Please help me!!!

Hi friends! I hope you each had a great Cinco De Mayo! I know mine was great! Any excuse to get together with friends for Mexican Food sounds like a fun time to me. Here are a few pictures from our fun night out!











The main reason for this post is because I need your help. I need EVERY single one of my blogger friends to help me win a dream come true for my husband & I. We entered ourselves in a backyard makeover. The person that receives the most votes, wins the makeover & will get a whole new backyard!

As you can see from this picture, our backyard is AWFUL! We have worked so hard on the front yard, & the inside of our house that this was the last thing we have been able to get to. Then I lost my job, had Avery, & here we are! I want to have a dream backyard. As you all know I love to entertain & have friends over & gatherings. We would love to actually have a place to just grill. We can't even grill in the backyard! Plus I would love to have a place for Avery to play, & somewhere for us to sit & enjoy our time during the summer! So, please VOTE for us to win this dream come true!


Here is how to vote:

STEPS:
1.) Click on link to go to the website
http://knwa.upickem.net/engine/Details.aspx?p=V&c=16716&s=3531427&i=1&r=448612
2.) Register (it's very fast & easy)
3.) Click on the VOTE TAB & look for our house with subject line, "In need of a patio" & then click, "VOTE".

Thanks for all your support!!!!

Busy Planning

Last night our friends the Anderson's invited us over to their house to eat brownies & watch Dancing with the Stars. The guys hung out watching TV while us girls made brownies!


The weather was just beautiful out today. Sunny & 80. I skipped my normal workout routine because I taught a Body Pump class this evening & didn't want to be exhausted before teaching. Instead I decided to go looking around town for some Birthday stuff for Avery. I literally have a little over a week to get out invitations for her colorful 1st Birthday party so I decided to get the ball rolling on planning!

First stop was Mexican for lunch. Although we are all going for more Mexican tomorrow for Cinco De Mayo, we still decided it was worth it. Can't go wrong with Mexican food!



I sported my FIRST Romber ever today, so much fun!


Second stop of the day was this fabulous little place in our town, "SIGN SEALED & DELIVERED". It's my favorite shop besides Hobby Lobby. I got some cute stuff to add to her BDAY pile & have to finish up some stuff at Hobby Lobby tomorrow. I have them making me a fun arrangement for the food table with this cute little zebra in it! You know it wouldn't be a party for Avery without the zebra prints!



I LOVE this fun stuff. It's a little something bright I am adding to all of the tables everyone will be sitting at!


Im having the same exact cake made for her 1st Bday that they had made for my baby shower. Im even going to make the same "A" they had made for this one! I have to get this ordered soon too!


******Please stay tuned for my blog post tomorrow! I have something VERY important that I am going to post that I need EVERYONE of my blogger friends to comment & vote on. It's VERY important to me & my husband! =)

It's hard to believe- 11 months!

Today my beautiful baby girl turned 11 months old. It's so hard for me to believe that her 1st Birthday is exactly in 1 month! I am counting down the days & keeping busy preparing!!!

It's hard to believe that a year ago this month I looked like this...


It's hard to believe that a year ago this month we were finishing up her room...


It's hard to believe that 11 months ago my angel was brought into this world...




It's hard to believe that 11 months later, she is more perfect & sassier than ever...

It's hard to believe that in 1 month, a long year of my life has passed so quickly before my eyes. But, the Lord brought the most amazing precious gift into my life & for that I am truly thankful! Avery, you brighten our everyday. Your smile is addicting, your laugh is refreshing, your blue eyes are amazing... We love you more than words could every express! I truly never knew real happiness until I saw your sweet face.

Weekend & Snake!

My weekend was so relaxing. I enjoyed every second of it. I started off the weekend Saturday with a Starbucks, my sister in law, & friend Alyssa & we all went to garage sales! We found some awesome deals! I found all kinds of new toys for Avery & some things for the pool for her for summer. I will do another post on this!

The rest of the day was spent with Chad & Avery. We enjoyed an afternoon drive & going grocery shopping as a family. That evening we decided to head to my parents. We enjoyed grilling, catching up with the folks, & playing with Avery all evening. She is a hoot!









Sunday was so great! We stayed with my parents Saturday night instead of going home late & man did it feel good waking up on a Sunday after a good nights rest to this! It feels like a mini vacation being on the lake. They are so blessed.

After church while driving home I saw this field of yellow flowers & had to snap a picture, they are just beautiful!


My mom is a flower queen! She knows pretty much every kind & is so good planting & knowing which ones are the best in which light. So we went flower shopping today. This is my arrangement in my yard. I can't wait to get a few more! I'm ready for them to grow! I have tons more to do, but I'm trying to do it little by little. I get a little overwhelmed planting sometimes, ha!


Onward to her yard! We had fun gathering the plants & placing them!



In the midst of us gardening around the yard we decided to move to our next spot & finish up. I was pulling the weeds & my mom yells, "There is a snake"! I of course got freaked along with chills all over, & jumped back. Although it was a small one, a snake is still a snake people! YIKES!

The garden before needing some work, but the rocks were still nicely in place!

In the process of murdering the snake!

Smiling while killing the little guy!

Mom so proud of the dead snake!

And finally, this is what the garden looked like afterwards, the rocks were everywhere! We were a little freaked!

Needless to say, the garden didn't get weeded & no flowers were planted!