We are family

Saturday afternoon I went on my afternoon break and found that I had a voicemail and a text from my brother, Spencer, letting me know that he and Brea were having Kirk & Mary's family over for a bbq that night, asking if there was any way I could come, too. I usually work until 8:00 on Saturdays, but it was a remarkably slow day, so my boss let me off a couple hours early so I could go and hang with the fam. Since it was a last minute affair, I didn't have my real camera ... all these pics were taken with my phone, so bare with me on the size/quality of the pics.

This is my brother Kirk, eating his second ice cream cone of the night. We heart ice cream.


Told you we heart ice cream. We went through 2 cartons of Blue Bell. (That's an entire gallon of ice cream, for those of you who don't have a parent who keeps track of how much ice cream major manufacturers put in a carton. FYI, Blue Bell is the only company who still sells 1/2 gallon cartons. Trust me, we know who gives us the most ice cream for our money.)



Okay, this is a pretty HORRIBLE pic of Russell, but the kid cracks me up, so I'm including it anyway. Please note that he's holding a Batman doll while wearing a Spiderman outfit. The kid doesn't discriminate - he's an equal opportunity Superhero fan.

My four favorite boys. I so love them! It's killing me that the pic is so little, so you can't really see their faces. Trust me, they're cute.

Oh, yeah... HAD to get the high-chair shot of Baby Hazel going to town on her ice cream cone. It's in her blood, she can't help it.

Me & my fav niece. She's super cute - and she loves me. You may wonder if she loves me, since she's not smiling in this pic, but I can assure you... she DOES love me. (And she'll love me even more in a couple years when she figures out that I always have gum in my purse.)

My nephew Kirk. You can hardly see the lipstick smudge on his right cheek, but I promise it's there. (The little stinker likes to wipe my kisses off. I don't know what that's about.)

And... that's it. Some random pics from a family bbq. How Spence & Brea and their boys didn't get any up close & personal shots is beyond me. ... Lucky them, I'm watching their boys this week on Wednesday, so maybe I can make up for lost time then. (More pics of me & my nephews. Now there's something for ya'll to look forward to.)