Last wedding of the year

I'm BACK! My computer is falling apart and I haven't been able to upload any pictures, print or much less do anything. Landon saved the day and finally figured out how to fix it so I can stop going crazy! I hate not having my blog updated!
(I know my friend Trena will be super excited about this haha, I think she's my biggest fan! love you!)

I'm going to post some things out of order but I will go ahead and start with last weekend.

First of all, look who finally gets to face forward in their carseat.
She was soooo excited, she just kept laughing and saying whhhoooooaaaa!

Of course we had to make a moment of it with both Landon and I there cause neither one of us wanted to miss it, so we drove around and burned gas just so we could see her all excited, it was cute!

With the terrible twos approaching it was getting so hard to put her in her carseat, she would push up against the seat with her legs with all her might, pretty annoying to the parents I must say so we gave in and turned her a month early...oh well.

Saturday I attended mine and Landon's friends wedding

My friend Crystal and I sat together (bad idea, cause we both apparently get bored easily and we love to people watch so we found funny things to take pictures of like the violinist with a leaf in his hair....and khara standing funny, and scrunchies...that comes later in the post.)

While Khara was catching beautiful pictures of everyone else, I managed to catch an awkward one of her, who stands like that! hahaha (I'm a mean friend huh, she knows I love her!)

Brad aka B-rad waiting on his beautiful bride

I've known this girl since she was 7!

Here she is...Natalie was one of my sorority sisters and Brad was one of Landon's frat brothers, they met at our new years eve party 4 years ago while playing with our pet rat Rosco ha! It was love at first sight!

I have never seen two more emotional people standing at the alter, It was sooo beautiful, Brad is just so in love with her and he didn't care to show it, I loved that!

Oh sooo sweet!

What a beautiful set up

A chocolate coverd cherry made to look like a mouse or maybe a rat since that's where it all began!

My Bestie and I

Singing shades....for those of you who don't know what that is..."Shades is a special song that all Chi Omegas sing and the end of their special occasions, we always leave a space open for those sisters who can't be with us, and especially for God!"

Me and the Beautiful Bride!

Crystal Pistol! She was my date for the evening!

Baby AMOS!

Haha a scrunchie! (I haven't seen one since junior high!)

Sunday was a relaxing day, Gannpa and Gigi came over to play


Thinkin hard about her next move

I found a little website that has games and learning activies appropriate for Brielle's age....she loved it!

HaHa...she has to use two hands to press a key...ADORABLE!

End of summer fun

Landon was gone the end of last week so it was just us girls


We ran a lot of errands, B has figured out that if she turns the knobs on these things that sometimes stuff comes out (she has gotten lucky a couple times without putting any money in ha) My mom always likes to tell the story of the first time I put money in one of these when I was little and how she thought it was soooo adorable, until the next time when she didn't have any money and I threw myself on the ground and threw the biggest fit ever! ME, throw a fit....NEVER : )

Excited about her present from dollar tree





This is one of her favorite things now (it's my favorite when all of us including stuffed animal and Landon hold hands and to it!)

Ring around the rosie....

Pocket full of posies.....

Ashes Ashes.....

We all fall down!

No that is not the moon, last week we were invaded by aliens......


Not sure yet if it was a satellite or a weather balloon or aliens, but it was pretty cool either way! I noticed it because it was above my house....then it followed me to chili's and hovered there for a bit. It was funny watching all the people coming outside to look at it. I think it followed me cause it was mad I took pictures of it!



Girls night at Chili's with my sisters



Saturday afternoon we went to the pool for the last time, perfect timing because it was 90 degrees that day!



oh she's gonna miss this!


Well with the ending of summer comes winter and cute winter boots, I busted these out this weekend and treated them for the winter!






Sunday afternoon we kept Brielle's friend Maddie for a little while

Neither one of them were looking at me so I asked them to look up so I could get a picture and this is what they did haha!

Why'd you stop!

Little mommies haha!


They were both pretty wet after this game


Sunday night we surprised Teresa and Randy at their bowling league night.









Seriously mom! I'm trying to play and all you want to do is take pictures?!


Brielle you love your books!

Especially "a potty for me" which you call "ME" book, and the "dozer" books, dad hid those from you cause that's all you wanted us to read to you and considering they are only picture books and we have to make up the words, they get kinda tiring ha!

We just couldn't be prouder of you, last week you counted to 10 all by yourself & have been doing it ever since and you can say your ABC's A through G then you skip to Q through Z! What a cutie you are!

Happy Birthday Neely!

Guess who turned 5 today! So we got dressed up and made a trip to petsmart of course

Looking at the rats, I think she misses Rosco (one day I'll get myself another rat)



Treats!

picking out her birthday present....hum what about this one......

or this one????

For sure this one! Just look at those ears.

From time to time, people tell me,

"lighten up, it's just a dog,"

or, "that's a lot of money for just a dog."

They don't understand the distance traveled,

the time spent, or the costs involved for

"just a dog."

Some of my proudest moments have come about with

"just a dog."

Many hours have passed and my only company was

"just a dog,"

but I did not once feel slighted.

Some of my saddest moments have been brought about by

"just a dog,"

and in those days of darkness,

the gentle touch of "just a dog"

gave me comfort and reason to overcome the day.

If you, too, think it's "just a dog,"

then you will probably understand phases

like "just a friend," "just a sunrise," or

"just a promise."

"Just a dog" brings into my life the very essence

of friendship, trust, and pure unbridled joy.

"Just a dog" brings out the compassion and

patience that make me a better person.

Because of "just a dog" I will rise early,

take long walks and look longingly to the future.

So for me and folks like me, it's not "just a dog"

but an embodiment of all the hopes and dreams

of the future, the fond memories of the past,

and the pure joy of the moment.

"Just a dog" brings out what's good in me and

diverts my thoughts away from myself and the

worries of the day.

I hope that someday they can understand that

it's not "just a dog"

but the thing that gives me humanity and keeps

me from being "just a man."

So the next time you hear the phrase "just a dog."

just smile, because they "just don't understand."

Happy Birthday to my sweet little Eskie! I love you!