Slumber Party #2!!

First off - I'm irritated with  myself for not having my camera with me this weekend.   So I have no amazing pictures to upload for your viewing pleasure.

Friday night our niece Elise spent the night with us.   She was 2 in December.   We had a great time watching movies and playing with puzzles and baby dolls.   She's really cute when she tattles on everyone and makes up stories to tell.   I think she gets that from my brother :)

Saturday night we got news that Rob's mom fell on some stairs and broke her leg.   We went to visit Sunday after church and took lunch.   We are praying for a quick recovery!!

Sunday we went to church, visited Rob's mom and I made delicious chili for dinner.  

That's about all the excitement I know to share!   Have a great week.

Slumber Party!

We had a very exciting weekend.   Friday night our nephew and niece, John and Annie, had a slumber party at our house.   We picked up a pizza, made cookies, had pigs-in-a-blanket, had pizza rolls, had popcorn - all the snack food you can imagine!   We played games, cards and watched movies.   We decided it would be fun to all sleep in the same room so we brought the spare bedroom mattress into our room.   Even Foster and Lazarus had to sleep in our beds!  

We also had a contest to see who was better - the boys or girls.   We wrote it on paper and had Lazarus attack the piece of paper to determine the winner.   He mostly picked the boys but Annie and I decided it was rigged since he's a boy too.  We were just out numbered! 

Saturday morning we had Dish Network at the house to install the dish - we were switching from cable.   We also had Lowe's at our house delivering our new washer and dryer!!!!   Who knew the day would come when a new washer and dryer would be what excites me.   And it did!!   I used it, watched it, dusted it - ridiculous.   But I love it and here is a picture! -

Whirlpool Cabrio.  I'd recommend it!  

Have a great week!

Birthday and baby!

Yesterday was a very special day - it was Rob's birthday!!!   I got up and made sure he had a big birthday breakfast, his sister provided him a scrumptious birthday lunch, and last night we finished the celebration at Flame - best steakhouse in Springfield.  I can't wait until to celebrate the rest of Rob's birthday month!


I also had the pleasure of meeting Nora Ann Gillham for the first time!!   I visited my good friend Kasey at the hospital yesterday and was able to get my hands on the baby as soon as I got there!   She is so sweet and super cute.   I thought about stealing her for a second.  Congrats to Kasey and Jason!

I'm new to blogging but have noticed that several of my friends do weekly posts.  I've decided to do the same in the new year.  

This weekend was very productive for us.   Rob rented a lift and we trimmed the dead limbs out of the trees in our yard so we wouldn't have to worry about that liability every time it stormed.   Big thanks to my mom and Terry for the help.  

Saturday night we went to the movie theatre and watched True Grit.   We highly recommend it.   I don't want to give anything away but you must go see it.  

Yesterday was our nephew John's 11th birthday!!!    We had a great celebration dinner at Rob's mom's house for John and Rob's  birthday which is tomorrow.   I've decided they need to have birthdays more often!  

Hope everyone stays warm this week!!

We are married!!!!

10-10-10 =  best day of the year.

That is the day Rob and I were married.   It was perfect.  The weather was beyond perfect.  The location was fantastic.   The stress - none.   And all I had to do was show up!  

For those that don't know, Rob asked me to marry him on Wednesday, October 6th while I was in Columbia for work.   He then asked me if Sunday would work and let me know that all I had to do was show up.   What more could I ask for??   Our families pitched in and in 3 days, we had a perfect wedding.   Everything went according to plan and it was gorgeous.  Looking back, we would not change a thing.  We are truly  blessed to have such great family and friends.

Here are a few pictures of our special day: