pink

a year ago, we lost our beautiful Sherrie to breast cancer.
i miss her like crazy.

praying for a cure!

twenty six

thats right people, guess who is 26 now!?!

my birthday was 9-11.

but, i never feel its all that appropriate to run around celebrating on a day that caused so many people's lives to be turned upside down. i just feel for those who lost family and friends. needless to say, i felt so blessed to be alive, be an American, and be surrounded by so many people that i love dearly!

where was i on 9-11-01... i was 16, at the dmv, to get my drivers license. the lady doing my eye exam told me there was a plane crash in new york, and that was all she knew. by the time i had driven to school, it had become clear what had happened, and from there is was a somber day.

it still blows my mind that its been 10 years. sigh, so much has happened and so much has changed, but i will never forget!

so, here was 9-11-11

drew's parents did my birthday dinner early, it was delicious, as always, and my sweet father in law picked out adorable princess cupcakes with tiara ring toppers for me (and made me homemade peach ice cream ... oh my that makes me happy!) i was recovering from a cold, so i didnt take any pics, as i looked ill.

but here are a couple from later in the week:

hubby took me to dinner at one of our fav local LBK places

yikes, i look 10 years older!!!

then sunday church, lunch, and i got a cooking lesson from my mama.

i've wanted to learn a family recipe that was passed down from my grandmother, and so for my "birthday dinner" i asked for the lesson to go with it.

woohoo, it turned out great, but i have no pics to prove it!

and sweet mama made me a yummy red velvet cake,

she always tints the frosting pink for me,

but this year she decorated my pretty cake!

isnt it fab!?!

it was a very pink day, and i got to spend it with family!

it doesnt get much better than that,

cheers to birthdays!

Happy Birthday Mama!

arent mama's great? i think so, happy birthday to mine!

she is so fun and sweet,

always wants everyone to be happy,

so supportive,

insane talented, and very beautiful!

 Coach was feeling left out,
he has to know what everone is doing all the time, what a silly goose!
"happy birthday mimi" --love COACH!

happy BIRTHDAY thursday!

mama's day

My mama and daddy came in town for Mother's Day-- i was so happy (i wish my brother could have come too, but he was busy with work) it was so nice to get to see my parents this weekend and drew's parents just two weeks ago, family time is always such a blessing!!!

mama and i spent lots of time running around and even got to hit the pool, plus there was tons of fabulous food involved and we spent each morning drinking coffee/dr pepper on the front porch, so nice!!! we did an afternoon in downtown mckinney-- on the square, its one of my all time favorite places!

we had lunch at Gather --- if you have never been there, you MUST go!!!

and then hit some shops,

including

Patina Green, which is a super fab eatery/boutique

and has the most gorgeous bathroom

in.the.world.

like, i would move into it.

obsessed.

we did sunday morning church,

and then came home for "soup" and crab cakes!!!

{soup = gumbo}

my daddy is a picky eater,

 we sometimes have to call things by a different name

 to get him to eat what we cook, LOL.

mama and daddy

how cute is she in her darling pink dress?!?

us with Coach

mama and her mother's day table scape

(pink + green + black)

i loved getting to use my precious pink floral dishes,

we found these at a boutique in Salado, TX

present time!!!

my precious baby gave me a sweet card for mother's day!

i got a few presents too! woohoo!

i'm so thankful for mothers all over,

i have a wonderful mother and mother-in-law

as well as so many amazing women

 throughout my life that are great examples

 of how to love and support.

Happy Mother's Day!

hippity hop

we had a wonderful Easter weekend, did y'all ??? i hope so!
husband's parents came in town to spend the holiday with us, we had a good time with them!

we did the Easter service at church, then came home to a fantastic meal of
-devilled eggs
-spinach salad with strawberries and walnuts (balsamic dressing)
-ginormous pork chops (literally y'all 3 inches thick, yum!)
-twice baked potatoes
-cream of asparagus soup (aunt carol's recipe-- amazing!)
-green bean bundles (drenched in red wine vinegar, so delicious)
-fresh rolls
and... Jennifer's gorgeous Easter cake!

its so fabulous, she did an excellent job making a carrot garden!

here are the rest of the pics!!!

i decorated the table with an assortment of greens and blues

i made place card holders out of plastic eggs and clothespins

and Jennifer brought her adorable green/blue floral napkins

 and bunny napkin rings-- how cute are those!?!

Drew's parents

our sweet friends Jonathan and Jennifer

(we spent Easter with them last year too!)

and what Easter would be complete without the family picture:

and a few additional pictures,

it was a cloudy day, but the sun was weirdly bright

hence the strained faces

my precious boys!

Coach and mommy!

I wish i would have gotten him a cute pastel collar for spring,

 but we are a bit limited in selection for his size collar. sigh!

and the post dressy clothes, more comfy picture

i hope each of you had a blessed Easter and were surrounded with good friends/family, good food, and a great reminder of how lucky we are to have a risen savior!!!

happy monday!

Baby Lily Rose!

This post is forever late, but I was waiting until i had a picture of both Drew and me holding baby lily-- so better late than never!

She is here! and she is beautiful :)

she is the teensy-tiniest little pink thing,

and she spit up while i was holding her

--not a drop on me--

a girl after my own heart!!!

i didnt get a picture of our first meeting,

but i did grab one of her super thrilled

mommy and daddy

(mom looks fabulous btw)

The precious family!!!

big sis Sophia was at school,

but i'm pretty sure she is loving her new baby sis!

drew holding sweet lily

big sis sophia was there on this visit!!!

and one of Lily and me in our matching outfits :)

she is just about the most precious thing ever!

cant wait to see her again!!!

congrats to Jenn and Brady on such a beautiful baby girl,

we adore her!

happy thursday!

wedding weekend

woohoo Allison and Bryan got married!
(thats drew's sister and new brother-in-law)

it was lovely, she looked so gorgeous and its always great to get the family together
here are the pics:

me and the bride-to-be

at the bridal brunch

(dont judge me,

 i'm wearing my Easter dress a week early,

be prepared to see it again)

bride and groom

her mom and Duane!

the family

(they got married in this gorgeous little chapel, its pretty tiny but completely stunning)

the vows

Mr and Mrs Adcock

allison was so sweet to trust me with her wedding day hair,

luckily she's so pretty already and has great hair

it wasnt hard at all to make her look fabulous!

one of us is a natural blonde,

cough cough... its not me.

I *love* being an Aunt

(little dude spent the night with us after the wedding,

it was like pre-kid practice,

except he is 6 and easy going so i dont

 think it will really prepare us for those sleepless newborn nights)

remember that one time these two got married?!?

Congrats to you two!

Hope you're having a fantastic time on your honeymoon in Paris!!!

and for those of you interested,

i'm 100% sure the photographer got way better pictures than i was able to capture,

so go check out her blog

Lissa Anglin is super great!!!

happy wednesday y'all

if i could sing or play an instrument

i would sing/play Happy Birthday and Happy Anniversary to some super wonderful people, but i dont sing in public (except at church--and only so no one can hear me, i'm no mariah carrey) and well... instruments, also not my thing. i'm even terrible at guitar hero. fail. so.... i'll just write you all a lovely blog post to say they "happy's"

First, Happy Anniversary to my parents -- woohoo 32 years!
(we got married just a few days apart, and on their 30th anniversary, so we will always have our big ones together-- which hopefully means some trips!--napa for the 5 and 35???)

how cute are they!

who would have ever though a preacher's kid and a hippy would end up together--it works!

who was whom do you ask?

well, lets just say daddy had long hair/beard and wore overalls

and mama,

dont let the preacher's kid thing fool you -- she is plenty of fun

daddy was 31 and mama was 22 when they got married,

they've moved around some,

making friends and making memories along the way

and then,

on their 3rd anniversary...

comes this monkey!

no, not me,  him

haha!

(and the beard was not authorized by me,

 since i'm his stylist and sister, which gives me an automatic opinion,

but sometimes they dont listen. sheesh! )

Happy 29th Birthday Alexander

my brother has such a sweet heart,

he is a great artist, very athletic, he loves the Lord,

and guess what ladies...

he is SINGLE!!!

haha, okay i'm not really trying to pimp my

brother out via blog post,

 but i mean, if you're interested...

they say: your kids always turn out different,

and well...

my brother and i couldnt be more different.

(dark hair, blondish hair, athletic... and not so into sports,

hates to travel, loves to travel, super nice... and a little sassy)

but-- he has so many qualities that i should strive to be better at, and

we have learned a lot from each other.

He was always a great big brother, and even let me tag along with him growing up!

I'm pretty excited he is moving closer to me in a couple months!!!

Happy Birthday to you Alexander!

and speaking of siblings:

for Drew's sister

this weekend is

-WW-

(wedding weekend)

Mr and Mrs Adcock

-we are so happy for Allison and Bryan and are so looking forward to sharing such a special time with them, marriage is such a blessing, huh! -

happy (early) weekend

hidden valley

so this past weekend, we went to the ranch

(haha-this is me laughing at my own joke cause instead of naming this blog post "we went to the ranch" i called it "hidden valley" --you know, like the salad dressing.... okay, seriously... i'm fired from making stupid jokes)

and, i just gave myself the lamesauce award. the purpose of this visit to the ranch: nana and papa's 65th wedding anniversary party, (hubby's grandparents) which was super lovely and they were surrounded by loads of people that love them! they are the cutest ever and such a great example of marriage, keeping their relationship centered in Christ, and always facing the good/bad times in life together -- they are so sweet and supportive of our family and i'm so lucky to just know them!

so, i'll just give you all some pictures so maybe you'll forget my lame title.

here is our little fam

(and my cowgirl boots totally have stiletto heels)

close up of us

and, this bundle was quite a hit,

she is such a precious baby

i couldn't resist a picture with her!

me and little miss Lily Rose

(i cant stand how cute she is, its almost illegal)

somehow or another i managed to not get a single picture of nana and papa all weekend, so i'll just leave you all with the one piece of advice they always give us

"never go to bed angry at each other"

happy wednesday!