My fabulous sis-in-law Shalee turned 18!

And what better way to celebrate then a party on 11/11/11!!!!

She had a bounce house, tons of food, dancing, ice cream cake, music, air hockey, and a bunch of friends to celebrate!  It's a good thing she likes us, cuz we were so excited to get some time in that bounce house!

Time for a photo dump of some pics from that night.

Yes, all of these pics are just of the fam, mainly Liam and Kenna.

But I was not in the mood to be the creepy older sis trying to take pictures of Shalee and all of her friends!

That might have been weird......

Here's to a wonderful 18th year Shalee!

I have a feeling it will be the best yet!

(Please note: the ice skates on this cake were soooo not supposed to be there.  Dairy Queen must have had an opposite day when we ordered the cake.  Because we told them specifically NOT to add the skates, but they did anyways. Boooo! But the cake was still yummy! No doubt!)

Kenna turns 2

My niece, little miss Kenna, turned 2 years old this month!

She is most definitely one of the CUTEST little girls on the planet 

and is as "girly" as can be.

No little 2 year old girl appreciates fashion as much as Kenna.

She loves her clothes, shoes, jackets, accessories, and nail polish.

This girl is a true fashionista.

We celebrated as a family after church on a Sunday.

Words cannot describe how silly and playful Liam can be.

The things he says and does are seriously hilarious.

Kenna loves my phone.  

I have this kitty cat app on it that she can't get enough of.

Everytime I see her, she asks for my phone.

Since she knows where I keep it in my purse, 

I can never set my purse down at her level and expect her 

not to go dig it out.

Kevin or I will always give in to sweet little Kenna.

Kenna and Liam playing with some Halloween decor

while waiting for everyone else to arrive.

I never thought I'd enjoy being an Aunt as much as I do.

I can't get enough of these little faces!

Time to open presents!

Kenna received an entire winter wardrobe,

complete with 2 jackets, boots, and piles of new tops and jeans.

Seeing a 2 year old girl so excited over new clothes was so awesome.

She also got some cute stuffed animals and a doll.

When I went shopping for the presents we were going to give Kenna,

it made me realize how out of control  I will be when I have my own kids.

There is so much cute little kid stuff out there and I want to buy it ALL.

Before Kendra and Mark headed out for their new home in Chicago,

we planned to have a beach bonfire.

But since everyone and their mom decides to have beach bonfires at the end of summer

and I wasn't out on the beach at 6:30am to snag a fire pit...

...the beach bonfire didn't happen.

Instead, we all migrated over to Richie & Emileah's house

and hung out there for the evening.

It was a good time hanging out with everyone.

We will definitely miss Kendra and Mark.

But hey, let's look on the bright side,

Now we have the perfect excuse to visit Chicago :)