My two days of Spring Break

It is Sunday already? Man, this weekend went by way to fast. I laughed that I got two days of Spring break. It is weeks like this I wish I would have re-thought the job decision.

Friday night we celebrated our best bud, Elissa. She turned 30 last Monday and this was the first day we could all get together. Happy Birthday to our "bestest" friend and "bestest" Aunt! Life truly is so much sweeter with you!
Saturday we went to a fish fry with my family. It was great to hang with them for the afternoon. We were planning our next camping trip (Yes, Kevin you have to be with me all weekend!) and planning a family vacation for later in the year. We decided that we need to hangout for no reason more often. It was horse riding, fish feeding, much swinging, eating good time! And, this is my favorite picture from the weekend:

Sunday was spent cleaning, cooking, and getting ready for someone's birthday! My projects are turning out so stinkin' cute if I can say so myself. Now I am completely pooped. Is the weekend really already over?

Weekend of "Na-Na"

We had the best weekend. Ava and I headed to Brooke's to celebrate a baby shower for Noah James. We left on Friday and arrived in time to pick Nathan up from school. To say he was excited to see her is an understatement. We then headed to a local park for some fun.

(Note: all pictures were taken with the iphone because someone thought she was being really organized and plugged the battery in to charge only to run off and leave it. I felt naked all weekend without it. I was so mad at myself! Brooke was nice enough to find a camera shop but the battery was over $100 dollars! Argg....)
Ava had a blast feeding the ducks. Nathan was so excited to be able to teach her how. Then it was off to play at the park.

On Saturday we went and did what we do best, SHOP! We found Ava a bow to go with her Easter dress. What do you think? Laughing.....
Ava loves Na-Na's Choo-Choos. I give up! My girl is not going to like dolls or Barbie's. She loves boy toys(which brings great pleasure to her daddy! He thinks this is a sure sign she will love to hunt and fish. Can you say Camo bows?) At least she still looks like a princess doing it!
Ava's favorite toys right now:
1. Her remote control truck from Auntie Rosie and Danny
2. Ironman action figure from Aunt Lissa and Uncle Jimmy
3. Choo Choo Trains
Her birthday list mainly consists of boy toys. Cars and trains.

We had a great weekend. We are excited for Noah to get here, only 4 more short weeks. I did not get any pics of the shower. Can you say MAD! Argg...

Oh Weekends

Oh weekends, oh how I love you! Just wish you would stick around a little longer and maybe even come around again sooner.

This weekend was a fun one. I am loving my new schedule that I get 3 day weekends twice a month. Can I get an amen! We spent this weekend at the in-laws celebrating a mommy to be! You will see in these pictures that my girl is a country girl. She loves being outside doing all things "country"!

Then on Sunday we celebrated a birthday for Uncle Jimmy! Happy 31st birthday to our best bud. Can you say steaks and cheesecake? Y-U-M-M-O! And, when I say cheesecake I mean the raspberry white chocolate from the Cheesecake Factory. The best part was we got to take leftovers.
See ya again soon weekend, only 2 more days! Wonder what fun you will bring this time?

Friends

I always like to count my blessings. One of my biggest, friends. Oh how I love my buddies!
What can I say about these two? We grew up together. I met both in the 6th grade and have developed a deep love for them over the years. There were good times and bad times. Many funny times. Some sad times. But all "times" were so much more manageable with them both.

Happy 30th Birthday to Amanda Panda!
Maybe there will even be a marriage in our future "times"?!? Laughing!

Busy Bees

Like the title? Little Miss is obsessed with all things "Bees" these days. If she sees anything that even resembles a bug she screams "A Bee" "A Bee".

We were true to title this week/weekend. It has been a hard end of the week in many ways, but I am trusting God's plan for our family. I know he was a plan that will knock our socks off, this is what I am trusting!

We had many fun fun times. I soaked in every minute with hubs and Little Miss. It was nice to have so much time off together.

I mean what is better than lunches with family and friends + shopping + parks + celebrating birthdays + little gym + cheerleading(story for another day) + more scrapbooking + more shopping(can I get a big AMEN!)--->Nothing!!! Not even skiing!
Mine and Ava's favorite lunch date.
Shopping at our favorite jewelry store!
Happy Birthday to my Dad! We had a great dinner out celebrating with him. What a fun night!

Need your help!

Please vote for your favorite 3 pictures for Ava's 2nd Birthday invitation. I am having such a hard time. I love them all. I had such a hard time narrowing it down to 8. What can I say, I love this girl!

Our Happy "Love" Day!

Oh how I love my peeps. What is better then celebrating the ones you love? It was a busy day and I was thankful to be with them both. (Secretly I was thinking about skiing this morning but as the day went on I was happy to be together.)

The day started with Ava's Valentine's Party at MDO. She had fun decorating her goodie bag and looking at all the gifts she got from her sweet friends. I have come to love her friends and their Mommy's. My girl is seriously like her mama in loving all things crafty. We could not give her stickers fast enough. She kept saying "prease". How can you resist this?
After the party Mommy let Ava play on the indoor play ground for a while. This girl is a sliding fool. Let's just saying there was some kicking and screaming when it was time to leave. Mommy did not love this!
What a surprise when we got home! Flowers for us both. Ava's first dozen roses. I am glad her daddy is teaching her early! I want her hubs to spoil her in just the same sweet ways. There was a bouquet for Daddy too. His was a dozen candies. Of course Ava got a few other goodies from us both that she loved!
Then off to dinner. Yummy crab cakes and shrimp.
Love, Love, Love! What more can I say? I am so in love!