Summer with Hannah

Shelly has been so sweet to let me take Hannah places. :-) We have been to the splash park, movies, and Barnes and Noble. It has been so much fun for me! Hopefully, Hannah has had just as much fun. Well, today I took Hannah to Piddlin Pottery. She painted a cupcake... of course... PINK!

Thanks Shelly for letting me steal her!

From Drab to Fab

After LOTS of hard work from many, our landscaping is complete! Below are the new pics. :-)

One exhausted lady!

The back porch. We had a friend recently joke, where are you hiding the kid.

Mandevilla LOVES its new home.

I fell in love with the Passion Fruit flower on our honeymoon, so we planted one to remind us of that day.

Aren't they a neat flower?

Camillia, Petunias, and Daylilies

The is a hydrangea tree. This backs up to the one day nursery. We plan to be able to open the windows and watch the birds play in the birdbath.

The impatiens were a fabulous idea, Mom.

Fiesta for Ethan

Many of you were apart of this SURPRISE! ... and boy did we surprise Shelly! Below are all the pictures.

Easter Celebration

After working all weekend on the yard, my parents, James and I headed to church. What a great service! We are so blessed by Pastor Dykes. Then we came home and had a wonderful meal with Wes and Shelly. We gave Hannah an Easter basket filled with goodies. :-) Who would have thought bugs and princesses would be in the same basket?!?!?!

 

Then we hid Easter eggs for Hannah to hunt!

The unicorn and princess go night night in the grass :-)

Destruction of the Yard

We have spent the last weekend and evenings tearing out landscaping. This weekend my mom and stepdad came to help us. They were more than help.... They helped us TREMENDOUSLY!!! We got it almost done... but you will have to wait to see the results in public. :-)

This is what it looked liked when we bought it.

There were three trees in here...

Wes came and helped us pull out all the boxwood. THANK YOU!!!

The boys :-)

evil evil vines

Creatures we find buried in the vines

Shelly's Shower

So I started to take pictures... and then my camera died.... We had  a great time, and it was wonderful helping prepare Wes and Shelly for the arrival of Ethan! We can't wait to meet him. :-)

Happy 2 Years.... a little late

James and I celebrated our 2nd anniversary in Jefferson. We had a wonderful time relaxing and enjoying the views. We stayed at a bed and breakfast recommended by Uncle Lew and Aunt Val. We didn't take many pics... but here is a couple.

Waiting to go to the lake

Beautiful home!

On the lake

We did a LOT of reading :-)

Sitting on the porch

James and I celebrated our 2nd anniversary in Jefferson. We had a wonderful time relaxing and enjoying the views. We stayed at a bed and breakfast recommended by Uncle Lew and Aunt Val. We didn't take many pics... but here is a couple.