Truth, Justice, and the American Way!

On our way home Sunday from Kentucky, I just had to take a detour through the Illinois town of Metropolis to get my picture taken with the giant statue of Superman. I had seen a sign about it on the way down and had talked about stopping by on the way home all weekend. We all had our pictures taken with the statue and I spent $20 at the Superman gift shop. Thanks to Rob and Mike for tagging along on our little adventure through Metropolis, the whole visit only took about 30-45 minutes and it was a great photo-op--check them out!

Congratulations, Jeff and Mickey!

Ladies and Gentlemen, I present to you...Jeff and Melissa Davenport! Jeff and Mickey are officially hitched and I did a great job, if I do say so myself. The wedding was a beautiful sunset ceremony at a Gazebo/Jetty on Kentucky Lake. It didn't rain, I didn't forget my words, and no one passed out from the heat, so all it all I would call it a success. Since the wedding was on Friday evening, we had the whole rest of the weekend to play and celebrate. We ate well and drank well and had a great time hanging out with all Jeff and Mickey's friends and families and I think we all got a lot closer as a result. I will post another entry about our Saturday excursion on Kentucky Lake after I get the pics from my waterproof camera developed, but for now here are some pics from the wedding. Congratulations, Jeff and Mickey- we love you both!

What's a Doodlecake?

Many of you may think that this is a picture of a Hostess chocolate cupcake (or its generic equivalent), but in the Lenk house it is known as a Doodlecake. Brady started calling them that since "they have a little doodle on top," and now all of us call them doodlecakes. I thought it was so cute I just had to share.

I hope I don't screw up!

We leave for Kentucky Lake tonight to go to Jeff and Mickey's wedding. Brian is a groomsman and I'm performing the ceremony. I still can't believe I got myself into this and I'm getting more nervous the closer it gets. When I first agreed to do it, I was told it was a small informal ceremony at a Jetty on Kentucky Lake . Three months later, however, there are 7 bridesmaids and they are expecting over 60 people. I'm sure everything will be fine (at least that's what everyone keeps telling me). I have the whole 3-4 hour drive down there to practice, and then the wedding isn't until Friday at 8 pm, so I have most of the day tomorrow as well.
Last weekend was the Bachelor/ Bachelorette parties and the rehearsal/dinner. The bachelor party was at our house and 30-40 drunk well wishers camped out on our property.

The bachelorette party was an 80's themed slumber party, hence the Strawberry Shortcake PJs and the scrunchy (see pic). Everyone had a great time and stayed safe. I will post an update next week about how everything went and some pics from the wedding. Wish me luck!

Bye-Bye Little Gym

Last week was the last day of 3rd grade, this week was Alena's last day of gymnastics class. Alena and I have been taking a mommy and me gymnastics class at The Little Gym since January. The Last day is "show day" where all the kids get to show off their skills to any family or friends that want to come take pictures. Alena learned how to do a somersault, donkey kicks, monkey jumps, and crab walks, just to name a few. At the end of class they all received a metal for all their hard work. We are taking the summer session off, but plan to return for the fall session which begins on August 20, the same day the boys start 4th grade!

The Last Day of Third Grade

Wednesday (5/30) was the boys' last day of the third grade. They worked very hard all year and were very successful! They both had perfect attendance, made the honor roll all 4 quarters, were in the spelling bee, and didn't get in trouble even once. In honor of all these achievements, I took the day off work on Thursday and planned a day of fun to celebrate and kick off summer vacation. Alena went to the babysitter and Alex, Brady and I headed to the Magic House. I didn't tell them much about it other than it was a "fun museum," so they didn't quite know what to expect, but when we got there they were both very pleasantly surprised. We all had a blast and learned a lot too! After the magic house we picked up Brian and Alena and went out to Chuck E. Cheese's for dinner and more fun. It was a long, but very fun day. Hopefully, they will do just as well in the 4th grade and we can do it all again next year. Only 80 more days until school starts!