Easter

This was our first Easter at home in quite a while. It was great! We went to the early, early, early service at TCABC it was an awesome message! Then headed to my parents house where we ate lunch and visited for a while. Then it was off to Alec's parents house for the Easter egg hunt. Unfortunately it had rained most of the morning and was to soggy outside to have our egg hunt so we had to do it indoors. But it was still so much fun! Here are a few Easter/egg hunt pictures.

Sweet Emerson...decided to start walking just 4 days before Easter...her momma was excited!

I just loved her Easter outfit!

Oh, brothers!

Avery acting like a true 7 year old!

Kaleb contemplating opening his next egg.

Emerson was so good at hunting eggs!

Avery counting his eggs and Emerson hugging her new bunny purse.

I'm a proud aunt what can I say!

Wish list

A random wish list (in no particular order):

I wish I lived in Stars Hollow and I was as witty as Lorelai Gilmore

I wish the work week was only 4 days instead of 5

I wish I didn't get so tired by 8:00 pm

I wish I had a maid to clean my house

I wish I could work in my yard all day everyday planting new flowers

I wish everyday was sunny and 75 degrees

I wish that I thought running was fun

The Spring Break of Home Improvements!

Well my spring break is almost gone and I can't help think about what we were doing this time last year...looking for a house to buy. It was such a fun time and we found a house we loved that had lots of 'potential'. We put an offer in on that very house and it was accepted! Here is our home that we found this time last year:

This spring break somehow ended up being devoted to home improvements. I spent the majority of my time painting and planting new plants in the front yard. I accomplished a lot (thanks to the help of my hubs, mom, and dad)! I will post before and afters of the rooms I painted soon but until then check out what we did with the front flowerbed!

Above: This is halfway through the project. Notice we ripped out the hideous evergreen bush in front of the big window and planted one of my favorite plants...azaleas.

Above: The finished product, well for now! We topped it off with black mulch which I love. It really makes the colors of the plants more vibrant! I can't wait to plant my annuals (the summer flowers) but I have to wait until that final freeze has come and gone!

Above: The Japanese Maple surrounded by hostas, and dwarf mondo grass

Above: Loropetalum Chinensus: I love the color of the leaves...and in the fall they turn a beautiful red color!

Above: Gold mound spirea

Above: One of our beautiful azaleas starting to bloom.

NKOTB Suckas

Well life has been busy and I will post more details soon. Until then let me give you a taste of where I was Monday night. 

Check out the New Kids On The Block:

Let me kind of give you the background of WHY I went to the NKOTB concert. First off, I was never a huge fan of the Kids but one of my co-workers loves the Kids and it was her birthday so she invited 5 of us to take a limo ride to dinner and then the concert. It was a lot of fun. My favorite part of the concert was the opening act america's next dance crew....the Jabawockeez (sp?). They were on the stage for 25 minutes but I was lovin' it! I'm a sucker for a good dance crew.

It was rare for me to do something on a weeknight. Honestly, I normally don't go out and do much on weeknights due to the fact that I am usually thoroughly exhausted by 9:00 but I thought it was well worth it. Good time and great company!

My Sweet Valentine

Our 3rd married Valentines was great! 

We decided to go out and eat on the Friday instead of Saturday to avoid the crowds of people. Alec took me to my favorite restaurant and it was delicious. 

Then Saturday started with me sneaking out of the house early to go get Alec his favorite food...DOUGHNUTS! I remember a while back Alec said his perfect day would start with a doughnut so how could I pass up this opportunity. He was surprised and needless to say ecstatic about the doughnuts.

 I was surprised when a huge box was delivered to the house...inside 30 stems of beautiful orchids. Orchids are my favorite flower! Absolutely gorgeous...see pictures below. Then we went to our nephews bball game where they won 22 to 2. Then we did some things around the house which we have been needing to get done for some time now. For dinner we ate one of my favorite foods...pizza a heart shaped pizza none the less. Then we watched Fireproof which we had been wanting to see. It was a great movie (corny acting...but great message). I cried of course but what's new. Here are a few pictures from the day.

Valentines family picture

Me and Babs on Vday.

Babette's first Valentines Day

My GORGEOUS flowers! Alec did good!

Our delicious heart shaped pizza.