BBQ, family, friends, & fireworks!
Fourth of July 2017
Posted onCategory Archives: Holidays
Happy birthday to you!
Posted onHappy 59th birthday Mama! Our last, but certainly not least birthday of our non stop month of celebrations! We love you a bushel & a peck!
Twenty One!
Posted onTwenty one? That time flew by far faster than anticipated. Twenty one years ago I was a scared first time mama of a premature 4 lbs 2 oz little boy. That tiny baby grew into an amazing man, son, husband, and father. We can’t wait to see what the future has in store for you! Happy birthday! We love you Budah! 
Twelve!
Posted onHappy 12th birthday to our beautiful soul, loud, Dolan twins loving, bright, sassafras, and full of endless surprises daughter! We love you Aub and are so proud of the young lady you’re becoming!
Father’s Day 2017
Posted onHappy father’s day to the three best dad’s I know, my daddy, my husband, and my son!
Aub’s 12th & Mad’s 8th Carnival Birthday bash
Posted onThankfully the rain held out for what my mother in law referred to as the best party I’ve thrown for our children yet. I’ve waited years to throw this particular party and it was a blast! We rented a bounce house and turned our back yard into a colorful mini carnival. The kids were all given carnival tickets to play games like tin can crash, ring toss, bean bag toss, potato sack races, and we even had a tattoo and photo booth.
Inside we had fresh popped popcorn, cracker jacks, carnival peanuts, cotton candy, mini funnel cakes, mini corn dogs, goldfish, carnival animal cookies, popcorn chicken, carnival punch, and a variety of candy and three different kinds of colorful homemade cupcakes. 
For party favors we had cracker jacks, carnival animal cookies, & sidewalk chalk.
Eight!
Posted onHow is it possible that our little love bug turned 
today? Eight? She’s such a happy, loveable, free spirit that marches to the beat of her own drum.
This morning she woke up at 5:30am for her last day of 2nd grade with a huge smile when we handed her her first of 8 gifts she’ll receive today. New pjs and a birthday ribbon to wear for pajama day at school. We went to pick up a couple dozen donuts from her favorite donut shop to share with her class mates. I picked up her lunch request and went to have lunch with her and Bitty. Then went to the store for a few things to celebrate her birthday this evening with a few friends and family. I wonder if this kiddo realizes just how loved she is? I also wonder if she knows it’s looking like she’s going to be a shorty like her mama? She’s a good two inches shorter than her big sissy was when she turned eight. Too cute! Happy 8th birthday Mad! 
Memorial Day 2017
Posted onRemembering our hero’s that made the ultimate sacrifice for our freedom. 
Mother’s Day 2017
Posted onWoke up to three little girls serving me breakfast in bed that their daddy made for them. They had beautiful flowers, a fun t-shirt, lots of precious homemade goodies, & big beautiful smiles waiting for me. We got to spend time with both of our mamas. Had a fun lunch out with our three dolls and Aub’s best friend (her mama had to work all day). Heard from my son. My B-Boo dropped by to bring me flowers. My friend gave me a plant. My mama got me a magazine subscription. My girls let me take a nap. My husband wouldn’t let me clean a thing all day. It was a pretty perfect day to say the least.
Happy 40th birthday!
Posted onIt’s here, finally his 40th birthday, the day I get to tell him his surprise that’s I’ve been holding in for months. He thought I had let little things slip about the plans I made. And I sort of did, only lame fake ones. So imagine his surprise when he opened one of his birthday gifts to find plane tickets for tomorrow morning to Boston! I had him believing we were going for a small weekend getaway Friday after work someplace in Texas (he decided that place was El Paso) to celebrate our 10th anniversary and his 40th birthday and that he didn’t need to take time off of work. Really I had a friend of his help me schedule the time off that he needs. Made arrangements with both of the girls’ maw-maws, their nannie boo, and my good friend to take care of our three dolls while we have an amazing getaway. Tomorrow morning I’ll tell him that I also rented a car and for the next week we’ll be exploring all of New England and New York too! Can hardly wait to explore some states we’ve never been to with my favorite guy!
