Reese's First Birthday!

Our sweet girl turned ONE on June 12, 2012....gosh, I can't believe a year passed so fast!!!

 I was so excited to wake up that morning, knowing in just a few short hours, I would meet the precious girl God blessed us with!  I wasn't nervous one bit, though I was having a c-section and had never, ever had any kind of surgery!  (and I'm terrified of needles!)

 The first picture of the three of us!  I was on top of the world!!!!

My best friend, Misty makes wonderful cakes so she came over to help me make Reese's cupcakes and birthday cake.  I wanted to do a rainbow layer cake since her theme was Sesame Street.  Misty did an amazing job!  I basically was just the gopher!  Her daughters came with her and helped wrangle Reese while we baked!

 We used my grandmothers recipe of buttercream icing for the cake....it is so good and the cake turned out amazing!

 I loved these tissue pom poms I found on Pinterest!  My friend Sherri at work helped me make the pom poms.  I had no idea how to do the pom poms, just the faces!

 I made the banner and I love it!  I wished I could have left it up for a little longer!  The colors of Sesame Street make me happy!  I love bright, vibrant colors.  In the colored sacks are the treats for the kids, I did Sesame coloring books and crayons.  My mom and I collected coloring books for a few weeks before.  Sesame Street books aren't as common as you think!

 This isn't a great picture of the cake, but it was completely gone after the party!  The cupcakes were delicious also!!

 Mom and Reese, she bought the 3 foot cookie monster balloon for the party!  It was so cute and is STILL up!

 The Birthday Girl!!!

 My Aunt Be Be and Uncle Mike came to Reese's party from Wichita Falls along with my cousins and their kids.  BeBe made Reese's smash cake...she had made my niece's cake and my nephews on their first birthday also!  Reese loved the smash cake!

 My sister and sister in law bathed Reese after the smash cake so I could get the gifts all ready to go!  Thanks girls!

 Reese and Brahm!  I work with Brahm's mommy and they are just 3 weeks apart!  He set on her Princess sofa with her...sweet!

 She LOVED all her gifts!  and was very interested all the way to the end!  We were so blessed with lots of family and friends that day!  It makes my heart swell with pride that so many people love and care about her!

 My cousin's daughter Mia entertained Reese at breakfast the morning after the party!  They stayed with us all weekend and we enjoyed getting to catch up and love on all the kiddos!

Miss Priss loved her coupe car!!!  We go for an evening stroll everyday!!!

Reese is such a blessing to our family!  I am amazed sometimes that God chose me to be her mommy.  She is so smart, loving and sometimes mischievious! She makes me smile everyday and I am so proud to be her mama!!!  Happy Birthday My sweet princess!!!!  May you have at least 100 more!!!!

Getting excited...but first...10,000 things to do

We are heading to Gulf Shores this coming week.  We are so very excited!  It will be our first beach vacation, Reese's first vacation period and the first we are taking with dear friends, the Russells.

I'm a planner...and I've been banned from planning out every minute of every day we will be gone.  Clint wants to have a beachy attitude...relaxation is our number one goal.  I'm ok with that, kinda.  I still have to have a rough idea of what I'm doing daily, I am not a person that can just role with it.  I've tried.  So, we got together Friday night to "sorta" set an agenda just so I can function!  Ha.  We are planning on leaving very early Thursday morning, visiting the Duck Commander in Monroe (and hopefully getting to see any of the Robersons!) then on to Vicksburg, MS for the night.  We will be headed to the condo on Friday.

I've scoped out lots of great places to eat while in Gulf Shores....if you have any suggestions, send them my way!
My Saturday was full of "to-dos"...

I got my hair cut and colored this morning.  It feels great to have it freshened up for the trip.  My goal is to come home with a nice photo for our Christmas cards this year!

Clint ran Sophie over to the vet, turns out Miss Priss has been sharing her food with the doggy!  And Sophies belly couldn't take it!  Glad my four legged baby is finally feeling better.

We hit up Academy for my boys some beach clothes....On the ranch, there isn't much use for shorts and flip flops.  They are fixed up now though!

And last thing on our list...attending the 6th birthday of our dear friends precious girl, Emili.  I'll never forget the day she was born.  She was the first baby I had witnessed the birth of and it was amazing.  Her mom, Misty has been my best friend since we were 4, and Emi and I have a very close relationship.  Misty swears its because we bonded that day she entered the world!  She is adorable and Reese loves her!  McKenna took Reese down the inflatable water slide!  It was so cute, but she wasn't fond of it!

Ok...now I think bed is on my list next!

Happy trails.....

Finish the sentence.....

I thought it would be fun to link up today!! I like reading random questions/answers about people...its fun to see what others think!


If I had one extra hour in the day..I would probably clean house!  That's seems to be what I do if I have an extra time!

I wish my name...I'm fine with my name....:)

I think anything chevron is... absolutely adorable!!!  So in love with the pattern right now!

My last nightmare...made me feel scared....it shouldn't be repeated.

Sometimes...I daydream about being a stay-at-home mom, carpooling my kids to school, baking them treats, and having a spotless home! 

My last meal on earth would be...My mom's fried steak, mashed potatos, gravy, red beans, biscuits, sweet tea and red velvet cake.

I would much rather...be happy than rich.

Mayonnaise...is gross.

10 years ago, I didn't think...I would have a child of my own!

Selfishly...I plan my Sunday afternoons around a nap!

My favorite show on TV right now...is currently off season but its DALLAS!

And, George Zimmerman...so glad that's over!