Derby Day Meets Cinco de Mayo

On Friday afternoon, Jason mentioned to me that he'd like to have some people over to watch the Kentucky Derby and celebrate Cinco de Mayo. We both went through our phones and sent out a few random text messages to invite everyone we could think of to our last minute get together. We had a decent turn out and a lot of fun! We served beergaritas (Corona Light, Tequila, and limeade concentrate), beef tacos, chicken tacos with a spicy chipotles in adobo and lime sour cream, and these beautiful tomato stacks with refried black beans, fresh jalapenos, cilantro and a sour cream sauce.

Everyone quickly filled their plates and we made it upstairs just in time to watch the Derby. The Chaplain from 1/9 was in attendance and he selected the winning horse from our "Derby hat". All in all, it was a fun day. Plus, Jason got to snuggle with our friend's cute little 5-week old baby girl!

Here are a few pictures:




Little Maddie! Isn't she a doll?!


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  1. LynseyMay 10, 2012 at 9:19 AM

    Looks like a fun party and I'm sure J loved the newborn snuggles.

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