memorial day weekend with Baby Mac and Mariellen!

i road tripped over to the big city of bolivar, tennessee this weekend to meet up with the sweetest little boy and see his momma! we had so much fun just relaxing, playing with mac and hanging out!  i sure love my friend, her family and our time together!  here's a few of my favorite pictures from the weekend!

 smiling!

 going for a walk!

 having a skinny girl and using the self timer to take a pic!

 mac and i had so much fun sitting and playing while his momma got ready!

love them and the good news is they are moving to houston this summer.  i am so excited because we will be within driving distance, and can find some good meeting half way spots so i can see them more! :)

and my heart was full....

We had our TEAM Talent Art Gallery on Monday.  All of the kids were so excited and proud of their art!  And I was SO proud of our little artists and their hard work from the past several months.  I help with the younger group, and we had such a fun time.  We learned how to give compliments, touch thing we didn't like (like glue and paint :), share, request things, follow directions, clean up, and make some beautiful art!  :)  I am so thankful to be a tiny part of these kids lives!

 Getting ready for the crowds! 

 Whitney rocked everything about the gallery!  She loves these kids and art!

some cute little artists with their work behind them!

 we used several Eric Carle books for inspiration, and they were so fun!

the following are self portraits!  and they all look amazingly like their painter:

 "In the light of the moon, a little egg lay on a leaf..."

ms. kasey and I!

 handsome trey! :)

MC is growing up, pretty girl! 

mother's day weekend!

we FINALLY headed to out of town this weekend to spend time with b's family and to meet our new little niece!  riley kept us all entertained, and I enjoyed sitting around holding lena beth!   

 not a great picture with the shadow, i didn't take many pictures...because my hands were full holding this sweet baby!

riley and his sherbert!  

and to all you momma's out there (especially mine), Happy Mother's Day!  Being a momma looks like hard work! :)

more iphone pics....

 our friends greg and jami found peeps 90% off, and brought B a giant bag.  they are his favorite, it was quite funny.  we also discovered that the bunny peeps are the best deal because you get a few more grams worth of peeps for your money.  

not even 5 minutes later Carmen sent me this picture of Adam, saying something like "these are for bryan"  i think the word is out that he loves peeps.  

 continuing with the candy theme, this is the candy dish at my work with a friendly reminder from the exercise captain!  made me laugh!  on another note, i am working out twice a week with shelby, as pictured above (or as I call him when he's not around, the shelb-ster), and it's a pretty crazy work out for me, but i am liking it even though it involves push ups, jumping, plank, and a bunch of other ugly words!  

 had's aunt katie got married last night, she was one of the three flower girls...so cute!

 had and mamaw!

11 babies in a row!  

we fed and put all 10 of them to bed, and then hadleigh pretended she was a baby complete with a pacifier!  silly goose.  

fairy tale!

My favorite movie as a little girl was Cinderella....so naturally I LOVED the upcoming Royal wedding hoop-lah!  Lace, hats, big hats, carriages, fancy stuff, a love story....all completely up my alley!  I had butterflies in my stomach when I woke up and turned the TV on!

I set my alarm early on Friday morning, and got up and just stood in the extra bedroom and watched them go from Westminster Abbey to Buckingham Palace....and waited excitedly for the kiss on the balcony!  B wasn't nearly as interested in the wedding, so I decided not to blare the TV in our bedroom.  I got so excited when I turned the TV on that morning, I just stood in the middle of the room watching, and I never sat down....I think I might have clapped when I saw her.

I wasn't up in time to watch the ceremony live (with DVR, there was no need to miss that much sleep...even though there was a bit of a misunderstanding with setting my DVR), my main concern was to see THE DRESS....I can't say enough how much I loved it!  Since they were riding in the carriage during my first glimpse, I could only see the top of the dress, and her veil...and I LOVE LOVE LOVE the lace, tiara, and veil.  I felt like she wore the dress, rather than the dress wearing her....

It was so classic, and timeless, and flattering, and not to mention she really did look like a princess!  Your wedding day is nerve wracking anyway, and to know the world is watching you, and you are marrying a prince, I just couldn't believe how composed she looked!  What a lady, it seemed like she was born to have this role!  There was not one thing I disliked about it...and it doesn't hurt that she's naturally gorgeous, and looked so happy....plus she's got a handsome prince! :)

When they arrived to get out of the carriage, it looked like Prince William let out a deep breath, like wow. 

 

Timeless!