A lazy Wordless Wednesday...

Today she is 6!!!

I am so scared that I will wake up tomorrow and my baby will be 16. Today she is 6. I am so proud of her and love her more than she will ever know. She makes my life complete.

I love you baby girl. Happy 6th birthday.

Wordless Wednesday from Maria

March of Dimes

It was 4 years ago that I met my sweet nephews. It was also 4 years ago that I said good-bye to them and kissed their tiny cheeks. They were born way too early...one day before they were 24 weeks, to be exact. We all miss them everyday and they will be forever in our memory. They are precious angels and I am a better person having known them.

On April 27th...our family walks for them. Ashley and I have talked about this for years and now to have it become a reality is so awesome. Please visit my site here to see my March of Dimes page/team. We are super excited about this little adventure and to walk 5 miles together. We are hoping to raise as much money as we can for The March of Dimes. They are such a wonderful organization and help so many families every day. We are thankful for them. If you can, please help support Team Brock and Brody. We will walk not only for Brock and Brody but for families all across the nation whose babies are born way too early.

Thank you so much for your help and support. Love you all.....

Today I was picked for a Meme by Vintage Dutch Girl. Thanks so much! You are too sweet. I will try to see what I can pull out of my favorite category. I have way too many. Which tells me I am on the computer way to much. HA!

THE LINKS MEME

Just copy paste THIS and everything below up until my Five links:

I thought it would be cool to have a meme where we post links. We can post up to five. Then we tell five more people to share their links. If we all share who tagged us, our links are sure to be seen! They can be business links, favorite sites, affiliate links, whatever you want…

There are Five Rules:

1. MUST be clean. No R rated sites.

2. Only FIVE links.

3. MUST tell 5 people.

4. A link back to the person who tagged you

My Five Links:

1. ashleyallenphoto.net-This is my Sissy's site. Her photos are awesome. You need to check it out. She has some really pretty models, too!! :)

2. beaducation.com-I love this site. I love to bead but never have the money or time. I like to get on this site for ideas and to learn more about what is new and upcoming.

3. 24hourfitness.com-I like to get on this site to see what times all my classes start. They change them weekly. I try to hit one or two classes a week...like yoga, aerobics or spinning...when I feel adventurous. I have to be honest and tell you its been a while..but you know...life gets crazy.

4. BLOGS, BLOGS and more BLOGS- I can't even tell you how many of those I look at a day. Its so addicting.

5. yahoo.com-I have to check my mail...every hour. ha! There is always some sort of interesting news or tidbit on there, too.

So, there you have it. A list of sites you might want to check out. Sorry they are not highlighted so you can click on them to get right to the site. Of all the things...I have no idea how to do that. HA! As much as I love my computer there are things that I just haven't learned yet. I'm a little slow....hee hee

I TAG FOR A MEME:

1. Ashley

2. Neena

3. JD

4. Jenna

5. Hollie

Friday Ramblings

**Little League Baseball has taken over our lives. Fun as it is....it is major time consuming. Reid is still enjoying it but is a little scared of the ball this year. He is in the Majors now and the ball seems to be going extra fast. At his game last week there was a boy on the other team that was 6 foot tall....I kid you not. What are these parents feeding their children. I had to go to Academy to invest in a batting helmet with a face mask. HA! Anyway, we had opening day a couple of weekends ago.....it was too fun. Complete with parade and all. So you like my sign....once a cheerleader....always a cheerleader. HA!

**Macy is still loving dance. Her recital is coming up and every hour or so we get a taste of what we will see. She dances all over the house. We have a CD in the car of all the songs for the recital and personally only a few of the songs are really good. The others are really getting on my nerves.

**We went on a school field trip to the H-town zoo. Taking 6 Kindergarten classes to the zoo is well.....a zoo!

**Macy had a Kindergarten Spring Show. It was farm theme....really sweet. I got teary eyed ALOT! I just know how fast time flies and it makes my heart hurt. Really bad. Isn't she a cute cow?

**Can you believe that Michael Johns got voted off of American Idol?? I was shocked. I like him alot. I think Kristy Lee Cook should have got the boot weeks ago. Maybe I'm just jealous. That was my dream, you know. I wish they would have had AI when I was a youngster.

**I got my toes done today. I shouldn't have spent money on that but ,hey, it was a weak moment. I felt I needed a little pampering. For some reason I felt blue and a pedicure sounded like what I needed.

**Do you ever feel like you are not being a good friend? I have some things on my heart.

**My house is looks like a bomb went off. I have laundry that would probably stretch from here to Smithville, my kitchen is a wreck, I need to vaccuum and my bathrooms.....yuck! So, you know what I will be doing tonight. I don't think I can lay my head down until I clean a little.

**My sweet neice is having her 1st birthday party this weekend. We are all so excited and love her so much. She is such a blessing and an answered prayer. I think I might just take a bounce in the bounce house in her honor! I hope I don't pop it.

**Thats another thing...Weight Watchers stinks. No really, I have been doing it for a few weeks and the pounds are not coming off as fast as I would like. I hate diets.

**Can I just tell you how much I love my new Mary Jane Crocs...

**Macy is going to see High School Musical on ice tomorrow morning. She is way excited.

**I am going to be 35 soon....that freaks me out.

**I've had a bad hair day today. And yesterday. And the day before that.

am i whining? :)

Have a great weekend everyone!!

Rodeo days....

This post is going a little back in time but I had to share some Rodeo pictures. We had such a great time. Ash and BA took us to Rascal Flatts and Troy and I took them to see Brad Paisley. They were both really good but I think Rascal Flatts were my favorite. They are so good. The kids had fun too. The rodeo wouldn't be complete without spending a million dollars at the carnival and eating Turkey legs...ha!

Avery's first concert! She loved it!

We loved Rascal Flatts!

I think he was singing to me! :)

Macy really climbed this rock wall! Can you believe it? She even got a purple seal thing for ringing the bell at the top.

The family enjoying a day at the carnival? (See the seal?) HA!

Posing with Elsie the Cow. Avery and Macy loved her!

OH NO! Watch out! The bull is coming!

Avery and Reid.....Reid was so proud she was sporting a St Louis Cardinals hat!

Mom and Macy

Oh, he was singing to me too!

Uncle Troy and Avery listening to some tunes.

I think he is too old for concerts.....

Fun little survey

Saw this online and thought it was fun. Enjoy your Wednesday!



1.YOUR ROCK STAR NAME (first pet, current car): Spitz Expedition

2.YOUR GANGSTA NAME (fave ice cream flavor, favorite type of shoe): Chocolate Flippy

3.YOUR NATIVE AMERICAN NAME (favorite color, favorite animal): Pink Flamingo

4.YOUR SOAP OPERA NAME (middle name, city where you were born): Denise Austin

5.YOUR STAR WARS NAME (the first 3 letters of your last name, first 2 of your first name): Sabhe

6.SUPERHERO NAME (2nd favorite color, favorite drink): Red Crystal Light

7.NASCAR NAME (the first names of your grandfathers): Ruben James

8.STRIPPER NAME ( the name of your favorite perfume/cologne/scent, favorite candy): Pleasures Taffy

9.TV WEATHER ANCHOR NAME (your 5th grade teacher’s last name, a major city that starts with the same letter): Douthitt Dallas

10.SPY NAME: (your favorite season/holiday, flower): Fall Gerber Daisy

11.CARTOON NAME: (favorite fruit, article of clothing you’re wearing right now): Orange Running shirt

12.HIPPIE NAME: (What you ate for breakfast, your favorite tree): Fiber One Pecan

HANNAH MONTANA!!

On our way to see Hannah! We were so excited!

Macy was so excited to see Hannah come on stage.

She was singing and dancing all night. It was so cute!

Mom and Macy enjoying our evening together!

Our seats were so high....Hannah looked like she was about an inch tall!

But we didn't even care. We had fun laughing, dancing, singing, eating a 5.00 bowl of ice

cream and sharing a 12.00 pizza and drink! HA!

She just knew that Hannah was going to come

to our seats for a personal photo shoot! She even

asked me when we were going to go meet her.

I tell you, this little girl can sing!

Macy and I had a blast. I felt like a kid again. HA!

Wordless Wednesday

.....more to come on why my baby girl was SO SO excited!

Happy Easter

Hope everyone had a wonderful day. We did....we got up, hunted eggs, checked our Easter baskets for all the goodies that the bunny left, put on our new spring outfits and ran out the door to church. We missed Troy because he had to work but we did bring some Easter lunch from Chilis. yum! It wasn't Nana's roast but its the best I could do. :) After we ate lunch we went back to the church with some friends and let the kids hunt easter eggs. They had so much fun. It was a beautiful day to be outside. I love this time of year. I love new dresses for the kids. I love my son in a tie. I love white sandals. I love candy. I love bunnies. I love family. I love friends. I love flowers. I love Easter baskets and all that crazy grass that gets evertwhere. But most of all I love my Savior and the fact that he died for ME and YOU and then rose again to give us eternal life. Praise Him....

Macy finding eggs filled with candy!

Reid did hunt eggs but don't tell anyone! I am sad because it was probably

his last year to care about eggs...next year I'll just give him a bag of candy.

My sweetie pies...ready for church.

Macy had to leave a note for the bunny just in case he needed some help on where to put the eggs. She likes to know whats going on. Before bed she hopped up and said, "I have to leave him a note to make sure that he hides them in the house." HA! That surprised me. I thought for sure whe would want them outside so the bunny wouldn't come in. :)

Dying the eggs....it was a fun mess! We did miss my family this year. It was the first

year we weren't in Smithville to dye eggs. It was neat to be at home but so weird.

We missed everyone so much!

Macy's masterpiece!

Quick shopping trip with my sister to Katy Mills and to see the ever so popular bunny!

Here's "hopping" that your Easter was fantastic!

Savannah...day 2 (a week later)

Load 'em up....Oh, my we had so much to do on Friday. We wanted to fit as much in as we could and let me tell you....we did! Here are our ever so cute bags, that do by the way, get a lot of attention. It didn't help that we had on pink boas. But thats besides the point. ha!



Our first stop...the fun and ever so interesting trolley ride. If you read my friends Lacie, Holly and Kim's blog you will see alot of our feet. We documented every step we took. People looked at us like we were crazy. But again...we don't care. Deep down, they liked our idea and as soon as we left I'm almost posivite they copied us! ha!

Here are Lacie and I ready to take off. Don't we look cute! We had such a fun time. There was alot of neat places to see and learn about. Our first trolley guide was ok but about half way through we had to potty so we got off and took a break. When we loaded the trolley again we got a GREAT trolley tour guide. He was a hoot and Kim thought he looked like Clay Aiken. And he did! If that gives you any idea of the kind of ride we had. He had us in stiches.

Kim and Holly looking ever so cute! We were all so ready to get this show on the road. We had alot of Savannah to see....

When our tummy's started growling we decided to hit Mrs. Wilkes. We weren't too sure about it since we had never heard of the place. And we had to wait in line for almost an hour. But we heard it was so good so we thought, hey we made it all the way here we might as well try it. And boy are we glad we did. It was my favorite and the girls too, I'm almost certian. Hands down it was probably the best food I ever ate. Just the atmosphere was enough to make me want to pack my bags and move right in. So cozy and everyone was so sweet. We even got to meet Marcia, Mrs. Wilkes grand-daughter. She runs the place now. Oh, and the sweet tea....oh.my.goodness.

Here we are waiting in line for an hour. What else are we going to do but take pictures of our shadows. ha! I love this picture. It wasn't too long after this picture that we realized we might not make it Paula Deens for supper because we didn't make reservations. So, I called and you couldn't make them over the phone. The only slot they had left was a 8:45. So what else can four girls do??? Well, two of them took off running (in the wrong direction...for a minute) to get us a slot. The other 2 held our place in line. Mind you, they ran for 15 minutes there and 15 minutes back. Kim and Lacie ran their little feet off to get us slots for Paula! Thanks girls! I wish I could have followed them with my camera. You girls rock! Me and Holly, well we just prayed they made it back in time to eat at Mrs. Wilkes......we didn't want to eat without them. HA! They made it in plenty of time!

Here we are at Paulas! Another fun foot picture. Aren't our tired feet cute?? Remember this is 9:00 at night! And we have walked and toured Savannah all day....

I thought since I ate such a BIG lunch at Mrs. Wilkes I'd eat a light dinner. Well, forget that. I ordered a Chicken pot pie....look at how big that sucker is. It was so good. We had such a fun time a Paula's resturant. It was so neat to be there. We just knew she would be there and would invite us to her show! You know...we'd be BFF's. ha! No such luck. I don't think she ever is at her resturant....that's what the waiter said. Anyway, Paula or no Paula....we had a fun time.

more to come!

Savannah...a week later (part 1)

A week ago today I had just done this! Can you believe it? I hate flying, but with the coaxing of my best buds....I loaded the plane. Scared and all. I'm sure they thought I was nuts but I was scared, really scared! And then they sat me by the window....go figure! LOL! But, it was all worth it for a girls weekend! A fun and much needed time away. I love my kids and hubby but it was nice to have my mommy hat off for a few days.

It was all worth it because then, I ended up here....pink boas and all:

SAVANNAH, GEORGIA! WOW! It was such a beautiful town. Full of history, shopping, great food, tour bus rides, ghost tours and one really bad house tour.....maybe more on that later. The first night we ate The Olde Pink House...it was so cool. And to make it even better the lady sat us in the pink room! How fitting. And the food was so yummy. We all ate stuff that we wouldn't normally eat. And pay prices that we wouldn't normally pay! I had a yummy tilapia.....

After dinner and our crazy day of flying and driving two hours to Savannah, we decided to call it a day. We went back to the hotel to plan our next day. We had SO much to do. We thought it would be best to get into something a little more comfy! HA! Slippers......the best! We all slept like logs....until the 6:30 wake up call. :)

to be continued.....

Macy

Take a look, her room will never be this clean again! HA! She is so proud of her newly rearranged room. She said she feels like a big girl. She is growing before my eyes....Check her out with her little laptop. She thinks it can really get on the internet. Don't tell her otherwise. She will be wanting a blog next. Oh, just don't look at her hair. She tried to fix it herself. She loves to be a girly girl. Boy, I think I am in trouble.

I found this quiz on another blog...thought it looked like fun. I hope you all have a great weekend. I am off for a Ladies Retreat. Pray for my hubby. He is home alone with the kidos. I am thinking that they will go to Gatti Land, play outside with no shoes on and eat candy before bed without brusing their teeth. :) Oh, and bedtime...that's out the window! I DO love him though...he is a wonderful daddy! I'm a lucky girl.

Your Candy Heart Says "Hug Me"

A total sweetheart, you always have a lot of love to give out. Your heart is open to where ever love takes you! Your ideal Valentine's Day date: a surprise romantic evening that you've planned out Your flirting style: lots of listening and talking What turns you off: fighting and conflict Why you're hot: you're fearless about falling in love

http://www.blogthings.com/whatdoesyourcandyheartsayquiz/">What Does Your Candy Heart Say?

Happy Heart Day!

This is my other sweet Valentine. I just love her so much! She is my spunky one...the one that keeps me on my toes. There is never a dull moment when she is around. She loves to dance, sing, ride her scooter...and her latest....clean her room by herself. Can you believe that one? HA! She is one special Valentine.

I hope everyone has a wonderful Valentines Day. And I hope you get lots of chocolate and roses from those that you love. I told my sweet hubby that I did not want flowers this year. You can tell that to your husband if you have been married as long as we have. LOL! This year....a watch. Mine broke after wearing it for almost 4 years. It was a good watch....may it rest in watch Heaven. Oh, and I want to pick it out. Is that asking too much? What do you think? :)

To all my family and friends who I can't be with on this day....I love you...Will you be my Valentine?

spt

This is my very first "self portrait Tuesday"! Can I get a yipee?? I've always thought they looked fun but I have never jumped on the bandwagon. Which is suprising because I am a bandwagon jumper! LOL! I love new and fun ideas. Especially when I don't have to come up with them. :)

So, I looked on Lelly's blog and the SPT for today is:

Were you able to treat yourself with a special valentine?

Well, yes I was...even though I like flowers, chocolate, jewlery, scrapbook stuff, running gear, etc.... this is my sweetest Valentine ever. My baby boy is my heart. Oh, Reid.....Will you be my Valentine?