No More Braces!

Last week was an epic week in many ways. Brayden finally got his braces off! So now he has a beautiful smile with straight white teeth. I can't wait to see how long he can keep his retainer before it gets thrown away or lost and I have to buy a new one!

The boys went to a father's and son's camp out on Friday night where they did guy things like barbecuing, fishing and shot at clay pigeons. I think they all had a great time. Alex came home with a nice bruise on his shoulder from the gun kicking back and hitting him.

My friend Dee Ann came out and stayed with me on Friday night because her little boy had a soccer tournament in Vernal on Saturday. We stayed up until 1:45 AM catching up on life. We have been friends since fourth grade so we had a lot to talk about.

Saturday night, I threw a "Honey Do" shower for one of Alex's friends, Brandon Woods, who is going to get married right after he graduates. We had all the men bring a tool or gadget that would help Brandon get his honey do list done after he is married. This was a totally new experience for me! The guys carried their presents in Ace Hardware bags or just handed him their gifts. There were no frilly bows or cute bags involved. I wanted to decorate the house with bee hives to go along with the "Honey Do" theme and make cute bee hive cakes with sugar bee's on them but Darren told me not to bother because the guys wouldn't appreciate it. There weren't any cute foods involved, they just ate barbecued stuff, chips and cowboy caviar. Instead of playing games, the guys went riding on their motorcycles and four wheelers in the hills by our house. They had a great time, but it was definitely a "guy" night!

Cowboy Caviar

Combine one can of corn - drained, one can of black beans - drained, 1/4C. sliced onions, three medium tomatoes - diced, one bunch of cilantro chopped and 1C. Italian dressing. Refrigerate for a couple of hours, then add one chopped avocado right before serving and stir in 1/2 package of dried Italian dressing. Serve with tortilla chips.