It's my Party Mommy

Last Thursday my Leah turned 3!  Her party was Saturday.  It was a big success!

the Punk Rock mom has a new photo challenge with different themes ...

I'm entering the above picture in the 'a person from...' theme

We had an Isa's Garden party complete with gardening in the sandbox, making thumb print garden t-shirts and cupcakes with Isa, Dora, and flowers!

Also, tomorrow is Faith (over at Simplicity)'s birthday!  Her photo challenge is for birthdays, perfect for our last weekend!  I'm entering the above picture into her contest!

and hugs and fun times were had by all!

Leah is already planning for her birthday next year!

A wee bit of Me

I'm jumping on the band-wagon and playing along with 'a wee bit of me' Wednesdays!  Visit My Leigh Ashley and play along too!

{one} who’s the funniest person you know?

my lovely husband Andrew ... he always makes me laugh!

{two} were you a michael jackson fan?

nah ... I was a baby in the '80's ... missed out on that ...

{three} what was your favorite book as a child?

a small child?  I memorized one of the 'Spot' books by Eric Hill and would 'read' it to my family all the time!  I even read it upside down!

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I read all the time growing up!  Probably the main reason I got in trouble as a child was for reading at the dinner table.  I loved the Babysitter's Club books, Ghostwriter books, and Mary Higgins Clark mysteries.  I even read the occasional pick-you-own ending book ... whatever happened to those?

{four} what’s the most delicious meal you’ve ever eaten?

I honestly do not know.  I've had awesome meals, but I guess they weren't memorable?  The first time I ever at a tuna steak was pretty good though ... my husband grilled it for me.  It was our first meal in our first apartment after our 'honeymoon'.

{five} if you could eliminate on thing you do each day in the bathroom so you never had to do it again, what would it be?

shaving for sure!  Leah calls my legs prickly (and then she added, like Grandma's LOL!)

{six} if you could ask barak obama one question, what would it be?

Do you even look at the people's polling results? / Do you even care what the people think?

{seven} what’s the best place near you to get a drink?

ummmm ... I'm a working mom with two kids and a husband that works the opposite shift as mine, so I would have to say ...
my kitchen?

{eight} what kind of music can you just not stand to listen to?

metal that screams at you or rap that gives me a headache

{nine} who and when was your first kiss?

I was 15 in the school courtyard with my boyfriend Chris.  It was homecoming dance my freshman year and we had our first kiss under the stars ... and the seniors who were probably drinking (now that I think about it...)

{ten} what 3 things do you think will become obsolete in the next ten years?
hmmm...very interesting question!  land-line phones, newspapers, and only wearing a shirt with your tights


I really enjoyed playing along with Leigh Ashley today!  I'd like to invite people to visit my other blog for another (new) meme that focuses on you... Self Reflections Tuesday


Thanks for coming by!  

Can you Feel it?

I've started to feel it

that slight breeze that hangs in the air

yeah that's right

Fall is approaching

and with fall comes

football season!!!!!

Football is more than a game in the south

it's almost like a way of life

At our church we host a local football league with Upwards Sports

Upwards Sports is awesome!

It is a Christian based ministry that sponsors sporting leagues all over America.

in Upwards Sports everyone wins

no one is ever picked first or last

and everyone gets a trophy

I think Upwards is a wonderful way for young kids to develop sports talents and learn about working together as a team

I am honored to be a part of Upwards Sports with our church and our community!

Welcome to Nashville, TN and Upwards League at Our Saviour Lutheran!

Sunglasses Galore

Today at IheartFaces the theme is Got to Wear Shades.  I love this theme!  Leah loves her sunglasses, and I have so many adorably cute pictures of her it was so hard to pick just one ... but I did!

This is my younger sister Allison and my oldest daughter Leah ... love this picture!!!!

Fix it Friday!

I'm playing with I heart faces today with their Fix-It Friday challenge!

Original:  (not my picture ... copied with permission)

I have a slight problem -- I can't do just one edit, lol!

My favorite -- I used piknic.com and rollip.com (vintage edit)

My *close* second favorite -- used picnik.com and rollip.com (classic edit)

and of course -- a black and white edit!  used piknic.com (the adjustable threshold feature)

If you want to play along ... visit I heart faces!

I'm Around

Sorry I've been gone for awhile.

Internet is gone from home.  Life is still in limbo.  I update my other blog more because I have internet at work, but transferring pictures is harder.

I've been told that God is testing mine / my husband's trust by making us wait.

I don't know how much I agree, but taking a breather and relying on Him more is always something I can use a reminder on.

Hopefully I will be back soon!

*picture from Fall Creek Falls Tennessee*

Flashback

Our internet is out as our life is in limbo here.  I'm waiting on a hopeful call-back about a new position in a new state, so everything is on hold.  I hate this feeling ... but anyways we canceled internet/cable to save for a move ... so posting new pictures is hard for me.  My pictures are on my home computer, and the internet is at work or my husband's cell phone.

So, that's a long way of saying that I'm posting an old picture here that I just love!

This picture is from 2008, and is 4 generations swinging on a swing set.

Starting from the back

Mema (my grandmother)

Leta (my mom)

Allison (my younger sister)

Leah (my first born)