Unexpected Visit!

Over the last few weeks our family has had great additions (Jetton Hunter) but we have also had some sad news. My Memaw (mom's mom) had to go to the hospital with what we thought were gall stones. Well after a couple of days in the hospital we found out she actually had Pancreatic Cancer... This news was horrible, but on a good note, the doctors said that it was caught early. She immediately had to start talking about surgery though. Well my mom has two sisters who we don't get to see that often, one lives in Los Angeles and the other in St. Louis. Since this all was happening SO fast, they both flew in to be with her. The reasoning for why they had to come in was HORRIBLE, but at the same time, they got to meet Jetton. So a little good did indeed come out of this horrible situation. My Memaw has since had her surgery and is already talking with her doctor about the chemo and what treatment she will need. She is doing great and is staying SO positive and strong. She has a long road ahead of her, but with all the positive thoughts and prayers I know she can and will do just great. She is such a strong person!

My Memaw and Aunt Angela with Jetton! 

This was his first time to meet Angela

Memaw and Papaw with their two great grandkids- Jetton and Olivia

Aunt Pam meeting Jett for the first time! What special memories :)

The whole group- I'm so sad for the circumstances but so glad we all got together..

Surprise!

So, Matthew's 23rd birthday was yesterday (June 17) and he is always surprising me and giving me huge parties! So I decided that this year I was going to surprise him! :) His best friend is working out of state right now, so I figured it would mean a lot to him if kyle could be there. I decided since Kyle was going to be in town, that we wold do it a week early on the 12th! This would also help with the surprise element since he would NOT be expecting it at all- It all went perfectly, and we even got him out there and he seriously was so shocked! Kyle helped me and kept Matthew occupied while I was at the party to greet people and put the finishing touches on the party. I had food, live music, a gigantic blow up slip-n-slide and then the pool. I was SUCH a fun party.

This is RIGHT when he walked in the door! Everyone was standing outside and yelled SURPRISE!!

Since there really wasn't a "theme" to the party, I had a hard time thinking of a cake to do for his party. I went downtown to Lisa's Cake Boutique, (the BEST place in town-try her red velvet. TO. DIE. FOR.) and she had this super cute idea! I had to make the ice, it was just melted down craft beads and I had to bring his favorite beer bottles! I LOVED the way it turned out. It was definitely a hit.

This is me and Kyle. I don't really know how I only ended up with a picture with him but here it is! :) I was so happy he could be here for it. That was the icing on the cake for Matthew.

I don't actually have a picture of the slip-n-slide in the yard, but this one is just like it! It was a blast- I recommend it for parties of all ages! We played on this thing all night long!

Some of the girls that came and my little brother, Chris-

Matthew, Bailey (his little sister) and myself! It was great that the family all came and had fun! It was a great night :)

Some of the pictures are blurry because they were taken with a phone, I was horrible and forgot my real camera! I know Matt's mom took some with her camera and I'll try to get them and upload them soon so they aren't so blurry and give a bigger variety... I know she has some of Darren the musician who was A-M-A-Z-I-N-G. I would love to show ya'll him and some of the other people who showed up ha! Anyways, I'll try better to update more often on different things. Hope everyone has a GREAT week!