They're 40 and they're Fabulous!!

As they say on TV...parental discretion is advised on "some" of the following pictures.

Two very dear friends turned 40 this month.  Melanie, a very good friend of mine and also Blake's 2nd mom, turned 40 on April 4th.  Her husband took her to Vegas for her bday so Amie (another good friend) and I couldn't really compete with that.  However we did have some fun.

We decorated her yard with flamingos (they say HONK MEL'S 40).  She said she thinks her neighbors purposedly drove up and down the street just so they could honk.

We also took her out to breakfast the morning of her bday...and gave her part of her bday gift.  (Mel is always coming up with tshirt ideas and this is one of them.)  Amie and I have found iron on vinyl that we can cut with our cricut and then put it on shirts.  Mel has a whole list of shirts she "thinks" we should make.  (FYI...she refers to her husband as BOZO.)  We also got her a gift card to her favorite store...Pink Saloon.

We then asked her what she wanted to do for her bday and she said she just wanted to go to Timbuktu (local bar in Andover) for burgers, beer and giggles with the girls.  So we did, however we had a few more gifts for her...  a tiara, because she is a princess, a bucket of blow pops and bubble gum...and another one of her shirt ideas....

"Rub my Willie's...It's my birthday."  It was a fun evening and many laughs were had.

My other dear friend who turned 40 on Friday also happens to be my sister-in-law Barb.  Barb and I, along with her younger sister, Jenny, grew up together...went to school together, played ball together, worked together.  Jenny put together a surprise birthday party for her at Reed's in Topeka.  50 of her closest friends and family were there to help her celebrate. 

Surprise Barb!!

Her cake was quite funny...it's a "not so exact replica" of her husband Scott. The sad thing is the picture of his head is of senior pics in high school and he looks exactly the same!!!

My gift to her was a bucket of suckers...and in the card was a KSU necklace.

Brother-in-law Chris bought her her first shot of the night...klondike bar. 

Down the hatch....or more like sipping the shot.  Sister Jenny was not impressed with Barb's shot drinking experience.

The cutting of the cake...Barb's mom wanted a piece so Jenny and Barb gave her the "whole package".

Linda B. was not impressed and her exact words were..."Barbara Jean I am not eating this".

She was not having it.  We were nice and got her a different piece.

Barb and her parents and sister.  Growing up, Gary, coached us in softball and Linda was our faithful scorebook keeper for the team. 

More shots for Barb...this was compliments of soon-to-be our brother-in-law Trent...grape jolly rancher.  Her shot drinking was getting better.  Not sure what Jenny is doing here but if you know Jenny at all this is normal.

Another shot..compliments of Shannon, close family friend.  I believe this one was a slippery nipple.  Jenny looks to be supervising her.

Here is Trent and Shawn being inappropriate with the blow up cane.  Boys will be boys.

Trent (he will marry Marty's little sister in September) being inappropriate with the cane.

I can't remember what was happening here but Shannon's face is priecless. 

I was hoping to get a picture of Barb, Jenny and I for ol' time sake and Jenny was not cooperating....hence being naughty!!  (You can't see her left hand and that's because she's being inappropriate!)

More inappropriatenss by Jenny!!

And yet again...she (Jenny) can not keep her hands to herself. 

I finally gave up and joined in on the fun with her.

It was a fun night(s) and so glad to be celebrating Mel and Barb's 40th with them. My only concern is what will happen as my payback of posting all these pics when my 40th rolls around (fyi...it's far far into the furture.)