boot turns 70

boot hunt turned 70 on friday!

we ate, we sang, we loved and we celebrated

boot and all his awesomeness.

i made a cornbread casserole. it was a hit.

sue made boot's favorite vanilla cake with fudge gauche frosting.

we made cupcakes too.

and we had an ice cream sundae bar:

heath bar pieces, crumbled oreos, m&m's, walnuts and sprinkles,

chocolate syrup and whip cream.

tom gave my dad a play by play on some amazing play

from back in the day.

70 is the new 40, so we went with black & white decor.

the kiddos were tearin it up in the buckert's fabulous new basement.

owen has the coolest playroom and the tile floor is perfect.

everything matt & sue picked out is just beautiful.

charlie and claire really liked the horsey.

here's the sweet note boot wrote on the ice cream sundae table.

it was a super sweet shout-out to everyone.

slim & his sisters made the most amazing photobook of childhood photos.

boot loved it so much. everyone cried.

hope your 70th year is your best yet, boot!

xoxo

as boot always says: i love you to more than infinity!

talking babies.

i love this so much.

baby buckert celebration.

i threw a baby shower for my sis-in-law, susan.

sue's due on september 27th

just a few days after jim & i's 1 year anniversary!

her bun in the oven, oliver thomas gets hiccups a lot.

at first when i touched her belly i thought the lil man was kicking, but it was hiccups!

a few notes for oliver's baby book.

lea baked an amazing red velvet cake

with a whale to match the invite- amazing!

my ma-in-law carolyn made some delicious quiches

and it was her birthday....

...so my mom baked carolyn's favorite-

carrot cake w/ cream cheese icing. yum.

claire & heather were our special guests from boston!

claire is just too cute.

all i want to do is hug and kiss her!

claire helped her aunt sue open all of the gifts

and kept reminding sue that she has a baby boy in her belly.

*it was very cute until she pointed to my belly and said baby.

it was a party weekend w/ lots of treats... thanks claire.

jimbo & i are so excited to have another amazing nephew.

if oliver is anything like his big bro owen- he's going to be

handsome, smart, fun, super sweet and hilarious!

heartbreaking.

just heard the tragic news: jeter & minka broke up.

lea levine- YOU'RE UP!

go get your man.

slim does it again.

jim thinks it's silly that i'm so amazed by his

bad ass handyman-ship.

lea took "big red", her hand-me-down 4runner in for a

oil change and for some funny noises it was making.

firestone told her that she needed a o2 (oxygen senor) replacement.

they gave her a quote around $300- we called a few other places and they

gave quotes from $275-$400+.

jimbo did some investigating, watched a few youtube videos, found the

part on amazon for $80 (half off!) and was ready to go!

this is the o2 sensor.

slim in action under the car!

my dad wanted to get in on the action too.

slim's a cute mechanic- and he works cheap too.

before we knew it- slim was done and the baby's car

was good as new and ready to go!

happy customer and her mechanic!

way to go slim.

total savings: about $300 bucks!

just to take notes.

i'm not a violent person.

although, i am a middle child.

it's just a good idea to have notes in case i really lose it one day.

xoxo.

new kicks.

i scored a few pairs of new shoes.

these nike lunerfly 2's are super sweet.

i love these cloth mary janes.

i got the little bugs and i got lea some lime green lined beauties.

*2 for $20 at urban outfitters, whata deal!

these retro kitten heels were a total surprise for $20 at target.

i wore them to work today and they were actually comfy.

my fall shoe wish list:

1. grey boots

2. ballerina pink toms

3. black & white wingtips

4. merrill eagle origins

camp reunion.

we had a camp reunion lake party on saturday.

i baked corn on the cobb cupcakes &

lea made camp horizon cake pops!

the butter is starbursts!

test run of the cake pops for sue's shower- yum.

have you ever seen this? 2 in 1! i love it.

me & slim & huge shades.

lea & jared rockin it on the dock.

tara and jeff feelin' the camp love.

erica, roz & shaquita sittin on the dock looking pretty

and jammin out to some old school whitney.

"bobby ruined whitney"

"no! whitney ruined bobby"

tara busting out some tunes from the body guard soundtrack:

"i will always loooooove you"

jared, cupcakes and camp family- life doesn't get much better.

i love the 80's

check out my birth announcement,

my mother, the artist made it.

cara and lea have very similar, handmade announcements too.

i just love them.

i've always thought my mom had the most

unique and beautiful penmanship.

*it was very hard to forge.

veganomics.

bill: from omnivore to vegan.

bill clinton told cnn he is now living a vegan lifestyle.

i think this is awesome.

*didn't he used to run to mcdonald's and eat cheeseburgers?

h&d.

our college pals heather & drew tied the knot

this past weekend at a beautiful rock quarry in north carolina.

it drizzled throughout the ceremony, but heather just glowed.

the venue was absolutely breathtaking.

phi mu reunion.

the cake was just as good on the inside as it looked on the outside.

o, tara jane.

the bridesmaid bouquets were all buttons.

i was in love.

no sorority girl wedding goes without a silly old song.

cute heather & drew water bottles served in a liquid logic kayak!

each table had personalized tj's wines, red & white

and a bowl filled with goldfish.

of course, raffy had to drink it and eat all of the fish.

*it's good protein.

the wedding was beautiful,

heather & drew are a happy & beautiful couple

and it was so great to catch up with old friends.

there's nothing like a visit with old friends to revive the soul.