Super Bowl Party = Family, Food & Fun

I like football. We catch several NFL games throughout the season but I never really know the rankings of teams or players. I am not that into it, even with all these boys around!! But I do LOVE Super bowl parties... because, well they are just another reason to plan a party! When I hear which teams are playing in the super bowl each year I try to pick one to cheer for.

here is my criteria...
1. Best team colors
2. Team state closest to Utah
3. Cutest quarterback and/or receivers
4. Most creative mascot or logo
5. Players with a good story... charity work, upbringing, beating the odds etc...
6. The underdog
7. The opposite of Evan's #1 pick... it drives him crazy:)

Whichever team meets the majority of my criteria is the team who gets my rah- rah!! (lucky them!) This year it was the Cardinals!!
(although if cutest coach would have been part of my criteria I might have gone for the Steelers...but anyway...)

We invited (the usual) my mom and dad and my brothers family over for the big night! When everyone arrived we had them vote for teams and final score. Of course, there were prizes waiting for the winners... my dad was sure he would win and hoped it would be a big screen TV! I had my personal assistant
(who just happens to also be my husband) design these vote ballads.

Everyone placed their bet... I mean voted. After all it was Super bowl SUNDAY! Then we tossed them in a bowl anticipating who would win!!

We ate. A LOT. deli sandwiches with every topping and spread imaginable, chips, grape jell-o, fresh fruit with dip, veggies and a variety of drinks to wash it down. Then, around half time we broke out the "super bowl treats" and they were not the ones featured on the Biggest Loser... oh, no!! We are talking... BUTTER popcorn, peanut BUTTER bars, DOUGHNUT holes, CHIPS & salsa, individual CANDY baggies filled with M& M's, mini CANDY bars and ju-ju hearts, we had CAKE and to wash that all down... ROOT BEER FLOATS!! It was ridiculous, seriously and so good! All diets went out the window, except for mine... I have been on the eat for TWO dietary regime so I just basically upped it to, eat for FOUR... maybe FIVE!

Glen hooked up speakers to our TV (someday I will by this man a big screen with surround sound and his own giant cushy chair, drink holder and all... someday!) We pulled up all the couches, brought out the pillows and just layed around because this pose just wan't going to work all night...

Gabe took a break from playing downstairs to FINALLY hold baby Elsa! He has not wanted anything to do with her up until this day. We'd say, "hold her" "kiss her" "look at her" and he refused, even cried if we got her too close to him... so weird! But finally I asked again and this time he opened his arms and held her. (sigh) hopefully he'll be all ready for our new little guy and know just what to do!!

P.S. look at his eyelashes... (another sigh)

and now back to FOOTBALL... We fast forwarded through all the commercials. I know, they are one of the best things about the super bowl... but not too family friendly and the game didn't last FOUR hours like it usually does.... it was perfect! Super bowl 43 was one of the best games... so close and exciting! I thought my team had it but then the Steelers...stole it, (no pun intended) and won!! WHATEVER!...in the end it turned out to be a great PARTY and that's all that matters anyway, right?
My brother Steve ended up winning the...
drum roll please... SKOR CANDY BAR (get it, skor... like score?! hee hee)
(sorry no big screen TV) but refused to take the title of winner or the candy bar... he passed it on to the second place voter, which was Evan, who shared it with Mathew who was our third place voter... Next...Everyone who guessed the winning team won a candy prize, but by that point no one wanted to even THINK about another piece of food, even candy or chocolate for that matter... and so...that wraps up our Super Bowl XLIII P-A-R-T-Y!
Go STEELERS!!