Krewe of Marry Mates Mardi Gras Ball 2010

Well Mardi Gras is in FULL force...WOOO HOOOO! Being from the south...Mardi Gras is a BIG deal! The parades started last weekend (I am going to do one big post with all the parade pictures next week) and boy did we catch a lot of stuff! One of our good friends and neighbors, The Stablers are in a medium sized organization in Mobile, Krewe of Merry Mates and they invited us to attend their parade and ball last weekend! Its kinda like prom on steroids for adults! Men MUST wear a tales tux and keep their jackets on at all times, this is very strictly enforced..lol! Women must wear floor length ball gowns....the gowns get very extravagant, mine was pretty tame compared to some! I found my old dress from my High School 1998 Noel dance dress and wore that....I was very proud of myself! We had a blast...its hard not to, with a good band (Mustang Sally's) and an open bar until 3 a.m.! We decided to forgo the parade since it was freezing outside (yes freezing, it was like 30 degrees out that night) and have dinner at Ruth Chris's Steakhouse! Our other good friends, the Smarts, went as well so we really had an awesome night! Now Terry and I are trying to decided if we want to join the organization or not....hummmm? Here are some pictures from the crazy night!

Us at about 2 am...Can you tell? lol

Me and Jeanette...its a tradition that you wear a guarder while in your dress...Our friend James put ours on....(i left those pictures out...lol) fun stuff! Our good friends the Smarts...Jeanette and Gordan

The Stablers(they are in costume, since they are in the organization and they paraded that night)

us!

Me and Jeanette

The Girls....it was getting late at this point!

Me and my love before we left for the ball!

Juggle'n January!

January 20, 2010
Well 2010 has started off Great with TEAM EADY! Our business (the skating rink) has reached record numbers and we are thriving! We could not be happier with how things are going! The kids are back to school and in FULL swing! Just about every weekend the kids have had at least 1 birthday party to attend, so that has kept us busy! I have not been able to take as many pictures as usual, this month, so here are a few from a party Kamden went to at a place called Paint n' Pals...its a place where you can bring food and wine and paint the night away for adults, (big hit here in Daphne) but now they do very cute kids parties too! After they painted their paintings, the kids got their faces painted....when we got home from the party...Maddox wanted his face painted too, so Kamden decided to paint his face for him....HA! It was very funny and they both had fun with it! The other picts. are a few random ones from the month! I am hoping to take a lot of pictures next month....thats my plan anyways....as we gear up for Mardi
Gras...woo hoo!! Maddox's beautiful Face Painting...lol

Kam painting his face!
He was very into it!
Kam and her friend's at Paint n' Pals!
Kamden almost done with her painting!
Her fav. part..painting her name on the wall!
Background complete!
She really tried her best!
Okay...its suppose to be a butterfly when its finished!
Bryant..aka...COOL DADDY B
Boys having FUN!

Happy Birthday Daddy!

Happy 31st Birthday Terry! Just 10 days after celebrating Kam's 5th Birthday, we got to celebrate Terry's 31st Birthday! Since we had such a busy few weeks, we decided to keep his celebration small and just between TEAM EADY! We surprised him with a Miami Dolphins Cake (his favorite NFL team) and a yummy dinner at the house! He was excited, but not as excited as the kids were! The day was a big success and now he is one year further into his 30's...but I dont think he seems to mind...ha! I am still holding on to my 20's!

T's cake...minus the helmet that goes on the Dolphin...Maddox already ate that..HA!

TEAM EADY
Daddy's Birthday Song!

Kam turns 5!

Kamden celebrated in style as she turned 5! Jan 1, 2010 marked the big day and she was soooo excited! We had her party at the skating rink, complete with inflatables and pizza! Her theme was Zebra prrint and hot pink and we found an outfit a Justice that matched it perfectly! She had a great turnout and everyone had a great time. She thinks she is ready to go to Kindergarden! HA...Happy Birthday my little Princess!

Kamden's 5th Birthday Cake! Kam and her cake!

Present time!

Opening gifts!

Everyone eating pizza!

Kamden dancing at her party!

Christmas Eve is finally here!

Is there ever a good time to loose your camera battery charger? Well I lost mine on Christmas eve.....My battery went dead right after we got the kids dressed for bed! I looked for a few days for it and well never found it...so I got a replacement...HOWEVER I have no pictures of Christmas morning or the kids opening presents....=( I did get a few pictures before...but only a few! Anyhow...we all had an amazing Christmas and we got to celebrate with our wonderful family! The kids had a blast and got everything and more for Christmas! I dont have a lot to say, because I am still sick I about not having the pictures....but thats alright....there is always next year =)

Kam helping set the table for our Christmas Eve Dinner!

Gingerbread House Time!

This year making the gingergread house was a lot of FUN! Chandler gave us a head start and put it together for us, so all we had to do was decorate it! The kids ate most of the candy as they decorated it! I let Terry get in on the action this year as I sat back and watched....he did pretty good....of course the kids liked having him help because he ate as much candy as they did...ha! Here are some pictures......yummy!

The Finished Product....Look at Mad's face.... As you can see Maddox enjoyed the icing!
Can I just have 1 more piece?

Daddy mixing up the icing...Kam wanted to use the mixer...so she was a little upset..ha!

Chandler comes to Visit!!!

This year, Kamden really got into the Magic Elf....The Magic Elf is a very special mischief elf that Santa sends down from the north pole to stay with you while you await Christmas Day! Our Elf was named Chandler. Kam wrote a letter to Santa after Thanksgiving and asked if a magic elf could come and stay with us, Santa finally granted her wish and she came while we were away in NOLA. When we came home....Kam's clothes were spread ALL OVER THE HOUSE and all around the Christmas tree! Chandler was sitting in the tree waiting on Kamden! She had a special present for her and a letter explaining why she was here and what they could do while she was staying with us! If Kamden was good, then at night, we got to sprinkle magic dust on her and thats when Chandler would come alive at night and do crazy things! It was a lot of FUN....and I have to say...we all miss Chandler now that she has gone back to the North Pole! Maybe she will come visit us on Easter....stay tuned...I think you will see a lot of post about Miss Chandler!!

Chandler in Maddox's Car....I think she was driving around in it while we were asleep one night!

Chandler made a mess with the popcorn and spread out DVD's EVERY WHERE!

Kamden was shocked at what Chandler got into!

Chandler gave us a head start on the ginger bread house!

Chandler brought Kamden a Pink Christmas Tree!

Chandler Gets into the tolite paper and has it everywhere!

Kamden was sooooo excited!

Chandler's Arrival!