Birthday, Batman, Step Bros. and a table

This past weekend we celebrated Kyle's 11th birthday with the family at Old Chicago. It's hard to believe he is that old already. He's only got one more year of elementary school for Christ's sake!!!!! Here are a couple of pictures from that. How do you like the cake I made....very professional huh? ;)


We also went and saw 2 movies, Batman and Step Brothers. Heath Ledger did do a very good/creepy Joker. I like how they never really told you how he ended up that way. And although Christian Bale may be a mother/sister assaulter, he was looking mighty fine. Plus, I love how he sounds like Dirty Harry when he is in his Batman suit.
Step Brothers was of course, stupid and quite funny. I love that kind of humor, so it was right up my alley. I laughed my ass off when Will Ferrell rubbed his fake ball sack all over the drum set. Good times......
We also got a new dining room table. This one is a little bigger and works better at this house. Plus we upgraded to 6 chairs instead of 4 although, 3 of them are on back order. :( I post a pic, when we get them and it looks all purdy.

Wanted

We saw this really awful movie this weekend called "Wanted" with Angelina Jolie. Here is a yahoo review that pretty much sums up the awful-ness of it:

Just shockingly awful. The movie is ludicrous in a matter of seconds, and finds a way to continue the ridiculousness. Somebody should have stopped whoever wrote this at draft one. Lines like this is the 'loom of fate'?! Is that intentionally funny? And this is a group of killer weavers??? Was that chosen after mercenary hairstylists was rejected? This movie as a video game would be embarrassing, let alone as a movie. I actually felt bad for Angelina Jolie having to give her horrifically written speech (her only moment to do more than act like a skinny bad ass).

The only thing I'd add was that we saw it with these 2 girls behind us that were loving every minute of it. So, they would make comments constantly like "Oh, snap!"
Good Lord.

It reminds me of a line from the movie "The Princess Bride"

"Dear God, what is that thing?"

Is that what I think it is?

Last night Rob and I were doing some yard work. He was mowing and I was pulling weeds. We live on a corner lot, so when I was pulling weeds from the cracks in the sidewalk, I had to round the corner. What did I find while having my head down looking for weeds? None other than a nasty, used up, old condom. Right there on the sidewalk where my children play and ride their bikes. Fucking gross!!!! I told Rob that he'd better put on a Haz-mat suit and pick that shit up before the kids saw it. It came from some one's trash so I guess it is good to know that our neighbors practice safe sex. ;)

July 4

Here are some random pics of our 4th of July:




The first one is my kids with my niece and nephew, the second is just Kyle and Emma and the third is Rob and I with the kids. We spent the day at Rob's parents house and their neighbors lit off some fireworks. It was nice just be able to watch from the yard instead of driving somewhere and fighting traffic. This year was crazy as far as weather was concerned. I think it was the first year that I can remember not having the air conditioning on. That's worth writing home about. ;)

A tad over dressed, wouldn't you say?