The People of...Our "Little" Crawfish Boil...

I wanted to write a separate post on "The People of... Our Crawfish Boil".  We are so blessed with wonderful family and friends, and I think they deserve their own recognition.  :)  So here we go...in no particular order...

Trace and Missy (Baehr's sister)

This is Missy, Baehr's sister, and her sweet baby Trace.  Missy made sausage and cream cheese croissants that EVERYONE loved!  She even had to give out her recipe to several people.  :) 

Mr. H and his Dad

Mr. H is CAL's principal at school and our friendly neighbor.  We love the H family!  Mr. H's dad was in town and we were happy to have him here!  He stopped smiling right when I said 3...he must be related to the Lemm's!  haha

Courtney, Mrs. H, and Megan H.



You know my sister, Courtney, but did you know that she is a baker extraordinaire?  She made almost all of the desserts we had, and this party would have been nothing without her!  Love you sister!

Mrs. H was CAL's Kindergarten teacher and Megan is her oldest child.  Such a sweet family!  You will not meet nicer people!  Mrs. H and Megan brought the delicious Cake Pops.  Next time, I will hide them in the pantry for just myself!  hahaha SO GOOD!

The Freese Family

Ruby (not pictured here) is one of CAL's favorite people at school.  Mr. Freese works at the school and the Freese's are also some of our AWESOME neighbors!  :)  They brought yummy veggies, and poor Mrs. Freese couldn't even get the foil off before I dove right in!  hahaha

Baehr's niece, Camryn

Camryn LOVES taking pictures and posing for you!  haha  This is the complete opposite of her little sister Chloe.  She is the oldest grandchild on the Baehr side and is such a sweetie!

CAL and Ruby

You know sassy CAL.  :)  And this is his friend Ruby Freese.  This is what they did when I said "Act like you like each other!" hahaha

Omon, Baehr, and Kearn

These are some of Baehr's work friends, Omon and Kearn.  They were talking about the "work out room" and boy stuff!  :) 

Mrs. Baehr and Stacey

Mrs. Baehr brought the watermelon that was so good it was gone in like 15 minutes!  I think I only got one piece!  haha  Stacey (Baehr's sister) brought a delicious dessert.  My mom likes to tell people that Stacey went to culinary school.  :) Everything she makes is SOOOO GOOD!!

Chloe

This is the best picture I could get of Chloe.  She hates pictures and will smile and laugh until you say...take a picture Chloe...then she runs away!  haha  In this picture she was telling me how she needed a Princess Band aid and that the one I gave her "hurts".  haha  :)

My mom and Baehr

If I had to list my top 10 people in the world...I don't know that I have 10 (hahaha), but if I had to these two would be tied for first.  My mom made some and bought some potato salad.  Basically Baehr told her she could buy some potato salad but she HAD to make him some of hers!  hahaha  She also brought coleslaw.  Even if my mom didn't bring anything, just her being there is enough for me.  My favorite part of the day was standing outside talking to my mom and sister until 9 pm. 

And well, you know Baehr!  He was the Host with the Most!  He made this whole thing come together, and made some delicious crawfish.  I love this boy with my whole heart, and there is no question that God put him in my life.  I could go on and on, but I am afraid you might get sick...hahaha!  Just know....He's pretty much the best EVER!

Kenton and Amy

This is Kenton and my cousin Amy.  They are going to Prom together in a few weeks and I think they have decided they like each other a little bit!  hahaha  This is Kenton's attempt at a smile...or so he says!  :)

Angie, Amy, and Aunt Teri

Angie is a friend of my family from work.  She is always smiling and laughing and making us laugh! 

Aunt Teri and Amy bought me the most awesome "Just Because" present!  First of all, "just because" presents are the best presents and secondly, this kind of "just because present" is the BEST!  I will have to post a picture later, but if you know me you know this present was perfect.....SHOES!  :)  I love them and cannot wait to find something to wear with them!   All three of these lovely people provided drinks for us.  Thank you Ang, Amy, and Aunt Teri!

Kayla and Aisha

This is one of my very best friends Kayla (she would be in my top 10 fav people) and her daughter Aisha.  Aisha isn't sure of Aunt Carrie just yet, but I am planning to come armed with chocolate and sweet tea next time I see her so we can be best friends like her older brother, Hamza, and I are.  :)  Kayla brought cupcakes from TREAT.  They were delicious, and I still have two I get to munch on this week.  :)

Krist and Kearn

Kearn works with Baehr, and this is his girlfriend Kristi.  These two are so nice, and invited us to cruise with them earlier this month.  We are definitely going to take them up on this offer someday soon!  :)

Mr. and Mrs. Stivers

Mr. and Mrs. Stivers!  I love these two.  Mrs. Stivers taught PE with my mom for YEARS, and she was my elementary PE teacher along with my mom.  The Stivers are just those "good people" in your life.  I was so happy they got to come!  :)  They brought sauteed veggies that were a HIT!

Here is a "Small World" story:  My mom and Mrs. Stivers taught Jake (Baehr's sister's husband) in elementary school!  :)

Omar and Baehr

Omar!  We love Omar.  He is married to Kayla and we just love their family!  We wish we got to hang out with them way more than we do, but we are hoping to make it to the beach with them this summer! 

The Joachim's

Isabel

The Joachim's are friends from school.  Mrs. Joachim actually taught my Health class my Sr. year in high school, and Mr. Joachim coached the golf team.  Isabel is their granddaughter.  Baehr just thought Mr. Joachim was one of the coolest guys!  He just fit right in with Baehr and his group of friends. 

Andy and Amanda

Andy has been one of Baehr's long time friends.  They went to college together and then both moved back to Houston together.  Amanda is Andy's wife.  I love getting to chat with her when we all get together.  She stays busy with school, and is working on her Master's Degree. 

Brian and Anabell

Brian is another long time friend of Baehr.  This is his girlfriend Anabell.  I don't see these two very often.  They both work a lot, and usually the boys do stuff together. 

The H boys

The H's have 3 kids.  These are their boys, and apparently they sabotage pictures all the time!  haha  Mrs. H has promised me a photo shoot for our May party!  :)

Gerardo and Family

Gerardo is a friend of Baehr's from work.  He let us borrow their tent and we are so thankful for that!  This is the first time for me to meet his wife and kids.  His little girl was the cutest thing and NEVER took her sunglasses off.  Their little boy was busy trying to keep up with the big kids.  haha  :)

Peter and wife

Peter is a friend of Mr. Baehr's.  They were so sweet! 

Baehr, Andy, and Mr. Baehr

I know I have a good picture of Mr. Baehr somewhere, but I can't find it right now.  Mr. Baehr was another essential key to our party.  He brought ice, and got there early to help set up and help Baehr with food.  He cooked all the hot dogs and hamburgers, and was just overall Mr. Baehr!  He is always so helpful and kind and goes above and beyond for his family...the apple doesn't fall far from the tree right?  Thank you Mr. Baehr! 

Me and Mrs. Cynde

And last, but not least, Mrs. Cynde.  We love Mrs. Cynde and she has been a part of our lives for many, many years.  She just fits right in, and could literally be part of our family!  :)  She always helps to clean up and I am forever grateful for her dish washing skills!  (I HATE DISHES! haha)

These are the people that bless our lives.  I was reminded once again how blessed we are by our family and friends, and by their love and kindness.  I cannot say how thankful we are to everyone who came yesterday, and helped us make our first crawfish boil WONDERFUL! 

We love you all!

Love,
Baehr and Carrie

Our "little" Crawfish Boil...The Details...

Some of you might have noticed that we didn't have a March Party.  We didn't skip it all together, we just didn't have a big shindig at our house.  We had Bluebonnet Pictures and several dinners with our families, so we figured we would count those for March since we were planning our Crawfish Boil for April. 


Yesterday was the BIG day.  The closer we got to the party the bigger our RSVP list got.  We had our biggest party yet with 47 people.  We had so much fun: great people, great weather, and great food!  We couldn't have asked for more. 

Chef Baehr and his assistant, Andy

Our first batch of crawfish boil at our first Crawfish Boil!

Baehr did such a great job with the crawfish and really...EVERYTHING. He was the Host with the Most!  He kept saying "Babe, you did such a good job!" and I would say "I didn't do anything! You did it all"  haha  He really did DO IT ALL! 

Bounce House!

We had to upgrade from our normal bounce house because we had 8 kids come.  This bounce house had a rock wall, slide, and bounce area, and let me say that it definitely worth the upgrade!  The little kids stayed in there pretty much the whole day, only taking breaks for cake pops, and the older kids stayed between the Wii and the bounce house all day! 

"Rock Wall"

Slide side...you can't see it but there is a slide part on either side of the "ladder".

Baehr was so worried that someone would climb to the top of the slide part and then jump off.  I told him "You know CAL is going to do that!"  We talked last night and he said the first thing CAL did when he got in there was climb to the top and jump off!  hahaha 

My favorite part of the party was the FOOD!  :)  I probably gained 10 lbs yesterday!  We had crawfish, hamburgers, hot dogs, potato salad, coleslaw, sausage and cream cheese croissants, sauteed veggies, watermelon, and desserts GALORE! 

"Side" Island :)

Drinks and Desserts

We knew we were going to have between 50 and 60 people, and we knew it was going to be a beautiful 80 degree weather day, so we wanted to make sure there was plenty of seating outside and that we weren't all sweating to death.  :)  Baehr and I bought this Texans tent, and then he borrow one from his friend Gerardo.  They were perfect! 

GO TEXANS!

We also had dancing girls...haha!

I was really worried about not having enough trash cans and paper towels for all the crawfish eaters.  I didn't want to put huge trash cans at each table so I went to the dollar store and picked up some plastic buckets and rocks (to hold the buckets there for a windy day) for the trash buckets on the tables, and then got some paper towel holders at Walmart so that each table could have paper towels. 


Overall, it turned out so great!  We are blessed beyond measure.  I don't know how we will top this party, but we will have to try.  May is going to be Cinco De Mayo month!  We can't turn down an opportunity for some Mexican food!  :)


Hope you are having a fantastic weekend!


Love,
Carrie

For Kayla...

This morning God had bigger plans than to just to make me sit and listen to a song.  We have no idea how He works in our lives, but today He is trying to show me ...something.  I don't want to speculate because I thought I knew what He was doing at 8:30 this morning and it has changed in the last 2 hours.  :)  

I think I am supposed to share this with you for YOU, not for me.  (Or maybe just for you Kayla) So here it is.  Apply it to your life, and take it to heart.  He has bigger plans for all of us...

"All of us become disappointed when we have a plan that fails, a hope that does not materialize, a goal that is unreached. When things like that happen, for a certain period of time we experience a letdown, one that can lead to depression if it is not handled properly.

That's when we have to make the decision to adapt and adjust, to take a new approach, to just keep going despite our feelings. That's when we must remember that we have the Greater One residing within us, so that no matter what may happen to frustrate us, or how long it may take for our dreams and goals to become reality, we are not going to give up and quit just because of our emotions. That is when we must remember what God once told me in just such a moment: "When you get disappointed, you can always make the decision to get reappointed!"

Disappointment often leads to discouragement, which is even more of a "downer." 

How disappointing and discouraging it is to see the things we love senselessly destroyed by others or, even worse, by our own neglect or failure.

Regardless of how it may happen or who may be responsible, it is hard to go on when everything we have counted on falls down around us. That's when those of us who have the creative power of the Holy Spirit on the inside can get a new vision, a new direction, and a new goal to help us overcome the downward pull of disappointment, discouragement, and destruction."

2 Corinthians 4:8-9

We are troubled on every side, yet not distressed; we are perplexed, but not in despair;9 Persecuted, but not forsaken; cast down, but not destroyed;

 

I hope you have a wonderful Wednesday!  Know that you are all in my prayers today!

 

With Love,

 

From The Baehr Block 

Martin Luther King Jr. Day

Happy Martin Luther King Jr. Day 2012!  I hope everyone had a wonderful day off!  I know we were all looking forward to it after being spoiled by the Christmas and New Year holidays.  :)


In honor of Martin Luther King Junior Day I thought I would post one of his quotes.  I was searching the web for the best one when one of my friends on Facebook posted a good one so here it is:  


"We begin to die when become silent about the things that matter."  - MLKJ


This quote really started to make me think about my list of things to accomplish in 2012.  My list includes 20 things ranging from finding a church home to working out more to blogging (success there).  It has some good things, but nothing that would cause me to go out of my comfort zone.   So, my 2012 Martin Luther King Junior Resolution is to make a difference in something outside of my comfort zone.  Maybe get involved in the Republican Caucuses, Habitat for Humanity, a mission trip, or .... well something.  What it will be is still up in the air, but I will update you as soon as I find it.  Until then...enjoy the rest of your MLKJ Day and I'll blog again soon!