"Beauty"

Society makes everything look so perfect; on tv, in the magazines... My husband sent me a video of a before & after. I thought it was so interesting that I wanted to share.



It's amazing what the world perceives these woman to look like after a little air brushing...











I think all of us woman struggle at one point or another with an insecurity! Whether it be our bodies, a certain feature, our hair... Beauty is skin deep. I think what matters is who YOU ARE on the inside! Live life, be you, & love the skin you are in!

Cookie Jar Fun!

Avery is all about the cookie jar these days & when she is being really good or helpful I ask her, "Do you want a cookie?" She always runs into the pantry & says, "Tutieeeee"- (cookie). It's so darn cute.

I just love watching her work to get the cookie. She loves to get it on her own. It normally looks something like this:

"Mummy, I really want a cookie"...



Im almost 15 months old & a big girl so I can get it all by myself!



She savors EVERY SINGLE BITE & won't leave the jar until she is done.



So delicious.



Enjoying EVERY bite! (She always holds the lid in her hand)



Hmm, should I go back for 1 more?



...Duh! HERE I GO!



Okay, enough with the cookies, I am done. (And she always puts the lid back on & pushes is back into the pantry).



Here are a few pictures I took of Avery today after we spent most of the afternoon outside on the slide & playing with bubbles! It was 74 here today & AMAZING!






We spent the late afternoon with my Mom at the mall. Avery LOVED riding around in this fun little cart. She smiled the entire evening & I couldn't stop laughing! I was so glad I had my camera in the car!

Ave is ready to go with her purse!






We tried these adorable shoes on Avery & they fit perfectly in her size. I decided not to purchase them because I wanted to really think about it! After much thought, I decided that tomorrow I have to go back & purchase immediately when I wake up. They were just too cute & are going to be perfect for fall with her jeans & her new pink hat that her Mamee got her!



What do you think? Good purchase? She wears a size 3 but I think I am going to get the 4. They are so cute & tiny!

Happy Wednesday!

I remember...

Happy Tuesday! I was tickled when a friend of mine invited us to enjoy a nice morning in the park today with some other girlies & their kiddo's! It's been awhile since I have taken Avery on a playdate so I glady accepted the invite! We have been staying inside because of the HOT weather! She was so sweet on the swing.






The rest of the day we napped & finished up some cleaning!

Chad had a guys night & did some fantacy football drafts with the boys, so Avery & I enjoyed spending the evening with a friend having dinner at Chick-Fil-A! Avery loves that place & ate up french fries like they were going out of style! It's so fun that I now can order her a kid's meal!

And finally, I have ended my day in the word. I hate when I don't make time for it & feel so much better when I get finished reading. I read a verse that I absoluetely loved tonight. "Honest balances & scales are the Lords; all the weights are in the bag". God is there for a purpose. I always try to handle the worldy things that go on but at the end of the day, they are God's- not mine to worry about. I love reading this verse & "handing the bag" to the Lord. It's like, "here you go, I trust you will fix it".

Sometimes I get so emotional about life & think that I have some things so hard. But, then I remember a friend that has cancer. I remember a friend that doesn't know the Lord. I remember a friend that just lost a loved one. I remember a friend that can't have children. I remember a friend that lost a baby. I remember a family member who is batteling a horrible disease. I remember a friend that goes through chemo & is very sick. I remember a friend that feels alone. I remember a friend that doesn't have family in their life. I remember a friend who's husband just left them. I remember a friend who lost their job. I remember a friend that has it so tough right now w/ 3 kids that she works 3 jobs & goes to school just to survive. I remember a friend that raises her child alone.

God reminded me of all of these things today & I am so thankful. I sat & cried when I read that verse & these things came immediately to my mind. Don't take your life lightly or for granted; enjoy each moment & hand the "weights" to God.

My Monday!

Today I just felt so close to my Avery. Have you ever had special days like that? I just woke up & didn't want to leave her & had this overwhelming desire to hug on her all day! How could you not kiss this little face?



After I went & worked out, (which by the way I am already sore), we decided to stay home & clean the entire day. I let her follow me around to every room. She helped me pick up all the hangers & while we were in her room she would help me hang her clothes up. She would get so excited to hand them to me. It made my day spending time w/ my baby & thanking her for the smallest things. Seeing her get excited would just put the biggest grin on my face. I have truly been taking in every moment & enjoying each & every second with her while she is still a baby.

Tonight me, Chad, & Ave met up with my hair dresser & her hubbs for dinner. Taylor is a doll & she has always been so sweet to me. We have been trying to get all of us together for awhile now to do dinner but our schedules are just so busy! We enjoyed a nice double date. They don't have children yet so they enjoyed watching Avery even though she threw a few tantrums. Oh my. The only thing that seemed to satisfy her during dinner was the SUPER nice Northern man from Jersey that was sitting next to us. He would make her smile & laugh! That, & a few marshmellows!




I am such a huge Razorback fan! We are just 2 short weeks away from the first HOG game so I decided it was time to get my Razorbacks gear in our house in full swing. I made my table & I think Chad got excited looking at it thinking about game days! We are ready! We have season tickets & can't wait for tailgate season to finally be here!










Hope you all had a FABULOUS Monday!

Weekend Overflow!

WHEW! What a weekend! Somehow it never fails that I have many events hit me all at once; and right after I was sick all week with a bad flu bug! I was kind of quiet in the bloggy world, I just wasn't up to being on the computer a ton. I was running a fever for about 2 days & have to have help with Avery because she too was sick. We both went to the doctor. I was contagious & had some sort of a viral infection. Her doctor thought she may slightly have the same thing I did, mixed with her nose & throat from teething. There is nothing harder than being a momma & having to take care of a sick baby too. WOW!

Friday was our friend Alyssa's 32 Birthday celebration. We were going to do something at my house & I had a fun black & white table planned for her but when I got sick we decided to just meet at Abeulos for dinner. (Hence the black/white cupcakes, hehe)...



We all pitched in money & ended up getting Alyssa a $200.00 GC! We wanted her to be able to get whatever she wanted!

I will let the pictures do the talking since we took so many!!!




















The biggest part of my weekend was Saturday. It was my sweet niece Stella's 1st Birthday Bash. I was beyond excited when my sister in law asked me if I would help decorate. My favorite thing to do! So Saturday we got up & around & headed her way to get things ready. It was just all too precious!












One of my favorite things about parties is of course the cake! This cake was to DIE FOR. We got it none other than our little family secret where we get these amazing beauties! It's pure hidden bliss as I like to call it! It was 1/2 strawberry, & have vanilla with strawberry filling. DELISH!





Stella's little cake was so adorable! You will later see that she also seemed to think the same thing!




We enjoyed capturing all the family pictures we could get!











Stella loved that it was her Birthday & enjoyed looking at all of her bright colored goodies!





The kiddo's had fun too!






Then it was time for cake. Stella LOVED her cake so much. Things got out of hand but it was hilarious! We just couldn't stop letting her dig into it. She is simply a DOLL!






I loved her face after she was covered in cake. We were trying to clean her off & this is what she was doing...smiling. Lil' stinker!



Present time! Oh goodness. My little niece is spoiled. I had such a hard time trying to figure out what to get her that I got her all kinds of little goodies! One of them was a purse! These girls... they are becoming very prissy.





So after Stella's festivities we got together with my other sister in law, Tiffany to celebrate a night for her. Im not sure if you would call it a "celebration" but if you have followed for awhile you know that my sister in law broke her hip in 4 places several months ago & went through a pretty extensive surgery. After she healed she began feeling pain again. She is having another surgery this Friday on her hip to have the plates taken out of it. She will be out of work for awhile so we all thought it would be fun to take her out for one last girls night before she is stuck on those mean crutches again...

We enjoyed a nice evening at our favorite Italian place, "Joe's"!







Later we made our way to another location where we ran into an old Razorback Basketball player, Ronnie Brewer. He now plays for the Chicago Bulls so me & Tiff had to get our picture with him.





We all have so much fun together & enjoyed spending the evening with Tiffany before her surgery!




Finally, thought I would share this picture of me & my girl before church this morning. She looked so sweet.



Church was amazing today. A retired AMAZING coach from FL State preached at our church- Bobby Bowden. He was such a great speaker. It's so neat to hear stories of how many people he reached for Christ through simply spreading the word to his players. He is such an example of Christ & to see that he was able to be such an example all of those years was awesome!