Weekend

Okay, I know the title is weekend, but we will go a little past the weekend...

This weekend we celebrated the original Princess's 8th birthday!

We tried the day after the party to get a picture of them in the outfits the Princess wanted them to wear at the party but she never wore her's b/c she stayed in her swimsuit the whole time, lol. Here's how photographing these two goes:

Here's a good one:

Yesterday we took a trip to the park with our neighbor:

And this is after with me doing my best L watching TV like a zombie impression:

That is all! One day I'm going to read that pin on taking better pictures of your kid. Until then, I apologize;-)

Gender Reveal Party

The story is not mine to tell, as it was not my party, but the party details are too cute not to share! Especially since I know so many are dreaming of their own gender reveal parties;)

I ordered a print package from Simply Captivating Events, an Etsy shop. For a mere $35 I got PDF files of more paper decorations than I could ever imagine needing for one party. Plus personalized invitations, welcome sign and favor tags and cupcake toppers. It was a grey and yellow theme and was adorable.

However...I went to Hobby Lobby for fabric to use for the table cloths and found a beautiful black and white print I HAD to have. So I googled and found a similar style paper pattern I used to add to the banners that came with my package.

I also really wanted a photo booth so we could serve 2 purposes - photographing all participants and allowing everyone to cast their "votes". Though my camera gave me a little trouble here, the extra fabric worked great as a back drop. I used clothes pins to attach it to my blinds. The bow and mustache props were ordered from Grey Skies Blue, another Etsy shop I highly recommend.

All plates and napkins are courtesy of Target a la my co-planner, Summer. She also set us up with a GREAT local baker who made the delicious and adorable cake. So, onto the pictures...

Baby girl was NOT happy about having to share her momma with a camera

And.....

It's a boy!!

Congrats, my friends! You guys make great little men and I can't WAIT to meet this one!

End of Summer and the First Day of School

Yesterday we celebrated the unofficial end of summer with a trip to the pool. It was absolutely the most fun L has ever had! She was running around and talking to all of the kids and playing peek-a-boo. She even got caught under the water bucket when it dumped and didn't cry!

Bill and I had fun, too, and just decided we should get out and get some sun more. Way to wait to the last minute on that, huh?

Today is L's first day at her Mother's Day Out program. This is the best I could do on a picture this morning, she did not want to be still:

Busy girl!

With her temporary back pack that I girlied up with the initial sticker Uncle Josh bought her.

Big cheese!

Drop off was pretty brutal. The sweet director called me and gave me an update that she was no longer crying, so praying she enjoys the rest of her day. I, on the other hand, am totally lost with out her. I did get my car cleaned and picked up a couple items at party city for a baby shower. Now I'm toying with the idea of going to the gym. As much as I should clean, I just can't stay here without her:(

Hope everyone enjoyed their long weekend!

6 Years and Counting!

So tomorrow is out 6th anniversary and I just couldn't be happier!

Thank you God for blessing me with such a hard working and loyal husband, who is flat out the best father I could have ever hoped for my daughter.

Thank you Bill for allowing me to be home with her and always putting the needs of our family first. I know there are a lot of outside influences and stresses on you these days, and I pray that I am supportive of you and that my occasional "words of wisdom" are heard with love and respect with which I mean them. There isn't much I can do to fix the day to day challenges you face as the sole provider of our family, but I hope I am the sounding board and distraction you need. I LOVE AND CHOSE YOU - then, now and for the rest of our lives.

Dating

 Engaged

Wedding

Photography by Andee

CKay Portraits

And when everyone said we were crazy and moved too fast...well, look how far we've come!

Happy anniversary, Honey!