John and Yisel (plus Alice) visit

This past weekend Daniel's friend from childhood, John Prugh, came to visit. His girlfriend, Yisel, and dog, Alice, came along for the ride. We have not seen John since our wedding in December of 2006...so lots of entertainment was had by all!

Here John and Daniel are rocking out on Guitar Hero. Sadly, you cannot see the awesome Aviator glasses John was sporting!

Friday morning I faced a dilemma, whether to be a good mother and take my daughter out of her crib as soon as she woke up...or take a picture of her because she was just so darn cute. Of course I took a picture!

She looks like she is trying to break out of jail!

That night Brandy and David were kind enough to watch Hannah, while we went downtown for Memphis in May BBQ Fest. Everyone knows that Memphis is known for their BBQ, but is it just the restaurants that know how to do it up right or can the regular folk bring out the good flavor in BBQ? All I got to say is those baked beans I had that night were the best I have ever had!

John and Yisel

Daniel and I

The BBQ Fest consists of different tents showcasing their talents in different areas of BBQing. Some contestants had a talent for their food, as well as the team shirts and names of their teams. Daniel's favorite name was the "Porkosaurus"...hmmm, I wonder why? Maybe for his love of dinosaurs and his love of BBQ...best of both worlds!

The next day I had to take a time out from all the excitement of John and Yisel's visit to co-host a baby shower for my friend Kristin. She is due the middle of June. Here are a few pictures from the fun event.
The main staging area. Kristin's throne (rocking chair). The centerpiece is a diaper cake that I made. It was also a present for Kristin. Can you guess how many diapers are in there? I will give you some hints. There is another present in the middle. The bottom layer consists of Huggies Size 2 diapers and the top three layers consist of Pampers Size 1 diapers. (Answer at the bottom of this blog...don't cheat!)

Table with all the wonderful food. Those are felt waxed diapers with dinner mints in them. My friend Brandy gave me the idea and helped me make them. The napkins are cloth diapers that I will make into burp rags after I wash them.

Here I am with the Mom-to-be and her daughter Grace (9).

You might be wondering what Daniel, Hannah, John, and Yisel were doing during all my fun...the went back downtown. Daniel and Hannah showed John and Yisel Beale Street and the Peabody Hotel. I don't know how Yisel and Hannah survived the boys crazyness, but they were both in one piece when I joined them for a little bit of BBQ at the Rendevous. Hannah tried to talk me into letting her have some BBQ since she has now started eating solids. I had to explain to her that pureed carrots are a little bit different than a small order of Rendevous's dry rub ribs. She wasn't too happy with her mommy.

All in all it was a great weekend, and I can't wait to visit John and Yisel in New Orleans in June. I am really upset that I didn't get any pictures of Alice with our dogs. Alice is John's mother's boxer. She is still a puppy and has lots of energy. Lets just say she gave Oliver and Atticus a workout and all the dogs slept well this past weekend!

How many diapers in the Diaper Cake? 190