way {too} cute... I had to get it!!!!!

Today Erica and I went on a little shopping trip. She had to get some make-up and begged me to go with her... and of course I did. :)

We went to Sandhills and walked in and out of a couple stores, just enjoying the beautiful day!!! While we were shopping, we came across this:




I couldn't resist.... I had to get it!!! It has now found a place in our home and is currently being used as our cercie fund. It's way too cute that I'm gonna want to do nothing but give it some mula! Ha. :)

:: sweetness ::

Something is seriously wrong with Edwin. I can't figure it out...

The other day he came home from work and said, "Would you like to go get a cercie?" Of course I said, "YES! What kind of a cercie?" He said, "Well, don't you have your eyes on something?" I thought long and hard about this. Of course a number of things came to mind {a traverse, a watch, etc.}, but I knew he could be talking about those. I finally said, "I don't know. What did I have my mind on?" He laughed. At this point, I was trying to figure out what I had told him I wanted and then my next thought was, am I still going to get a cercie???

So, he told me to get in the car and he just drove. He told me that I had been working too hard to not earn a little something for it. I was PUMPED. I knew I had been over working myself with work, Grad School, Church pre-school committee meetings, unit leader meetings/duties, and just trying to find time for family and friends, but I thought it was just getting unnoticed {and I was okay with that}. He took me to go get dinner and then let me go on a "mini shopping spree". I got 5 new shirts and an earring organizer thingy. I was SO excited. Some of you may be thinking, that's not a shopping spree! BUT if you knew Edwin, it's like pulling teeth to get him to let me get some new clothes.

Then another day, he surprised me with these:




And it doesn't end here. {Trust me, I know what your thinking. It's scary. Shocking. Edwin isn't this nice!!!!} Today, he took me to a movie and let me order 3 new swimsuits for our trip to Mexico. And with all this, I can't help but stop and think....I am loved. :)

monkeyin around

So, I tried to get creative and make something cute for a baby shower. I thought about a diaper cake, but EVERYONE is begginging to do those... So, I started googling ideas of what I could make. I found a giraffe, elephant, tricycle, and a .... MONKEY.

Edwin and I worked for about an hour trying to make the monkey and here is our final product:




Isn't she cute!?! :)

{I really needed clear rubber bands, but I used what I had... next time I make one, clear it will be!!! Hopefully we'll be a little bit more skilled at this monkey making and can create all different kinds.}

{ah} moments.

When I get a spare moment, I love searching for new things. Clothes, items for the house, presents for people, or sometimes, just things... While looking around, I found this cute boutique. I LOVE some of the clothes at SUGAR Boutique. If you look them up on facebook, they have a lot more views of their spring collection. Just precious.

Here are some of the things that make me go {ooooo.... ahhhh.... I want that}:






Now, all I have to do is find an upcoming holiday and an excuse to buy all these super cute things. Hmmm... "Ohhhh, Edwin...." :)

{Birthday} Shoutouts :)

A couple weeks ago (1.23.11) was Josie's 4th birthday. We did not have a big celebration since JoJo (my grandma) was still in the hospital. So, we ordered some Chic-Fil-A nuggets (her favorite) and had the immediate family over. She decorated her own cookie cake and had a picnic at Bob Bob's house.



After blowing out candles and eating cake... we went on to opening presents. And boy did she get a lot of good stuff:












She has been wanting a dollhouse for quite a while now and finally got it for her birthday along with all the fun furniture that comes along with all that greatness.

Next came our POP's Birthday!!! He turned 64 on 2.1.11... well, maybe it was 46 (wink wink). This past Sunday, we celebrated his birthday at Brandy's house. Here are a couple pics that we took:

Happy Birthday {Hou-Hou} Houston!

Well, tomorrow (1.18.11) will be Houston's first birthday. But on Saturday, Erica and Matt had the family over for his very first birthday party. I had grad school from 9-7 and did not think I was going to make it. So, Edwin and I took Houston his birthday present on Friday night. Houston was excited about his new train set, HOWEVER, the boys were 10 times more as excited because it meant they got to put it all together.



On Saturday, I worked with my professor for my second class during our lunch time and was able to come to his BIRTHDAY PARTY! I was so excited because I really did not think I was going to be able to make it to see this cute face:





At the end of the party, Erica had made these cute favors. Everything was wonderful and super cute.





HAPPY {first} BIRTHDAY MR. HOUSTON BILLINGSLEY. We LOVE you! :)

{{baby love}}

Well, today was day 3 of being locked up in the house from this "snow storm" and I just couldn't take it ANYMORE!!!!!

So, my day began with lunch with Megan, Spense, Erica and Mr. Houston. We enjoyed our little time together. Adult interaction was just what we all needed.

We then began to venture downtown to get my books for Grad School and drop off a present for Ms. Lilly. Houston and Lilly sure enjoyed their time together!



That was until Houston got tired of Lilly pulling on him. Lilly has such a cute personality and is VERY outgoing... so, for Houston, that meant he had to be as excited as Lilly and it just wasn't happening...



As if all this baby love wasn't enough, we even stopped by to meet Mr. Landon for the first time. Ashley and Steven Cogburn's sweet boy!!!



Houston even enjoyed Landon for all of 2 seconds, then was instantly interested in the balls (or Christmas ornaments).



Landon is precious!!! :)