Here we go Lake show!

A few weeks ago we celebrated Chris' birthday with a big, fun, bash at the bowling alley, if you didn't read about it or forgot, click here. So when I asked Christian what he wanted to do he immediately said: "Bowling." We literally did the exact same birthday for Christian as we did for Chris: pizza, beer, bowling. And it was still awesome. There was one difference though......

My family (myself included) are HUGE Los Angeles Laker fans. Being originally from Orange County, California makes that automatic. Being a Laker fan is woven into my genetic code.

Us kids at a game in 2006

Christian and I during the play-offs last year. We were doing our best to help generate a win by wearing our "rally jerseys" to no avail....you just wait until this year though!!

 In the picture below not only can you see my mom and dad doing a weird dance move, but you can see my dad is wearing a Magic Johnson shirt. The date on dad's shirt is 1989 which is a year after Christian was born. I think I can safely say Christian's obsession with the Lakers began in utero. 

I'm not using the term "obsession" lightly here, the guy is a surpremely passionate die-hard fan. He even has exactly what he would say planned out in his head if (when?) he meets Kobe Bryant....although I think he may just fall down and kiss Kobe's feet if he ever does meet him.

We decided to make Christian's copy-cat birthday his own, by giving it a Laker's theme, and wore our Laker gear:

Doesn't Andrew looked thrilled to be taking a picture with me? 

All of Christian's presents were Gold and Laker Blue:

I believe the phrase "best birthday presents ever" was used....

Patrick, Christian's best friend, was unimpressed, but he's a New England Patriots fan, so his opinion doesn't count.

Christian was so excited about his new clothes, that he immediately put on this shirt to wear to the bowling alley:

 

There is one more part of this Laker themed birthday that literally takes the cake... and 

I'm sure you know this, but if not, click here to find out about my love of cake.

Yeah, I totally made this:

I asked Christian: "Soooo....was this the best birthday ever or what!?

"Duh."

Everybody's working for the weekend.....

Chris and I had a superb weekend. It was spectacular. It was monumental. 

But most of all, it was FUN!!

1. Friday, we went to a surprise birthday party for a friend turning 30.  The party was supposed to be a BBQ cookout and swim party, but the rain ruined the swimming part. It was ok because we still stayed outside and enjoyed the rain while catching up:

I was happy because I saw Whitney! One of the cutest, smartest gals I know that I haven't seen in awhile. I said: "Oh, Whitney! You're so darn adorable let's take a picture together to commemorate this wonderful night!"

We took approximately 15 pictures, and were dissatisfied with the quality of most of them. Finally I said: "OK! Turn away from each other and count to three. When we hit 3 turn together and smile!"

Ready?! One....Two....THREE!

That'll work.

2. Saturday, Chris and I went to the mall to pick out his birthday present from my parents:

then we met mom and dad for bowling. You know how I feel about bowling- if not, click here.

I still didn't bowl a perfect 300, but guess what?

Those 5 strikes in row? They belong to me!

No, really! They do! My final score was a freakin' 198....

You are not blind. You read that correct. I gave Chris the bowling name of "Rooster Cock" and myself "Cock's wife." I'm weird like that. I also gave my dad the name: "Uranus." He was doing so well at one point I said: "Uranus is on fire, dad!!" I know, you find me extremely classy. 

I even won two bowling pins for my extraordinary efforts!

That's a lie.
 I just asked if I could have a pin, and they said yes. I see great potential for these babies!

Not wanting the extraordinary afternoon to end we decided to go to dinner where we saw a little girl wearing a tiny hat:

 How cool is this? I waited until I could hardly stand it, and finally asked what the heck was up with the tiny sombrero on her head. Her mom said the girl bought it at a garage sale that morning and was quite pleased with herself. I said I could totally understand why!

We were inspired by fellow diner who ordered 4 Long Island Ice Teas at dinner, and decided to go home and make our own:

The following picture is an attempt at cat herding:

Hey everybody! Oh..nevermind.

3. Sunday, which happened to be my awesome, funny, and cool grandpa's birthday, we went back to my mom and dad's for breakfast and a day of football. Let me re-phrase that: CHRIS had a day of football. I spent most of the day in my mom's art room:

This is just a small glimpse into her world. 

She has every thing you could ever need to make great art.

I was testing out a pinterest idea....

 

and we began an art project for the lakehouse:

Remind me, and I'll show you the finished product!

 

A great thing about spending the day with your mom in her art room, is the fact that it's right next to the attic; and the attic is full of boxes of memorabilia from her childhood and teen years, like this cool Nebraska Cornhuskers cup:

 

But the real find of the day was in the bottom of a box filled with mom's old stuffed animals, a baby doll and letters from my dad when he lived in Hawaii:

 

My dad's letterman jacket, and my mom's cheer leading sweater (which I thought was pointless considering they lived in Southern California). They were high school sweet hearts, ya know.....

 

Some things never change. 

Well, some do: