Two Parties in ONE

Two parties were held in ONE this last Sunday.
PARTY #1:

Baby Shower--Tom and Britni

My stepdaughter

BRITNI

is having baby number 3!

Recently when Britni and I were at a football game...
 I started to introduce her to a friend of mine.
I couldn't think of the word "stepdaughter",
so I clumsily said "daughter".
She didn't flinch.
I'm so glad she feels that I can care and love her as if she is one of my own daughters...
because I do! 

 I'm grateful that we could celebrate this
GREAT time
in their life with a party!
 I asked Chelsea to be in charge of the games!

They did not disappoint!

Can you guess who won this game?
Since Chelsea spent most of the time laughing her head off...
you can pretty much guess it wasn't her!
I didn't participate,
Chris was in bed,
but everyone else is up for grabs.

PARTY #2

Katie's 13th Birthday Party

We began celebrating Katie's birthday the day before...
with a trip to the lake with
her friends!

I laugh when I see pictures of my family and friends in

UTAH

and see them with snow...

and we are off to the lake enjoying the warm weather!

Ummmm...yep I think I will stay here for now!

And enjoy these two special girls.

 (Cafe Rio Shredded Pork Salad--Cilantro Lime Rice--All the fixings!)

(Leo taking a turn at the Pinata!)

(Katie is going to bust it wide open!)

I'm really grateful to have another teenager in the house.
Sounds crazy but I've always
thought I was a better mom to teenagers than I ever was when they were younger.
Yes...I get stressed.
Because raising children is not easy.
But when you have a beautiful 13 year old daughter named
Katie Lynn
it makes it all worth it!

Whether I am your
MOM,
STEPMOM,
GRANDMA,
OR MOTHER-IN-LAW,
it makes no difference...
I love you all,
to the moon and back!