Winner, Winner, Chicken Dinner

AMERICAN IDOL 2009 FINALE

AND

CHICKEN MARSALA COOK-OFF

Our office had an American Idol 2009

finale party at

Bill and Sherry Reus' to watch the big

American Idol Finale show.

We also had a little competition of our own

with a Chicken Marsala Cook-Off.

There were two American Idol contestants left:

Adam Lambert & Kris Allen

The Chicken Marsala Cook-Off contestants were:

Katie Schelmerdine & Amy Kouyian-Bates

AND THE WINNER OF THE CHICKEN

MARSALA COOK-OFF 2009 IS....

It's a tie! They are both winners!
Both dishes were absolutely wonderful. It was hard to choose a winner.

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There was lots of good food, good people and good fun this night.

Bill Reus and Shannon Keizer

Lauren and Sherry Reus

Bill Schelmerdine

Carol Howard and her daughter Danielle

Carol is a big Adam Lambert fan and wanted him to win

desperately.

She even had a special shirt made for the occasion.

'Lambs for Lambert'

'We love baaaad boys!'

Jim Reus

hanging out in the kitchen before dinner

Pretty lady Diane Reus

Amy Kouyian-Bates

Enjoying the beautiful evening

on the deck

Carol Howard mustering

more support

for Adam

in his final hours

before the finale

Its no use Carol.

The place was filled with

Adam haters.

Bob VandenBerg

Me, Jackson and Michael

enjoying a wonderful

dinner

Ian waiting for the show to start
It was Ian's 12th birthday.

We had cupcakes and sang 'Happy Birthday' in his honor.

Diane Reus, Shannon Keizer and Jim Reus

enjoying the show

Lauren and Diane Reus

Michael and Ian with Shannon
in the background

(Ian really did have a great time)

My boys
Jackson, AJ, Bradley and Ian

(they seldom sit this still!)
Mollie was in Boston with family

Sherry Reus and Sharon VandenBerg

Jackson and Sherry discussing

who they think will win:

Adam or Kris?

They were both Kris Allen fans.

Bill Schelmerdine is enjoying the show

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Jackson got a hold of the camera and took a few shots of Carol and Sherry

So enjoy these next few pics!

Carol made a bet with Jackson that if Kris won American Idol she would give him a dollar and if Adam won he would give her a dollar.

They didn't know Jackson was zooming in this close. Wow!

Carol I think you have strep throat!
Are you feeling well?

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AND THE WINNER OF
AMERICAN IDOL 2009
IS......?

Carol was shocked.....

.....to say the least!

Jackson with his winnings....$1!

Carol paid right up!

I need to apologize to Tammy Alsdorf, Connie Bowles and Ron Bates.
I did not get pictures of everyone at the party. I am sorry for that.

Thank you Connie for
taking some amazing pictures for me.

~Lisa