Au Revoir Frenchie! Le cercle de confiance....

These last few days have been a blur....but a fabulous blur!! It's been non-stop madness since Monday and now that the dust is settled I have to admit that the ol' heart strings are pulling. It was such a breath of fresh air to spend the last few days with two of the most amazing, hysterical, fabulous, and down to earth people ever. And now they're GONE! WAHHHH!!! I promised myself I wouldn't cry....**SOB!**....ok I'm better now. Good thing my Banana lives a stones throw away or I might go through withdrawal. As for my Frenchie, watch out skype, I'm hitting the airwaves!!!

Monday was pure excitement! I couldn't WAIT to meet up with the girls that night. After a day of sightseeing in San Francisco Mayra and Mag met me and ALL OF MY KIDS for dinner. Yeah....talk about chaos!! Luckily I was too busy bonding with my blogging besties to even care about the fact that my kids were wreaking havoc. Mothering at it's finest! But we had an awesome time and I knew within 1 minute that it was going to be an amazing trip. Here's the 60 second version:

{Frenchie taking in the sights}

{Le Frenchie Sandwich.....C.O.T.}

{Girl's night out....getting crazy on some blue drink}

{Mmmm....Mikuni's sushi...it SOUNDED like a good idea...poor bowels}

{Frenchie & Boogie snuggling over pizza}

{3 of my favorite people}

{The Little Miss working the bed head...heeeeyyyyy}

{The dynamic duo protecting their lady}

It was such a good time having Mag spend a few days bunking at the house! I was able to introduce her to the finer things in life....like Jersey Shore, The Bachelor, Conveyor Belt of Love, and Rock Star.....we're classy like that! But I couldn't let her go without bonding over some MSW (Murder She Wrote y'all...JB Fletcher's where its at!)

But before Mag headed out we HAD to stop by Mayra's AMAZING (seriously its so. dang. cute) house to give the nuggets some love! If you didn't know, my little banana has two of the cutest pups EVER....I present to you....

{Mister Bodie....I'm a model you know what I mean and I do my little turn on the catwalk}

{Mister Omar....that's right ladies...pucker up...he's ready to rock n' roll}

All in all the past few days were epic. These are going down in the books for sure. After lots of hugs and teary goodbyes I'm glad to know I can drive home knowing I have 2 amazing friends who even though they may be an hour away or an ocean away, will be there for me no matter what....ok....I'm getting a little too emotional for 9 in the morning! HA!!

Have an awesome day folks and tune in tomorrow for a sweet little giveaway...I know, I know...I'm late! But hey, better late than never.

Babies, babies, and duuuuuke

Remember how I told you how 3 of my besties were knocked up with little hooligans of their own? Well 2 of them went into labor yesterday!! Sucks for them!WHOOP WHOOP! Kiss your life goodbye ladies, because it's all downhill from here! Burn the skinny jeans and embrace the yoga pants!! I kid. I joke. Relax....oh, and breeeeathe....he he hoooo

I'm so happy to say that my lady, we shall call her Miss E, delivered at noon a beautiful and healthy baby guuuurl. I'll reveal photos and info and that fun stuff another day, I want mama to get first dibs at that! But man....she's going to be one gooooorgeous little girl...I'm gonna have to lock up my boys in a few years!

And my other lady, Miss B, is STILL laboring!!! Over 24 hours!! UGGHHHHHH shoot me in the face. AND she's already over a WEEK overdue. That dear woman.....she deserves an award. Or at least an ice cold Red Bull and a back rub. But Miss B is the epitome of patience, truly she is. Her story isn't mine to tell, but this baby has been a long time in the making....8 years or so....so I guess another day isn't too long to wait...right?

Who the freak am I kidding???? YES IT IS!!! Buuuuuut at least the hospital cafeteria has some awesome food. Blech. I'm trying to find a bright side to this....ohhhh here's one....just think of how cute baby Ryder will be when he's spitting up on these.....

{adorable burp rags made by Kristen}

Bright side. Found it! But for real, I'm so stoked to go snuggle on some sweet babies and give them back when I'm done!! HA! Lucky for me they both live down the street so I can get my baby fix anytime....because apparently Little Miss Presley has decided that she wants to grow up.

Sigh.

I can't talk about it. It's really a sore subject right now. I've tried to talk reason into her, but she won't listen. And to make things worse, she's decided that she wants to....TALK! That's right, Presley knows her first word. She's been copying sounds for quite some time, but this is her first WORD. When she says it she knows EXACTLY who she wants. And it's NOT Mom. It's not even Dad! Nope. It's Duke. Who's Duke, you're asking? Ahem. He's my mother's DOG. Mmmmhmm. Her mangy mutt. So here she is ladies and gents...Little Miss Presley saying her first word.. *tear*

PS- after the whole pill fiasco with Mason we decided to go back to his old medicine...yeah...nice. I'm glad we scarred our son for life all for NOTHING!

Birthdays and Meatloaf....

We're all about the birthdays over here at the House of Cline. We don't celebrate for just one day, oh heck no, we party it up for an entire weekend. Living solely off funfetti cupcakes and red bull. Hardcore, right here. That's how we roll. Well, at least until we hit 30, then we'll just stop celebrating and counting all together...

But in the meantime, we had a blast celebrating Jordan's birthday this last weekend. Saturday night we hosted a little get together to celebrate Jordan's birthday, as well as the birthday of a close family friend too. Lots of food, friends, baked goods, and UFC made for a perfect night. I mean come on, who doesn't love celebrating their birthday by watching grown men beat the crap out of each other? Because we sure do. Sorry for the lack of pics, I was busy being the doting hostess!! Here are some of the highlights...

But first, an explanation. When you see the picture of this 'cake' you're going to find yourself thinking that it looks a wee bit different. There's something off about this cake. Here's the thing. My husband's favorite meal is meatloaf (insert gagging noises here). Blech. Sooooo I thought I'd kill two birds with one stone and make a meatloaf cake, complete with mashed potato 'frosting'. It was actually a huge hit!! Yup, feast your eyes on this creation......

I know...you're mouth is totally watering, right??

Little Miss Presley completely zoned out...but still looking adorable!

A handmade duct-tape card with a winking Obama....did I mention Jordan's a
conservative republican who is creeped out by winking?? Perfect.

At least there was a year suscription to Guns & Ammo in it!! Totally redeemed himself!

Hey Atlanta!! This one's for you! My SIL made me this AMAZING Elvis apron that I put to good use cleaning up at one in the morning, hence why I look so haggard!
Oh, and I made you cupcakes too :)

On Sunday we had a more relaxed day and took a faaaaabulous nap and then
took the kids to the dog park for a jammie play date.

Our pups were POOPED after their little outing!
And they looked slightly possessed too... Kinda creepy...

We finished off our hectic weekend with some snugglin' on the couch.
Perfect way to end the perfect weekend...

Now I'm off to go wrap myself in a giant bow and wish my husband a happy birthday!! BWAHAHAHAAA!! Who am I kidding?? I'm gonna sit here and blog. But it's the thought that counts, right?

*******HAPPY BIRTHDAY BABY!!!*******
Now, bring that booty over here because it's time for some birthday spankings!! HAAA!!

Baby Showers and Crisco...

On Saturday, Le Brooke and I hosted a faaaaabulous baby shower for one of our besties, Eliza. After many late nights planning, glittering, cooking, and decorating we managed to pull it off. We were ready to shower said baby. We were so happy to be able to spoil our niece-to-be with tons of mouthwatering food, amazing decorations a la Brooke, and great friends. Here are some photos of the festivities...for your viewing pleasure...

Scrumptious goods made by the baking master, Courtney...

The delicious spread, complete with virgin mimosas and chocolate covered strawberries....
Nom nom nom..

Some of the adorable little touches from the bird themed shower...


The gorgeous mama to be opening all the loot...


Me, Courtney & baby to be, Eliza & baby to be, and Le Brooke..

All in all it was a fantastic affair! Eliza, we love you, but I'm SO glad it's over!! HA! Now we have to start planning Courtney's! WHOOP WHOOP!!!

So wait...you're probably wondering about the crisco. Well, you know how every group of friends has that one crazy guy that will do, say, and eat pretty much anything? You know who I'm talking about. Ours is lovingly nicknamed Dizzle. This guy equals hours and hours of entertainment, oh let me tell you!! I once got him to eat a sandwich made with jufran banana sauce, peanut butter, ketchup, and tartar sauce. Vomit in my mouth. Well this weekend....I got him to EAT CRISCO!!! SEEEEEEEE!!

Blech. Seriously gag.

We videtaped the horrifying incident, but trust me, you don't want to see it. Just thinking about it makes me dry heave. But since he was such a good sport I decided to make him a special treat.

A personalized chocolate covered banana...
awwww, I'm so nice.

The rest of the weekend kind of paled in comparison. Just the normal stuff like Presley peeing ALL OVER the floor and having horrid stomach pains for cheating on my diet. Nothing exciting. What about you?