meet my fran

do you have one of those friends that no matter how much time passes and no matter how many miles are between you, when you talk or see each other it's just like you had lunch yesterday?

well, that's how it is with my fran.


you wish she could be your fran too.

she's a flight attendant now and is traveling around the country (sometimes the world), blogging about her fun adventures and everyday encounters.


her writing is enjoyable to read and her story telling is perfect.

she is witty and funny and her descriptions are priceless.

go meet her here. you will really enjoy her pictures and stories. she is funny and light-hearted and a joy read!


love you frannie! can you believe we've known each other for 7 years?

popsicles and pools

we had a great weekend! it was the perfect mix of enjoying friends and being lazy.

on saturday we were on the go all day. we started with breakfast together and then after all the afternoon naps were over, everyone came to our house for baby pool and sprinkler fun!

i love this picture. there seems to be a very serious conversation going on between these 3.

i can't even tell you how fun and crazy it was! it seemed like there were kids everywhere. our sweet neighbors asked if it was C's 2nd birthday. nope, just my bestikids.

we realized in the midst of everything that we had a kid for every age from 1-5. miller man is 1, C and elliott are almost 2 (they are only 3 weeks apart and will be 2 in aug & sept so we counted them as our 2 year olds), maddie girl is 3, owie just turned 4 and jos is 5. wow!

this is the only picture i got of all of them. i just love the pure joy on maddie's face and the apprehension in C and elliott's posture. i'm so thankful they have the older girls to look up to and see that things are safe and fun!

click on any picture to make it bigger. especially this one so you can see maddie's face!

owen isn't the only boy, but his closest male companion is only 1. he did pretty good hangin' with the girls. but when he could get away, he enjoyed throwing the ball with kona.

i still can't believe that he is 4. cami and brad left lexington and moved to w. ky when he was still in her belly. i can't believe they have been gone for 4 years. i'm so thankful we have stayed close and that every time we get together, it's like no time has passed at all.

i think the kids had fun. i just loved watching them and seeing the excitement and innocence on their little faces. i loved that they all just went for it. even the littler ones who had never experieced anything like this before.



after pool fun, the hubs made some amazing burgers and steaks. we all dried off, chowed down and had popsicles. it was the first time these little ladies had ever had a popsicle and i think it's pretty easy to see that they loved them!




on sunday the hubs played golf and C and i hang out at home. a little more pool time and another popsicle was just what we needed.

she slept good this weekend.

i'm in love with these summer days. bare feet and shirtless treats outside.


this weekend was the perfect start!

recovered

another weekend is here and i welcome it with open arms! i feel like i've recovered from the busyness of last weekend and am ready for fun with friends!!

one of my favorite families is coming to town! i haven't seen them since new years and i can't believe that little man turned 4 on me!


we have plans to hang out, eat, watch our kids splash in the kiddie pool, laugh and just relax.

my kind of weekend.

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the hubs has one more week of work and then...

BYE BYE NASTY KITCHEN!!


i'm just a little bit excited. i know he is too.

remember when i showed the entire old kitchen here. and remember when i showed you the new one here. understand why i'm so ready?!?!

i'm thinking about getting the hubs an early father's day present of a sledge hammer with a big red bow on it!

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and just because she's so darn cute - here's some more pictures of my baby girl

i call these her "Elton John" pictures.



she loves singing and playing that little "peano"

have a good weekend friends!

a wonderful wedding

the wedding festivities are complete!

and she did it! she did great and did what any 20 month old would do. she looked cute, had no idea what was going on and wanted to be picked up during the ceremony. =)

the whole day went perfect. my little brother got married and everyone looked amazing. it was a perfect (hot) sunny day and the house was decorated beautifully.

i didn't carry a camera around, but snapped a few iphone pictures here and there.

i look forward to seeing what the professionals captured. i noticed one snapping quite a few of my little lady.

i'm tired so i'll leave you with a few pictures.

the little ballerina



a family pic

she was hot a pretty much done with pictures

a picture to show off my hot momma and ma-maw. (i convinced mom that she HAD to buy that dress. not bad, huh?)

and of course, the most important people of the day!

i caught someone else's flash, but it's still a pretty fun picture.

it was great weekend and i can't believe it's over.

but seriously, why don't they invent some kind of trip for the family after weddings? i would LOVE to be in jamaica right now.

making progress

she liked the tu-tu this morning!

she danced some twirls like she was a ballerina and enjoyed looking at herself in the mirror.



thankfully, we are making progress!

ok - that's it. just a few pics.

gotta go make my bed!

DONE!

let the weekend begin! i'm READY!!!

i'm not working tomorrow, so i have a extra long weekend in front of me and i can't wait.

and...i've got everything finished for the wedding.

i finished C's tu-tu last night.

yeah - how about the fact that she HATES it. like, she didn't even want to put it on. when she saw it she started fighting. once it was on she just pulled at it. uh-oh. my girl might be that flower girl that causes a scene. oh i hope not. hopefully she will look so cute, no one will care....

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the picture frame chalkboards are finished and turned out great!

i think they are such a great idea and i'm really pleased with how easy they were and how great they turned out.

i love the colors. (i guess i would since i just used paint i already had from rooms around the house).

and i hope darcy has another bridemaid that has fun artistic hand writing. my chicken-strach-boy-handwriting will not do these little gems justice!

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i've got the hair clips finished too. i'm a little worried they might be too heavy for our little girls fine hair, but i've got another idea for them.

i think she would look super cute with her hair back in a low bun and the clip stuck in the side. we'll see.

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so - now i've got to figure out what to do with my hair. i've got a friend coming over to do it for me and i think i want this.

what do you think? it's fun, will stay out of my face, and looks so cool.

again - we'll see.

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are you guys tired of hearing about wedding stuff? this week my posts have been full of it!

well, the next post i will be will probably be it. and hopefully it will be full of pictures of my little C dancing in her tu-tu. and full of pictures of my new sister and little bro.

maybe i'll throw a picture of me and hubs in there too.

have a good weekend friends! summer is almost here and so far the weekend is looking sunny and rain free!

busy - but good!

i'm in a season of business. and i kind of stress and make lists and constantly think about the lists and feel rushed. but i'm not complaining. really - i promise. i like being busy sometimes. i like the feeling of being needed and having things to do. not all the time - but when fun things lay on the horizon and the business is all for good things, i like it.

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my best friends little man turned one last week. seems crazy to me that she is on kid #2 and her oldest is almost 4.

i wanted to make him a little birthday shirt. it's the first time i've done applique on a t-shirt. kind of tricky, but it turned out pretty cute. definitely on the homemade side, but i guess that's to be expected. =)

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the wedding is almost here and i am in full mother-of-the-flower girl mode!

the tu-tu is almost finished. it could be the death of me (might have thrown a small tantrum last night), but i know C is going to look sweet as sugar in it.

once it's finished i'll post some pictures. but today i'm headed back to the fabric store for more tulle. 5 yards wasn't enough...

and the hair pieces for the flower girls are almost finished.

i made some fabric flowers. but i haven't decided if i'm going to put it on a stretchy headband like this sweet one



or if i'll just put a clip on it and she can wear it like this



i'm not sure if she'll keep the headband on. she's not the best with hair accessories...

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i'm really excited for this next project to be finished. not because it's hard, but because i know they will look awesome.

darcy (soon to be sis-in-law) brought by some crazy gold ornate frames last week

she wants them turned in to chalkboards!

they are a work in progress, but i think they are going to turn out SO COOL!!


in the end, i envision this


neat right? i've got 4 that i'm working on. one to welcome guests, one for bourbon chocolate favors, one for drinks and one that we can't remember what it's for. =) i think they should write on it like above and hold it in some pictures. too cute!

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but, in the midst of all the busyness, we are still finding time to enjoy the beginning of summer.

C is obsessed with being outside and running around like a crazy women.

but every once in awhile i can get her to slow down and enjoy the flowers.


especially when there is a watering can involved!

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pray for no rain this weekend. lexington is green enough and we want an outdoor wedding!