Mama's 80th Birthday

So where did we leave off? Oh, yes...the morning after our celebration in Cincinnati. Josh had to get up and going because he was headed to Southern IN for his Mamaw's (or Mama as they spell it, but it's hard for me to spell it that way) 80th Surprise Birthday Party!

Josh forgot the camera (we'll assume it was because he forgot, not because of his condition.) SO I stole a few pics from Jeremy since I asked Josh to get me some and that hasn't happened. I was sad to have to miss the party (and the visit from Jeremy, Lisa & Alex) but I had to work. I hear it was a beautiful day!

Here are a few cute pics:

Josh and Patty helping get everything ready for the big surprise:

I hear Mamaw was really surprised! Here she is, cute as can be in her birthday hat:

Nothing like a little help from your favorite son:

Here is a pic of all of the Wright men with Grandpa:

And here is a pic of Uncle Josh with Alex. (J & Lisa-hopefully you don't mind that Alex is in these.) Is there anything cuter than this?:

Finally, one of all of the Wrights:

HAPPY BIRTHDAY MAMA(W)!!!

Garden

We started our garden during our first full year in the house and it has grown and grown and grown each year! We are really excited about it this year! We added the composter, the cucumber climbing fence and the herb garden outside, so we are really enjoying it! :)

It's turning out to be our best one yet in terms of growth, too! One tomato plant is almost as tall as me! Here are some pics:

Overview of the entire thing: Herb garden:

First tomatoes of the year, cheers!

Two cute garden helpers:

First of the bell peppers:
Lots of green beans and peppers:
Another overview...look at all of those yellow blooms!:

First of the cherry tomatoes:

The cucumber climbing fence that Josh masterfully created...they're climbing it perfectly!:

And they drop through the bottom! He's a genius!

Now if only our tomatoes would be ready!

Josh's Birthday Celebration

We decided to celebrate Josh's birthday with a trip to Cincinnati to watch the Cubbies along with Shell, Dan, Laura and Jeff. We had such a fantastic time!! First, we stopped off at IKEA for some bargain shopping, then we headed to our hotel room and got the celebration started!

Nothing starts off a Wright celebration like some vajunka! Then we headed to a fun little bar near the ballpark for some (aka MANY) drinks.
Danny got the entire bar to sing happy birthday to Josh. He was pretty embarrassed but it was really neat to have all those people singing to him.
Shell did a little "Brown Chicken Brown Cow" dance with some random guys...

We were so excited to get to spend the weekend with Shell and Dan. We don't get to hang out with just them very often! And they don't get a weekend away from the boys together very often, so I think they had a great time too!
And our trip would not have been the same without Jeff & Laura! Laura, our little fair weather fan... :)
This picture cracks me up!

I have to say, by this time we weren't noticing much around us. However, Josh spotted Big Easy and I had to chase him down and get a picture! I don't think he knew. ;) If you have ever watched Real World/Road Rules challenges, you'll be well aware of who Big Easy is. If not, you wouldn't care, but we were really excited! However, he quickly walked upstairs to the VIP section so this was the best I could get...

The girls checked in a little earlier than the guys. They somehow managed to come back to the room, decide they weren't tired yet, go back out to some bars, return to the hotel, steal some guys pizza and breadsticks and then make it back to the hotel room in the wee hours of the morning.

Then...they STOLE our bed! Dan and Josh cuddled all night long!
...while Shell andLaura had to cuddle up on the floor to try to keep warm!

Okay. Truth be told, Josh and Dan had to take the floor. But trust me, they had no idea where they were.