A Very "Pinteresting" Valentine's Day!

Well, I didn't do much as far as Valentine's decor this year. Ok, make that I didn't do squat as far as Valentine's Day decor this year. But we made up for it with goodies!

There were so many different yummy ideas on pinterest I couldn't decide which ones to try. I went with the strawberry cake mix cookies from this pin, and let me just tell you - that recipe is a KEEPER! I had to hurry up and bag up the ones for the school kiddos because they were going fast. We made them last night and there's not so much as a crumb left for today, Valentine's Day. *sigh *...

(*disclaimer* This post is full of  pathetic Iphone pics, I know they're terrible...)

We made some of them just for the boys' teachers...

I found that idea on pinterest too, but couldn't seem to find a ready made printable for the tag in a Valentine's Day version...so I just put one together myself real quick in photoshop. It's not fantastic, but it works. The guys wrote little notes to their teachers on the back.

The boys have been "selling" candy bars for the school fundraiser, and I'm pretty sure their daddy and I are their best customers. Something HAD to be done. (They really are that good.) So I found a candy bar wrapper printable on pinterest here,  fancied them all up, and handed them out at church as Valentine's gifts. Whew! Got rid of those wicked things. Now I owe the fundraiser envelope quite a few pennies...

 The boys were thrilled with their lego star wars Valentine's cards, complete with glow stick light sabers. 

Here is the link to that pin.

Which begs the question...

What in this world did we do before Pinterest???

 And I still have a whole board full of ideas to try next year :)

Happy Valentine's Day, y'all! I hope it's SWEET!

And Baby Makes 5!

Introducing....

Baby Weston!

 Born June 29, weighing 7 lbs 14 oz, 22 inches long.

Mommy was SOOO happy to meet him! He is just absolutely precious.

 Proud Daddy with baby boy # 3.

 Big brother Carson loves him lots!

 Part of the welcoming committee :) Mamaw, Jackson, Carson, and Granna.

 Our new family...

 We've decided to keep him :) 

Mommy and baby are doing well, and we're so thankful for this newest little blessing!

Happy Independence Day!

Where would this country be without geeks brilliant technologically minded individuals?!  I'm so happy to announce that my own personal geek squad has located and fixed the problem on my computer. Whew! Big sigh of relief. Soooo, I can share PICTURES!! 

We made some fun Independence Day memories with a cookout on Saturday. I'm thankful for the freedoms we enjoy in this great country, and I say it's worth celebrating!

We had some fun and yummy decor...

refreshing lemonade...

made memories with the family...

enjoyed some all American hotdogs and hamburgers...

had some fun playing the homemade corn toss game...

cooled off with a little swim...

enjoyed homemade ice cream with fresh strawberries...Mmmmm...

and we finished the day off with some fireworks and "sprinklers"   :) 

A certain Daddy may or may not have burned a rather large hole in his shirt with some bottle rockets. And a certain Mommy may or may not have laughed her head off at his peril. It's just barely possible.

Oh, and one more thing. I made some fabric rosettes to add a bit of festive bling to my plain red shirt...

Ohmygoodness....I think I shall go clean my mirror.

 Right. Now. 

I pinned them on with safety pins, so they're removable.

I hope you all had a Happy 4th!!

Happy Birthday America,

 God Bless the USA! 

We're Moving!

Did I just hear you say "again!?" Yep. Again.

The good people at the Jasper Pilgrim Nazarene Church unanimously elected to extend an invitation to David to become their pastor. We made it a matter of much prayer and thought, and both of us felt the Lord leading us to go.

The Jasper church has been very special to us for many years. I was born there, my grandfather pastored the church for many years while I was growing up, I got saved there as a child, and Dave and I were married there as well. We have so many fond memories from this place, it's like we're going back "home".

Although we're happy and excited about where God is leading us...in some ways it is bitter sweet. We've grown to love all of our people here, and it is hard to leave them. We've spent 3 wonderful years here, and made many happy memories. This place will always have a special place in our hearts, too.

There are busy days ahead! We'll be putting our house up for sale, packing and moving things, Dave will be trying to find a new job...the list goes on. But we know that when God leads, He also works out the details. Just be warned that posting may become a bit scant until we're finished moving! I'll be singing the VeggieTales song..."I'm busy busy dreadfully busy...you've no idea what I have to do..."

We interupt this broadcast...

To send a very special Birthday greeting...

Happy Birthday, Sweetheart! You're still my favorite.

And I know you're lurking out there, reading my blog...

Classes are now in session...

...in my kitchen.

Jackson made it through his first day of Kindergarten, and so did Mommy.

He was literally glued to his video teacher, hanging onto every word.

I thought it was so sweet the way he folded his hands for prayer time.

Very proud of his first day's accomplishments!

I just hope the excitement will last through the rest of the year...

Family Fun

Whew! A whole week's gone by and I haven't posted. Shame, shame. So let me tell ya what I've been up to. I've been lovin on this little guy...

We were so happy that our little nephew came all the way from Louisiana to see us! And we were also glad that he brought along the rest of his family :) We enjoyed the weekend with my brother Jeremy's family, and my Mom and Dad. Now, I wander why my Mom and Dad wanted to come...

Granna had to get her grandbaby fix. Ethan is such a sweet cuddly baby, we all 'bout smothered him.

While they were all here, we had a birthday party for Brian, who turned 6 years old. (I still can't believe how fast our kids are growin' up!)

I made Brian a space shuttle cake, since we were taking them to the Space and Rocket Center.

The cake was a lot of fun, especially when we lit up the "burners".

Here's me with the birthday boy and his little sister, Breanna. She's just precious. She's got her uncle David wrapped around her tiny little finger.

We saw lots of things at the Space Center, I kinda like this picture of the rocket.

Jeremy and Brenda rode the Space Shot...

I would have ridden it, but somebody had to stay with the kids... OK, so maybe I was a little bit chicken. :)

Jackson and Brian are practically inseparable buddies.

I love this picture of Carson stylin at the 3D theater.

And then Sunday was very special , because we had Ethan's Dedication.

And he was a perfect little angel, he just smiled up at David the whole time he was up there.

The kids all looked so cute all dressed up for Sunday, so, I thought it would be the perfect time to take some pictures of them all together.

WRONG!

They turned out pretty hilarious. Maybe in about 10 years they'll all be old enough to pose together for good picture. Carson was being a first rate grump, and the rest of them were high on something.

So that's what's been going on around here lately. We did lots of laughing, eating, swimming, eating, playing games, eating, site seeing, eating, grilling, and some more eating...

Girls Getaway...

I'm back! Didja miss me? I'm just now gettin around to blogging. We girls had a great time at the Gulf. No schedule. No kids. No responsibilities. Not enough time...

I have one great Mother-in-law, and two awesome Sister-in-laws. Aren't they pretty? They make me feel like Dopey the Dwarf. One of these days I'm gonna grow up.It was so relaxing just to listen to the waves and watch them roll in.

I was the paparazzi, following them all around with the camera.

How-DEE! Miss Minnie Pearl's all ready for the sun...

Awww...We're color coordinated and everything. Holly was our personal wardrober - because she has some pretty cool ideas.

Eatin at the Crab Trap - it was worth the trip down there just for that.

We made lots of great memories, ate lots of great food, enjoyed the sunshine, and just enjoyed all being together for some girl time. Now it's back to the real world. I'm currently buried under piles of laundry. But I'm loving being with my little cowpokes again. I just couldn't stay away from them very long. And I think they're pretty happy too.