Here are some fun

Christmas pictures for the family!

Fun day making a

gingerbread village with

Jackaroo, EmmyLou and Lizzaroo!

anyone need JULY 4th ideas?

a party sure does sound GREAT!

first invite: photo greetings etsy.com & second invite: manvsgeorge etsy.com

Children's party: potterybarnkids.com, sucker favor: simple tastes' etsy.com, cups: potterybarnkids.com, sparkler packaged favors: print your party etsy.com

Dinner under the stars: potterybarn.com, drink buckets: rshcatalog.com, berry dessert: foodportfolio.com, solo drink bucket: inimagine.com, striped pitcher & plate setting: potterybarn.com, cupcake stand: martha stewart

i am in the mood to have a party...

anyone, anyone? the weather is so nice and beautiful. the decorations during this season are so bright & wild. and it's just time to have some girlie FUN!

i haven't done anything in a while with all of my friends, so i think it would be lots of fun to have a little get together, so i went looking for some ideas in what else, but blog heaven. i found this great site www.thepartydress.net it has some great ideas from all sorts of resources and then put together to plan a perfect party theme. check it out. it's great! the following photos are a few of the featured ideas from the site.

happy planning!

okay, so maybe we won't play croquet...

i better get busy planning! i'll let you know how it goes!

day of skateboarding fun

spur of the moment

grabbed his board

jumped in the car

arrived at the city's new skate park

lots of "professionals" already on the scene

my shy little boy

he jumped right in

so entertaining

he practiced & practiced

back & forth, back & forth

my brave Jackson

thank you for sharing a wonderful memory with me

Picture by my Lizzie

What a Joyous Celebration

My sister and her little family came for their annual trip to our house for Easter.

They have a new baby girl named Saylor!

She's always so precious in pink and of course her mommy always dresses her up in the best.

We spent the weekend enjoying the beautiful weather and playing in nature.

The bluebonnets this time of year is one of the best reasons to live in Texas.

We spent our Easter Sunday at my in-laws and just had a great day of playing.
My sister and her son, Tripp, enjoy an Easter cupcake in the shade.

another picture by my Lizzie

Tripp really enjoyed the cupcake!

My three year old nephew, Lawson the "pro skateboarder", tried and tried to teach Tripp how to do it right, but for some reason, it just didn't work out right...

more pictures by my Lizzie

I wonder why?

For this Easter, I decided to make my son, Jackson, something special.

I made him a shadowbox with memories of his best friend Thomas who passed away in February. I wasn't sure what his reaction would be, but when he saw the keepsake he had the sweetest look on his face and just smiled at me.

Lot's more memories to come!