7 year bliss!

Today my sweet husband and I celebrate 7 wonderful years together! It seems like just yesterday we were young kids falling in love. He asked me this morning if I thought that 7 years ago our life would be where it is now. Honestly, it is better than I could have imagined! He and I have been through so much and have overcome it all through faith and love. We are blessed with two beautiful children and a true love to last a lifetime! We laugh daily and can truly be ourselves with each other. I still get the butterflies when he is around. Each day is an adventure and I am so glad we are in it together:).




Lee, my love for you grows stronger everyday! You are an amazing man, father and husband. You have been with me through good times and bad and loved me every step of the way. You are kind, loving and the best friend I could have. Thank you for being you and loving me just as I am.

Happy anniversary, love!

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Slacker slackington

Ugh. I'm a slacker. A terrible one, too! I do so well and then I miss a week. But, here I am. Trying again:). The thing about me is that my kind gets cluttered up with so many things. Anyone else like that? I know that when I write things down and make lists the clutter dissipates, but I forget. And then there's the clutter once again! Lol
So, I did an ok job on the photo month thingie. I really enjoyed doing it, but then I got to the day where I was supposed to use a long exposure and couldn't do it with my handy dandy iPhone, so I gave up. Then the week got the best of me and here we are. Let's see. Where was I?
Last week kind of went by in a blur. Story of my life.
Um...well this weekend was great with the family. We celebrated Father's Day at home and threw some hot dogs on the grill. And the kids enjoyed bubbles and water guns outside in the cooler weather.



And (drum roll please) I actually went for a run! Woohoo! And guess what else?? I did it again on Monday! And then guess what. Yeah. I hurt myself. Already. But, my geriatric hip is feeling a little better today. Nothing like taking a few rest days after starting back up. Good golly! I just permanently smell like icy hot. No big.
Then Monday we went over to the bf's house and let the kids play. The boys quite enjoyed some play station time together while we took the girls down to the kiddie pool in the backyard. It was so relaxing and much needed for Mika and I! I'm glad that our kids get along so well!





And I also finished this on Tuesday.


I LOVE to read and this book was recommended by a good friend and I loved it! It was the sweetest love story and she is hilarious! I just started something new, so when I finish it I'll fill you in!:):)



It was a beautiful day yesterday to sit and read. I can't tell you the last time I took an hour to do so. I am squeezing all the happy out of the summer I can get!:)
God is so good!:)
I'll try not to be such a slacker!
Xoxo

Library and my little chicken littles

I am behind in my day pictures, so here they are:)

Day 13: Yourself with 13 things



So I don't know if this counts, but I'm going to make it count! We had bunco last night so what's better than me with those 13 dots on the dice! It was fun but I didn't win anything :(

Day 14: Eyes



These belong to my Pootie pup. She is a 9 year old golden retriever that has a heart of gold:)

So yesterday the kids and I went to the library. Rylee got his very first library card and got to check out 4 books! He was so proud.
We played with the toys first and then looked for books.






As we were getting our library cards, Reese decided to be a terrible two year old. Lol. I will spare you all of the details but it involved stickers being stuck to shelves, running around in two stacks and me trying to put my car keys back together while trying to wrestle her from running away again. Oh and a hairbow thrown 10 feet.
Once I gathered my things, children, thoughts and composure we went to the art room and used recycle-able art to make daddy a couple piggy banks.



(Yes the hairbow was back in, but look at that face. Not happy!)

So needless to say, the trip was unfortunately short lived. There's always next time:)

So today after running around doing errands I came home to do laundry and dig into this fabric I got last week. I fell in LOVE with it.



I'm really not a chicken person but the color and print totally caught my eye. So I made this little sling bag.









I love it!! I have been wanting a sling bag for a while and am so excited about this one! Yay for my little chicken littles!:)

I also made a cute jean skirt out of a pair of jeans I don't wear. But, more on that later!

Happy Tuesday! Toodles!:)

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Weekend fun!

I have slacked in posting this weekend, but only because I have spent the whole weekend with my sweet little family:) More on that later. But first, here are the pictures from days 10,11 and 12.

Day 10: Childhood memory




One of my favorite things as a child comes as no surprise at all. I loved craft time!! I still love craft time, duh!! My mom told me that when I was little I had to have every single crayon and marker in every single color. And I'm still that way! Even my planner has all different colors in it:). So, Friday night the kids and I had craft night. I used to love those days with my mom when I was little! She is an incredible artist and I wish I had half of her talent!

Day 11: something blue




My favorite water jug of all time! My camelbak that my sweetie bought for me while I was training.:) Yeah. I know. I know. I'm still trying to get motivated. Ugh I'm such a slacker!

Day 12: Sunset




I just took this off the back deck and am so grateful that we had such an incredible day today! God is so good!:)

We had a wonderful weekend. Like I said, Friday night the kids and I had craft night while Lee was at work. We wished he was home to help, but the kids were super excited to show him their works of art:)



Saturday we had a garage sale which was actually kind of slow. I was so surprised because the weather was really nice. That's probably the reason it was slow. It has been CRAZY hot here, so I'm sure everyone was out enjoying the beautiful cool 70 degree weather!

And today my husband and I enjoyed 9 holes of golf together. I'm still terrible, but I did have a great time and am trying to find my comfort zone. And we had another beautiful day with 70 degree weather:)

Hope you all had a great weekend!

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Day 9: someone you love

Warning: public display of affection ahead!!:)

Everyone who knows me or reads my blog knows how much I love my kids. They are my world and I tell them everyday that I love them more than the sky! But, without God bringing Lee into my life, I would never have been blessed with these two precious gifts.


I can't express how truly blessed I feel to have this man in my life. He is incredibly kind and caring and brave and loving. He is my hero. He listens to me even when I'm boring. He comforts me when I'm sad or upset. And sometimes I think he knows me better than I know myself! Don't get me wrong, things aren't always perfect, but I love him with all of my heart and with God's help and love, we can do anything!
So the "someone" I love is my husband Lee. I love you more than you will ever know!


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Day 8: A bad habit

Unfortunately...




That's all I've got to say about that.

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Day 7: Fruit

My little strawberry shortcake.


Her "cheeee" face. Maybe she should be strawberry cheesecake. Lol.

On another note, I'm officially a golfer. Yep, I played nine holes today with my hubby. I am terrible, but so thankful for getting to spend time together doing something we both enjoy. We are hoping to make it a weekly thing together:)

I have always been doing some crafting and working on ideas for my etsy shop:). I'm so excited!!! I'm mailing out my giveaway bag tomorrow so I'll post pictures once I know she got it in the mail. I want her to see it first:)

Hope you all had a happy Tuesday!


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