June came over and showed Lynn, Mom and I how to make it.  We had such a fun time making the candy and eating it of course.  Can't wait til next holiday season when we can make it again!!!  I suppose we can make it throughout the year, but we probably won't take the time until the holidays!  That stuff is dangerous!!  Thanks June!! Thanks a LOT!!

Bahama Mama's

Here is a new photo of the Bahama Mama's.  We all knew each other from PartyLite, but became friends on a trip to the Bahama's in the early 2000's.  We try to get together fairly often to mostly talk and hang out and we also usually do something fun like mini golf, bowling, see a play or concert.  We've seen each other thru divorce, marriage and births!  I love these gals - they are my "sistas from another motha"!!

SUPRISE!!!

Surprise!!!

Kathy, Elaine and June - nice hair Elaine!

Birthday Girl and Becky

some of the gang outside in the yard enjoying food and drinks

Heather, Holly and Elaine

Elaine's fave gifts - red hot whiskey and a lighted cap!

For Elaine's 50th Birthday, I wanted to do something really special.  Elaine is the kind of person that is always giving to other people and doing for others, so I thought it would be fun to have a night just for her.  Alicia helped me with the surprise part -- we told Elaine she was coming to my house for a purse party - and the look on her face was priceless when she walked in and saw it was a party just for her!!  We had a fun night with lots of PartyLite friends, the Bahama Mama's, Elaine's two daughters and some other good friends of hers.  I was excited to see Elaine so surpised and also to see her having such a good time -  - surprise party - success!!!  Happy Birthday my friend!!