I'm Back!!

Did ya miss me?? We have been in vacation mode for 10 straight days!! Eight of them were spent down in the mountains of Tennessee with my in laws. And the last two were here at home. We had a great time in Tennessee. It is a looong drive (11 1/2 hours one way) for us and with our two girlies I was def dreading it. BUT on the way down we stopped in Virginia at spent the night at Peters Aunts house. That was so nice to break up the drive.

This big girl is now sitting up and both her and mama are luving it! Yay! And shes 7 months old!!!!!! We had a wonderful relaxing time. My in laws own a cabin rental business (check out thier website HERE)so we got to tag along with them while they did thier duties, we took a few hikes, played in thier creek, hung out on thier beautiful back deck, went in the hot tub many times (that was Noni's favorite thing to do), played games and had a campfire. Peter and I got to go on 2 dates while we were there and Noni and Evey got lots of Nee-Nee and Poppy time! (Thnx again Nee-Nee) There is no cell phone service there and very slow internet so we were "unplugged" for the week which was sooo nice. I really enjoyed not having to think about much and I could just be. I read almost a whole book which is a big deal for me. It always is so nice to be able to visit L and c. :) Oh and the absolute best part was I didn't have to think about or make any dinners. She took care of it all and Peter cooked one meal. It truly was a vacation for me. *smile* (U ladies know what Im talking about)

The amazing, fun, wonderful, sweet, generous, and beautiful NEE-NEE!

Buggie time!- another one of Nonis favorite things to do!

family hike!

Hot tub fun! It was raining in this pic.

Campfire and smores right by the creek! What more could you want?!?!

Noni would go off with Nee-Nee and Poppy as much as she could. She had so much fun "helping" them with things!

In honor of thier Grandkids they have named each of the cabins after each one and made a sign for them. Isnt that so sweet? I think it is so cute and adds such character to the cabins. I wanted a pic of the girls by thier sign but guess who wouldn't cooperate.

CHEESE! When I want to take her pic she says no way but if she wants me to take it she is all smiles!!!! The ride home was a little tough. We left at 1 a.m. thinking they would sleep most of the time. I was tired and cranky and Nonah whined off and on, did not sleep real great in her carseat and then had a melt down at about 2 hours to go. She just cried and screamed a little and didn't want to get out of the car at the gas station and was just miserable. Evey slept most of the time but also was really cranky the last two hours. But we survived and slept when we got home and did nothin the next day and are now all caught up on sleep. Now its back to reality!!!

One Blessed Mama!!

Thats me!!! I am so blessed. I had a busy day. A challenging day. But a blessed day! A wonderful day! I got a beautiful homemade card that daddy helped put both girls hand prints on. ~So Sweet~ We went to church and they gave out free body butter, and Cherry Italian Soda for $1. ~nice~ Then we went to the local flower shop and I got to pick out something for the patio. I picked a beautiful teal glazed bird bath. I have wanted one for a while now. I guess Im kind of picky so Peter doesn't like picking things out for me unless he is sure I like it. So he decided to let me pick, which is fine with me. ~luv it~ Then I went shopping with my mama for a little bit. Thats our favorite thing to do together. We both found a few things. ~fun~ Then the rest of the day was home with my hubby and my girlies!! This was the challenging part. :) Evey was quite cranky and although had a short nap, she needed another one and kept fighting it. She is at the point where she wants to do so much but can't so she gets really frustrated. Noni was especially challenging all evening. She is in the "terrific twos" and is fully embracing all that comes with this stage. Enough said. BUT I am blessed!! Peter is an amazing cook if I haven't already told you that and instead of going out to a busy restraunt he made me an amazing dinner. Shrimp Scampi/Alfredo with Sauteed Zucc/cabbage/mushrooms!! Served with a glass of Merlot. It was absolutly delicous!! He even cleaned up the dishes and ran the dishwasher! (if he cooks he usually doesn't clean up.) ~yum~ I am One Blessed MAMA!!

Noni the Ballerina

Our mommy and me ballet class is all done. It was so fun not just learning ballet but also having something special to do with just me and Noni! She did really well! The first two classes she was a little intimadated and cried for a few moments. But she overcame her fear and the last 3 classes she did an amazing job. She learned all the stretches, songs, games, and ballet moves and really got into it. She would get a little wound up and start doing her own dance and spins but oh well. She had a blast!! We will remember this experience forever!

Im thinking about doing a mommy and me gymnastics class now. We will see!

Random Saturday

Me and Evey Girl!

My Sweet Girls!!

My new and very first pair of Birks! Now I'm a real hippie! ;)

I am obsessed with flea markets!! I luv them. Yard Sales are great too but flea markets are 10 times better because its like tons of yard sales all in one place. Usually stuff is dirt cheap and you just never know what you are going to find! These were a few of my finds today. ^ cute little pot thats perfect for my kitchen for $1

Wooden earings that are totally "ME" for Fifty Cents

A local church had signs out saying FREE Clothing today. What? Free? I'm there. It was really strange. Walking in filling a bag and leaving without paying. I felt like I was doing something wrong or like it really wasn't free and at any minute someone was going to stop me and say pay up. But no. It really was free. There wasn't a ton of stuff and alot of it was pretty shabby. Some stuff was stained and reeaaly old but then I found a perfectly good earth rag (hippie hoody) that I actually wanted to get. It made my day. I found a few other things too. Then as I was leaving the really bubbly sweet old guy gave a track, he said I look like I need some love, some amazing love. Amen to that! :)

Peters tattoo. He knew he wanted some sort of scripture for his tattoo and this just sums it all up. We are so blessed! Happy weekend!!!

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I finally did it. I am officially on Pinterest. I resisted for a while and wasn't interested and seemed too confusing. But after checking out a few boards I decided maybe it would be fun to find things I love, like, want, need, etc. It would be just another creative outlet for me (when I get time on the computer.) I AM HOOKED. I love it. Its a never ending task to find new things to share. Which is also why it can be quite time consuming. I need to be careful how much time I spend on it. So if you want to, check out my board and be a follower. MY PINTEREST