Stuff That Makes Us Hillarys

So... growing up - I was raised under the quilts being quilted by my Aunties on my Mom's side of the family.  They were maniac quilters.  We would have every toy there was under that quilt and we loved every second of it.  It's not uncommon to tie up a quilt in our family - each of my children have a quilt tied for them when they get married and since Katie and Ryan have decided to tie the knot - and the kids were all in town... why not knot?   We set it up under the big tree in the back yard and the laughter began.  Every single knot Mandy tied had to be undone, and redone.  Ashley and Bethany helped and the kids played in the pool and ran, yes, under the quilt in giggles and moving heads visible from the top.  Mike even helped - and that meant the world to me.  Someone forgot to tell him that you actually have to tie the yard into a knot.  He can carry weapons of war - but hand him a needle and we're talking hysterical.  Never the less - the pictures tell the stories of the day, and the end result was a work of art (choke) and love (lovely words of quilting), and a few blood stains.

Behold... the Quilting Bee....

lucky us.... we are tied together through it all.

(Knot really - we're all kinda just tangled)



The 'Not shy around cameras' kid

and an extremely beautiful.... buggins

So - you see - we had all the ingredients for a spectacular 'prade' experience.  Not to mention the family... parental units and aunts and uncles in plentiful amounts.

Mikowel and Lee Lee

Ryan .... and his love....

'Baking with Blonde' and stranger behind her.  (creeeepy)

and some cute little Apples from Washington.

I was there - and here is proof...

the middle legs are mine!

Our favorite part of the 'prade'....

was no doubt

NIE NIE!!!  The Grand Marshal!

(such a freaking fan I can't stand it...

Ryan M. asked us if we actually wanted to run

out and touch the hem of her dress...)

(duh - of course we wanted to)

Here is my Blurrrrry picture ):

big huge fan - we screamed out her name and

told her we loved her - she waved extra hard,

so did Mr Neilson.... and her kids squirted us.

There were a few of these.....

oh and this guy came....

gotta have the gov there eh?

We lied and said we voted for him.

we think he has a funny name....

Over all - the morning was wonderful - we gathered on Mandy's front lawn right on center street.  They had roped off the area and no one could get on it it until 5 am - but Mandy and Ryan staked off their own property, and bazinga - best seats in the house!  Thanks guys!

But the winner of the first Prade is.....

Sharkface Mandy

So.. that was the morning Prade... then we rested and headed to the Sandy Celebration

for yes.... another Prade - this one is by far the lamest prade ever - it's full of trucks, and extremely stupid advertisement places, several floats we'd seen earlier in the day when the wavers were not so wilted, flyers, more flyers, more roller skaters, flyers.... and politicians, and flyers.  The best part though..... freakin candy throwing.  I got a cavity just catching it.

Partae on familia...

we really liked the couple behind us in the chairs - whom ever you are.... you are now family.  No matter what your rap sheet says at the police department.

off to the food - nuff prades

Kabobs....always  better cooked off the back of a

big old truck... and the fixin's along with them!

sparklers... and smiles

sleepy little party boys....

and the picture for Matt to rotate for me....

and FIREWORKS OH MY!

eat your heart out sharkface.... we had a great day.