"The Bigger the Bow"...

So true...

This Momma is happy!

Happy Saturday!

Grilled Cheese Girl Night

This evening my girlfriend Kim invited us girls over to her house to take a tour of baby Preston's baby room which is pretty much completed.   Remember the shower we did a few weeks ago?  It was completely inspired around this baby room from the talented Kim herself.  She has so many great ideas up her sleeve & I truly appreciate her shabby chic taste.

  On the menu in her lovely home this evening..

So adorable, grilled cheese named by our babies soon to be arriving!

Divine...

She had the table completely set for us when we got there.

We enjoyed visiting a bit & taking a few pictures!

I can't believe they are due in October & November, looking fabulous these 2 besties.

I heart baby bellies!

Crystal & I started cookin'!

Nothing better than making a yummy spruced up grilled cheese in the summer.

{listening to tree frogs while cooking, my fav}

With a glass of wine!

Who could forget Crystal's desert?

Aftewards we took a tour of Preston's nursery.  It was just amazing!

A wonderful night with some blessed friends!

"TGIF"- here I come!

Fall MDO- 1st Day!

Today Avery started a new MDO program.  We decided to send her to a little smaller one at a local church this semester & see how she does.  I have had many friends rave on it so I just couldn't resist.  At this age, I am all about trying new things if it's teaching Avery to know new faces & learn new environments.  While routine is great for them, I also kind of wanted her to see somewhere different than where she goes to church.  I think it can be good for them although it was very hard on Mommy today to take her somewhere that she wasn't use to.

I will admit, I cried like a baby after I left. 

She was so cute this morning!

She was so excited after I picked her up & kept saying, "I pay {play} outside.  When she said good-bye to her friends she said, "bye babies". 

Precious music to my ears.

Avery, just a new chapter of your life in Fall 2011! Mommy loves you SO much & I am so proud of you!

Weekend Perfection

The weekend went by way too fast.  It always does.  Good news, my MIL checked out of the hospital today & is back home.  We are so excited she was able to leave after being in there since Wednesday.  Our Saturday started with going to see her & spending some time with her.  I snapped a few pictures of us outside her room while she started to walk on her own.

Avery loved playing by the window & looking outside!  Her & Stella had such a fun time together but boy was it hard keeping these 2 quiet in a hospital.  Gotta love them!

We spent the rest of the afternoon relaxing & running a few errands & then it was time for me to get dolled up to go out with my friend Jenny!

So excited, before I left!

{on my phone}

I just love Jenny.  She is super sweet & beautiful inside & out.  Recently she has lost 75 lbs!!  Can you believe how awesome she looks!?  I loved shedding some tears with her & forcing it into her head that she is BEAUTIFUL!!!!

We had such a fun night!

Sunday we got up & around for church & took a few pictures in the awesome 75 degree weather this morning!

Avery was being too cute in her ladybug outfit!

After church Chad headed out to golf and have some guy time with friends & my Mom came over & we took Avery to the pool.  She was a little waterbug today!

My weekend- PERFECT!

50 things you might not know about me!

I feel like I have been a horrible blogger lately.  It's been a busy week with my MIL being out due to her surgery Wednesday.  The latest update- Thursday night they had to give her more blood because her blood pressure was really low.  They ended up going back in at midnight & opening her back up to remove more blood caused from a leaking artery.  She has really been through alot the past few days so thanks again for your overwhelmingly nice comments & e-mails of concern.  We most certainly appreciate the prayers. 

Also, Thursday I caught a horrible stomach bug.  It was tough.  I was in bed the entire day with fever & could hardly move.  Thank goodness today I felt better & was back to my old self.  I missed a hair appointment yesterday which will tell anyone that knows me that I am on my death bed.  I don't miss hair appointments!!

I realized after almost 4 years of blogging, I don't think I have ever done this before so I thought I would do "50 things you might not know about me"- just for fun & laughs!

1. My favorite color has always been pink.  I'm a girl.  But over the years it has changed to red.  I love it, it makes me feel beautiful!
2. I add "smily faces" to everything via e-mail, text, FB, you name it!  I feel like it's so hard to read your "feelings" so adding a happy face lets everyone know I truly care.
3. I'm scared of thunder- ridiculous but it scares me!
4. I love mint chocolate chip ice cream & could eat it for days! 
5. I am really good at playing the piano and can pick up almost any tune & play it; although it's something I haven't done in years.
6. I love the smell of grass- it reminds me of summer.
7. Small compact cars that I can run over ANNOY me.
8. I heart anything crown!
9. I love eating some french fries & drinking a good chocolate shake to wash it down.
10. Taking pictures is my life.  I love to capture EVERY moment- but would never do for a business.  ONLY a hobby. =)
11. I love fashion but surprisingly shoes are the last thing I think about.  I would rather have awesome jewls & amazing hair.
12. I want to chop my hair, no one will let me!
13. I got engaged after 4 months of dating my husband.
14. My favorite place to be is New York during Christmas.
15. I like all kinds of music- as long as I can rock out!
16. I bite the sides of my nails when I get nervous.
17. People that drive slow in the left lane make me furious!
18. My favorite thing to eat- anything!  But I love some MEXICAN food!
19. I HEART Razorback football.  Tailgating is what I live for.  (And dressing cute)!
20. Love listening to football & cooking some chili during the fall.
21. Fall is my FAVORITE time of the year.  I love leaves, boots, scarves, pumpkin patches!
22. I love a skinny vanilla latte from Starbucks, usually warm- even during the summer
23. Hobby Lobby & I secretly have a HUGE relationship.  Im there way to often that people know my name that work there & have asked me if I want to work there.
24. I'm a hopeless romantic.
25. I was a cheerleader all through high school.
26. I got laid off when I was 6 months pregnant- on the same day I found out I was having a GIRL.
27. I hate cats!
28. I usually get along with anyone.  I can laugh with everyone.  Smile at anyone, & be myself most anytime.
29. It takes a lot to make me mad, but when I'm mad- please excuse yourself.  =) (I have a little temper)
30. I LOVE playing card games & don't get to do it enough.
31. Snow skiing was my favorite vacation ever! 
32. I water ski when I'm given the chance- not often!
33. I miscarried in 2008.
34. I got married on Friday the 13th (not on purpose)
35. I like eating my pizza with a fork.
36. My favorite movie- I love movies, lots of them.  I would have to say that "Iron Man" was up there.
37. I am good at poetry.
38. I HATE reading.  Why when I can watch a good movie?
39. I am not a neat freak but I like things tidy.
40. My favorite things to say is, "life is too short". 
41. Taking drives is one of my most favorite things to do in the world!
42. I'm a deep thinker & analyze everything, because I care.  Maybe too much...
43. I am obsessed with airplanes!
44. I am in love with the movie "Pretty Woman"
45. I have never seen Harry Potter & could care less (so sorry for all you fans I just don't get it)...
46. I have a crush on Justin Bieber.
47. Decorating is my favorite thing to do when I'm home on a rainy day.
48. I love getting dressed up, for anything!
49. I'll admit it, I talk to strangers!
50. People at Sonic know everything about my life... do I go there too much- YES!

Have a great weekend!

Picture Free Smiles!

Thank you for your sweet notes, facebook messages, & e-mails on my MIL.  She is doing wonderful so far today.  They got her in earlier this morning for her surgery & she has been in recovery most of the day visiting with family & friends.  She is always in good spirits & was just smiling even though I knew she was in some pain.  She will be in the hospital for a few more days.  Please continue to keep her in your prayers! 

It's been a rainy day in the south today & I am not complaining!  We needed the rain.  This 108 tempature is not for this Momma going through hot flashes this week.  So I have truly enjoyed some cooler temps & rain alongside a HUGE SMILE!

I felt like sharing some funnies with you to make you smile.  I love signs!  LOVE THEM!  So here are some favorites I have found recently that I adore that I have on my pinterest:

"Instead of cleaning the house, I just turn off the lights"

"Procrastinate now, panic later"

"Real girls are perfect, perfect girls aren't real"

"Mirror Mirror on the wall, I am my Mother after all" {so true}

"If you want breakfast in bed, sleep in the kitchen"

"Keep calm & go shopping"

"Girls are like phones, we love to be held & talked to but if you press the wrong button, you'll be disconnected"

"Life was much easier when the apple & the blackberry were just fruits"

"Chin up buttercup"

"Life isn't about waiting for the storm to pass, it's about dancing in the rain"

HAPPY WEDNESDAY!

Special Request

I had a rough day getting started.  I wasn't feeling my usual self, I had no motivation what so ever, & honestly didn't want to get out of bed.  But then I looked at this adorable face as she says EVERY MORNING, "I miss you" after we wake up- & immediately was ready to start my day!

It's so cute, like she misses me all night!

{PLEASE ignore my filthy floors that haven't been mopped in over a week, thanks}!

She is just growing up so fast.  She says so many sentences, repeats after me on everything I say, & even tells me that Im cute.  Hmm, wonder where she got that word from?  Everything can't be that "cute" to her Momma! =)  Oh okay, I say it just a little!

She smiles all the time & laughs constantly. 

....Im in love more now that ever.

The real reason for this post is because I have a very special request from all my readers.  Tomorrow my Mother in-law is having a big surgery to have her kidney removed.  A few months back she started having some issues & actually while she was in another appt, during an x-ray they found a growth on her kidney.  It has caused some concern so after watching it for several months & getting some different opinions, they have decided to go in & remove it tomorrow.

Tonight the entire family got together to spend time with her.  Us girls made dinner & then we all visited withthe rest of the evening spending time with her.

Sweet Aunt Sis!

Uncle Larry with the girls watching the dogs!

Us ladies!

My sassy niecelet!

The hubbs picking out his tore up "crossfit" hands!

Please keep Jeannie & the entire family in prayer.  She goes in the hospital tomorrow morning.  Our prayer is that God's hands will be on her & that this cancer will be removed for good. 

"And we know that in all things God works for the good of those who love Him; according to His purpose"