Let's party!

This past weekend was busy busy! 3 parties+3 days in a row=super fun x busy! It all started Thursday with our monthly girls' night. And oh what fun we had as always. We did our usual everyone bring a munchie, and we played Dirty Santa. And boy did it get dirty! It was all in good fun though and we all laughed so much! Something we were all in need of! I feel as though I go home a better wife and Mommy. It's amazing what happens when you get away from the stress of life just for a couple of hours and spend time with just the girls.
The gals
Me and my BFF, Chelsea

Friday night, we had our church class party and that was a blast as well. Again, lots of good munchies, hideous sweaters, and karaoking (sp?). No offense to Brylee, but I really wish I would have gotten a babysitter that night. She got a 4 hour nap that afternoon so I was thinking "Awesome, she'll be so pleasant tonight!" Yeah, well that 4 hour nap had an adverse effect on her and she was so attached to me that night. She wouldn't go to her Daddy, not even her cousin Madison, whom she is crazy about! So that sort of kept me in a tizzy all night but I still had fun.
Brylee being "upleasant Brylee!"
My sexy hubby posing in his sexy sweater! And very sexy Lisa about to walk right in front of the camera! lol


The next day, Santa came to town! Every year, my mother-in-law throws a Christmas party and invites all the family and close friends. When parents come, they always put a wrapped gift in the back of her vehicle. Once Santa gets there, he puts all those gifts in his bag, comes inside, sits down, and calls each child up and they open their present right there in his lap. It's so cute and this year since Brylee was actually conscience compared to last year, I was really anxious to see how she would do. My bet was a total freak out as dramatic as she is. We've been talking a lot about Santa and showing her pictures and things around the house with him on it and she says "Ho Ho." But still, when a red-faced ginormous man in a bright red suit with fur all on it comes in the door, it's just different compared to Santa salt shakers and Santa in Brylee's books that we've been seeing every day. Much to my surprise, she did awesome. She got right up there in his lap and got her books that he brought her. And then she realized, she wasn't within a foot of Mommy, so she wanted down! Yes, she was a little clingy that day too. What can I say, she's a Mommy's girl!



This is Brylee's BFF, Rylyn, and her mom Brandy

Brylee's 1st Birthday Party

So the first birthday party has come and gone. ::tear:: It wasn't all that stressful. I started planning kind of early. I'm what you would call a procrastinator. I am notorious for waiting till the last minute for everything. Birthday cards, birthday gifts, Christmas, shower gifts, etc, etc, etc. And then an occasion will just sneak up on me. For example, my dad's birthday was last Sunday and I stopped on the way to worship to get a card. This is no offense to my dad. It's just how I am unfortunately! For Brylee's party though, I told myself I wouldn't. I decided that with all the cousins she had, we would have it at our church building. That way kids would have room to run wild and do whatever they wanted! I ended up buying some hoola hoops and jump ropes for the big kids and I borrowed a little Dora ball blow up thingie from my sister-in-law for Brylee and her little friends to play in! Brylee ended up wanting to play with both!

Jumping rope with her cousins!

Sitting so lady like!

I decided to do a ladybug theme. This is really special to me because my grandmother (who passed away in November) would always call me and my cousin her little ladybugs :) Before Brylee was born my nickname for her was "My Little Lady." For her cake I used a woman that did my best friend's wedding cake and Brylee's Welcome Baby Shower cake. The cake turned out super cute but I was a little disappointed because the cakes were so dry. I'm not sure what happened because the lady does a great job and usually her cakes are delicious. I guess things can't always be perfect! Speaking of imperfect, I also made some little ladybug and 1 cookies. Yeah, I'm not a professional!

She got so many gifts! Clothes, toys, books, and Mommy and Daddy got her a swimming pool, 1 year photo book, and "Violet", her talking pal.

Cake time! She barely made a "smash" in her smash cake! She was really excited to see it at first but my little girly girl wanted no part in touching it, and when her Daddy decided to give her some "war paint," she was so mad at him!

Brylee enjoyed all of her guests coming to celebrate in her big day! Thanks to all who came!

Brylee in her new swimming pool with her friends. From left to right: Grant Brummet (who was having so much fun crawling out of the pool!) Bennie Massey (Brylee's future hubby), Reagan Tartt, cousin Brody Eddlemon, and Brylee (Missing Violet Cooper who left before picture time!)

Brylee in her swimming pool with her cousins. Front: Brody Eddlemon Left to right: Mya Jourdan, Jaci Eddlemon, Zoe Jourdan, Madison Jourdan, Phillip Chism, Jadyn Eddlemon, and Brylee (Missing: Azlyn and Aymish Pierce)

**For more pictures, visit our shutterfly site. www.theeddlemons.shutterfly.com