Monday, October 8, 2012

Wrapping up our Summer!

I have so much to update on, but tonight is not the night. I'm about to head to bed! We have been so busy this last month, and as we approach Asa's 2nd birhtday here in just a few weeks, I'll be updating a lot more.  I will leave you with these pictures for now.  All of which are from this summer, but I just haven't uploaded them.  We have had our family here a lot this summer and fall, and here were a few from our time together.

My awesome brother in law and my sweet niece Lilly

Oh how I adore this beautiful little girl!


My nephews and Asa (best pic I could get)



Loved having my sister in law come with my nephews!

We just walked around the corner and happen to catch Lilly and Asa in this pose.  We have NO idea what they were doing, but isn't the sweetest picture?!?  Maybe he's praying for her...

Happy Monday!

Thursday, August 2, 2012

Family

I have been so spoiled this past month with how much I have been able to see my sweet niece.  I have two nieces, and both of them live far away from me, but Gabby (or Gabriella) lives in South Carolina.  So, any chance they come into town, I try to take full advantage of seeing them as much as I can.  Asa and Gabby LOVE each other.  Gabby giggles every time she sees him. It's precious!






Isn't she a doll??  She turns one August 26th.







Asa (21 months)


Cute little booties!!  

                                                                                
We also got the chance to travel down to Louisiana to see Joseph's grandfather (Pa) for the day.  This is a picture of the four (still living) Asa's in the family.  The picture on the left was obviously the most recent, and the last picture we have of all of them is the one on the right (Asa was 2 months old).  Pa has obviously changed a bit, and we were so glad to get to see him.  He will be 90 in October.

Thursday, July 19, 2012

Favorite Summer Products

Haven't done one of these posts in a while...but I wanted to share some of my favorite products for the summer. Most are cosmetic and hair, but one surprise at the end. :)
First on my list, is this Semi Di Lino (by Alfaparf) Illuminating Smoothing Cream.  I did not realize how much my hair loved it until I ran out about three weeks ago.  I have fine, but semi-thick hair that likes to get pretty wavy if not kept under control.  So, I have had a few frizzy moments, and realized how much smoother and better my hair keeps throughout the day using this.  It is not thick, and I can't feel the "product" in my hair.  I LOVE this stuff!

This is a recently discovered favorite of mine that I use pretty much on all my wedding makeup applications these days.  It's Becca's Resurfacing Primer that minimizes shine, pores, and lines.  Such a good start before putting your foundation on, and perfect in this horrible heat.
This has always been one of my favorites, and I wear it every single day.  I love that it stays on all day and its easy to apply. But...what I love even more about this is the new color- teal.  Beautiful!


Ahava's Mineral Cream Body wash in Hibiscus and Fig.  YUM!  It smells awesome and keeps my skin hydrated.  I also use it to shave with since it has a creamy texture.


I love Laura Mercier's strick caviars too.  It's a combination between a cream eyeshadow and pencil eyeliner.  It is waterproof, but smudgeable if you work with it as soon as you put it on.  They are awesome!


This is my all-time favorite candle to burn daily in my house during the summer. It's huge, so it lasts forever. It's by K-Hall Designs and the scent is pomegranate.  It's clean and Fresh.

Last, but not least.  This is what me and my family call "Crack Tea".  So addicting...   I LOVE sweet tea, but I do NOT LOVE the sugar and caffeine.  This is a great and even yummier alternative.  You gotta try it!

Sunday, July 15, 2012

Birthday Fun

We celebrated my friend Amber's little boy's birthday last night. It was so much fun! She really thought of everything for kids and adults to enjoy, and I'm sure she will be posting pictures soon of Cooper's first birthday- Safari style! I'm sad I didn't catch any pictures of the decor, but she did an amazing job!

Birthday boy with his momma and grandmother! Sweet Family!

Baby Sadie decided to make an appearance, and we were sooo happy to see all of the McEntires!  


Non-stop entertainment

Billy and Tatum McEntire

Cake Time!!!

Ellery- giving me the stink eye! :)  Love her!

Sweet Campbell!!!

The trampoline was a HIT! 



I want that one mom!!  (poor guy, got a black eye the day before his party) :(

We (and the Hartnesses) got Cooper his new big boy backpack....I love those things!!  We love ours!

Thanks for a fun evening Amber and Jordan!  Happy Birthday Cooper!

Monday, July 2, 2012

July Fourth Week

We get to spend this first week in july with my sister-in-law, my brother-in-law, and my sweet niece Gabby.  We are barely 1 day in and they have already had so much fun together.  We only get to see them a few times a year, so we try to soak up as much time together when they are in town.

Asa (20 months), Gabby (10 months)


He was sooo happy swinging!!

Playing at the park with my little man! (no makeup...but I still smiled for the camera).

 Playing in the sandbox with blue sand!!!

Asa and Gabby playing in the pool together!

Lots of fun days ahead this week!

Thursday, June 21, 2012

Lake Weekend

We had a great time this weekend with some of our community group.  The Jewell's invited us to come to Greer's Ferry for the weekend, and we decided to leave Asa with our in-laws.  We needed it!  It was so relaxing and some much needed "adult" time and conversation with some of our best friends. 

The girls: Chelsea, Kara, Amanda, Amy B., Me, and Amy H.

Matt, Kara, Ellery, and Amy B.  We had so much fun just hanging out on the boat and swimming.

Me and the hubs


  We also did a little bit of cliff jumping...  only the boys were brave enough to this one.(Joseph was the one in this picture)


We all had an "Instagram 101" class and everyone (including me) spent the next hour on their phones downloading and updating instagram.  I'm getting addicted!

We had such a good time!  I'm thankful to have such an awesome group of friends!

After the lake, we drove to Little Rock to be with my family and Joseph's family for Father's Day.  I am blessed to have such a wonderful dad, father in law, and a husband who is such a good daddy to Asa. Happy Father's Day Joseph!