Birthdays & Anniversaries........

Hey Everyone, I know, I know, I am bit overdue for an update. So the last two weekends were fun filled for the Blackwood Bunch. The weekend of the 16th & 17th was Ben's 30th birthday, Happy Birthday Baby! He kicked off his big birthday weekend by flying out on Thursday the 14th for a golf weekend at Devils Head Golf Resort in Wisconsin with his long time buddy Paul. He returned home late Saturday to his birthday present waiting for him in the garage, & no it wasn't a sports car, but a Kayak, which he has been talking about wanting all summer. Although he still has not had a chance to get out & use it yet. On Sunday the 17th, we had family & a few friends over to celebrate the big milestone. Ben seems to be settling into being 30 quite well. I guess we'll know the truth in a couple months if he comes home one night with his hair dyed a different color, his ear pierced again & a convertible sports car. I believe that's what they call a mid-life crisis! Love you Babe!

This past weekend proved to be action packed as well. Aside from the fact that Mr. D did not sleep this weekend. Friday night we hit Hamlin Pub in Shelby Township with some of the Maverick Parents to watch a fellow parent play in his band. The band was good & the drinks were flowing, felt good to get out & interact with adults, even if it was only for a couple hours. Saturday afternoon we met up the Shupe family at Pump it Up in Taylor for Justin & Jake's birthday party. Let me tell you this place is not just for kids, adults have a great time too. Ben had a lot more fun than he thought he was going to. Dylan had his first experience going down a moon bounce slide, he didn't like it too much at first but by the 4th time down, he was starting to enjoy himself. Ben & I raced through the obstacle course & I would have won, had he not pushed me off the ladder on the final stretch of the race. Saturday night we meet up with our friends the Koziara's for their twins bowling fundraiser for their travel hockey team. Had a great time, although we didn't win squat on the raffle prizes. Finally we ended our night at Hamlin Pub in Chesterfield, where Kris & Andrea were hanging out for Andrea's birthday. We had a few drinks there & called it a night!

Sunday the 24th, Ben & I celebrated our 6 year anniversary. Quite an accomplishment, I know. We decided to have a relaxing day at home since we were out every other day that weekend. We grilled up some steaks for dinner, our friends Kristi & Picaso joined us for dinner, we topped off the fabulous meal with a trip to Coldstone. It was a perfect ending to a great weekend. Hope you had as much fun this weekand babe as I did! Thanks for the 6 wonderful years of marriage XOXOXOX!

Love to all......

BUSY SUMMER......

Like Sara said, thanks to her I now have a creative way to keep everyone informed & up to date on the Blackwood Clan over here in Chesterfield, MI. The last month has been insanely busy for our little family. One of the biggest mile stones is that Dylan is starting to walk. He still resembles a little drunken sailor after a long night of throwing back Grandpa's cough medicine but he is walking, & making his mother a nervous wreck most of the time. But he will have the hang of it here in no time, then look out world! A week ago, while I was changing Dylan's diaper before daycare, he reached down & grabbed himself & looked up at me & said "pee-pee" then smiled. He was quite proud of himself, he is definitely his father's son!

In July we celebrated the marriage of my other best friend Kim to a wonderful guy named Trevor. The wedding took place up in Traverse City. It was a weekend long event, & so much fun. It was exactly how I envisioned Kim's wedding. We are still waiting for her to post the pictures from the Photographer, don't know if they were able to capture when Ben fell off the swing though...........

After July started to wind down, August picked right up for us, this past weekend we celebrated the up coming birth of my sister-in-law Valerie's baby. Anne (our other sister-in-law) & myself hosted her baby shower. It was a dentist's dream with candy displayed everywhere. Let me give you the explanation behind all the candy. Val's married name is Valerie RUTH, hence she is having a baby RUTH. So we themed the shower around that. Everything turned out even better than I expected, the parents to be received a ton of great stuff, & the mommy to be is the cutest pregnant women you've ever seen, Love Ya Val!! We have about 7 1/2 weeks to go until the little peanut arrives. I can't tell you how excited I am to be an Aunt.

This Sunday the 17th Ben turns the big 3 - 0. Not quite sure how he is taking this, but he seems to be doing well so far. He left this morning for a golf trip with his buddy Paul who lives in Chicago. Sunday we will have a house full to celebrate Ben's mile stone. More to come on the trip & party next week........

And finally the following weekend Ben & I will be celebrating our 6 year anniversary. We've been together for almost 10 years though. Some days it feels like 20, doesn't babe!

As you can see life never stops over here...... More to come soon!

Peace out!

Welcome To My Blog

Again, thanks to my wonderful, bestest friend in the whole world, Sara.........I now have a blog so that everyone can keep up with our family. We have lots of exciting things to share with you. So if you are ever wondering what Dylan, Ben, or I are up to, you have come to the right place!! Until next time..........