Extreme Makeover - Teen Edition

So... for Briana's 13th birthday, Mom (aka "Mamoo") came up with the great idea of having a make-up class for Briana and a few of her friends. Hello...??? Where was this great idea when I was growing up? It sure would have been nice... and we could have avoided those terrible BLUE EYELINER years...






At any rate... I have sooooooo many photos - and really they speak much louder than my words. ;)








The Mary Kay consultant was Carey Fraebel Trivisonno... always Carey Fraebel to our family! She was so wonderful and patient with these young ladies. I, on the other hand, could hear the chocolate fountain running in the other room. All I could think of was ... "HURRY UP!!!"












The girls all had a really great time and looked adorable!






Also, lest they feel left out, here are Austin and Bryson. (I know that they totally enjoyed the make up party...) Want more info on the broken leg??? Please see the Hudnall Blog. Jodi has posted about this already... and explains the "hows" and the "whys.







It was a great day -and so much fun to watch Briana and her friends

Happy Birthday NUT NUT!!

October 10th, 1995... my first niece was born. Jamie and Chuck had a baby girl that was so tiny and so petite... I said she was just like a little peanut. And so the name stuck. For a few months, maybe even a year... I called her my little Peanut, but like most things... eventually it shortened to just THE NUT.

While she is nothing close to a "Peanut" now...she is taller than me, blond hair, blue eyes and quite stunning... she will always be my Nut!!!

For the festivities of her "13th Birthday Weekend"... Jodi and the boys made the pilgrimage home to help us celebrate. It was wonderful to get together with everyone (sans the Collins Crew) to celebrate such a special young lady.

Saturday afternoon we got together at Chuck and Jamie's for dinner, Cake and Ice Cream... and CORN HOLE. Who could ask for more?

I will leave out most of the "chatter" and just post some of the best photos of the evening.

Happy Birthday Briana!!! I am so proud of the wonderful and special young woman that you have become!