Happy 4th Birthday, Madison!

Wow....My baby girl turned 4 today! I can't believe it. I have told her repeatedly since she turned 3 that 4 was it! NO MORE BIRTHDAYS after this one. She just can't get any older!!! ;) She tells me she can't help it. That she can't stop growing! Hee, hee! Although, I am excited to see what her future holds, I would love to keep her this age forever!

We are gearing up for SUPER FUN cowgirl party on Saturday. We can't wait!!!

Happy birthday to my fun, beautiful, smart, sweet daughter, Madison! Mommy loves you to the moon and stars and back a bazillion times and more!

Brantley's 1st Birthday Party: Nautical Theme

Today we celebrated my son's first birthday! I truly can't believe it has been a year since he was born. We had such a great time with friends and family. I appreciate them all for coming out to make this a special day. Here are a few pics from the party:

The birthday boy:

Our happy family:

The adorable cake was created by my mother. I showed her some inspiration pics that I found online and she created this two tiered masterpiece!

The food table. We served sandwiches, chips/dip, fruit skewers, pickles & goldfish.

Fruit skewers:

The birthday boy's throne:

The birthday boy with his smash cake:

Yum!

It was such a great time! Now, I need to get off here so I can get ready for my father-in-law's birthday celebration!

My Hubby's 30th Birthday Dinner

Time for the truth....I am married to a younger man. In fact, I am a whole 352 days older. Now that we have entered our 30s he makes fun of me for being "old." Well, at least we are the same age for 13 days. We went out to dinner last night with some of our family. Although the service wasn't great, we always enjoy our time together.

Our family of four:

My hubby's grandparents (I tried 3 times to get a pic that wasn't blurry. Oh, well):

My parents:

My hubby's parents:

My grandmother:

 Brantley:

My brother and his family (w/Brantley):

Who's 30?

So, WOW, it has been such a long time since I have made a new post on my blog.  I have a project I am working on, and I can't wait to post pics.  For now..... I am admitting that today is my birthday, and I am

30!!!

Really, honestly, nothing feels any different. I could still be 22. Why do I say 22 and not 20, because I probably do feel a little different from when I was 20.  At the age of 20, I was still in college and I wasn't married yet. Ya know? My adult life started once I moved out of the parents' house, got married and entered the real working world as a teacher. My life is so good. I am truly blessed to have a wonderful husband, a sweet daughter and another baby on the way!

Madison's 2nd Birthday Party

Happy birthday to my sweet Madison! I can't believe you are 2 years old. I love every breath you take. I am incredibly blessed to be your momma. As my momma always told me, God knew just which little girl I needed. Thank you, God! She is perfect!

Although Madison's birthday is today, we had her party yesterday due to the logistics of guests' Sunday schedules with church and all. Her party was so much fun. I think she really enjoyed herself. Daddy worked very hard to get her swingset ready for the kids to play on at the party. It is not finished but it is almost done. They kids enjoyed the slide and swings...they don't care if it has the finishing touches. We also rented a spacewalk. This was Madison's first time in one of these....SHE LOVED IT! As a matter of fact, she and Daddy are out there right now in 44ºF weather so she can enjoy it today as well. They will have to come in soon to get ready for church. Then, we are going to eat Mexican for her birthday lunch. She will probably fall asleep on the way home from lunch, and when she wakes up it will be time to go to her friend's 2nd birthday party! WHEW! This is going to be a busy day!

As I said already, it is currently 44ºF outside....it actually cooled off on the Gulf Coast! It was a perfect fall day yesterday. I made hot apple cider to celebrate the cooler weather. My momma, Madison's MawMaw, made her birthday cake. It was sooooo cute! Thanks, Mom! Here are a few pics from her party.

Birthday Banner

My little girl will turn 2 on October 18th! I have been making preparations for her 2nd birthday party. Today I made a birthday banner. I got the idea from some other blogs I read last week. I plan to make another banner soon! My husband told me it would be a lot easier to just buy one....this is true, BUT I enjoy things like this! He did go on to say that I couldn't buy a banner that would be as cute. Ok, maybe he didn't use the word "cute", but his point was the same. :)

Martha Stewart: Honeycomb Birthday Card Kit

While shopping at Walmart yesterday, I found this Martha Stewart: Honeycomb Birthday Card Kit....ON CLEARANCE!!!! I love a bargain. The kit was only $3.50. It has all of the supplies you need to make 4 cards. It was perfect timing, because Madison was invited to a birthday party this coming Sunday. The kit makes adorable homemade cards....which in my opinion, are the best kind of card to give!