Dinner for the Duggars...

As you may already know, we love The Duggar Family. It's one of our favorite shows on TV. They're a sweet, Christian family who just happen to have 19 children. :) My friends, Heather & Heather asked me and Joy if we would like to help make dinner for The Duggars. We of course said, YES! Joy and I have been wanting to take them dinner, since finding out their baby girl was in the hospital. Cooking for people is something we really enjoy! I know it's only one meal, but it's one less they have to worry about cooking.

Here's just a few of the groceries we bought to make the meal. Can you imagine making a meal for that many people, 3x's a day, 7 days a week!? :)



We made them a Mexican fiesta! We took 4 pans of enchiladas...



2 pans of Spanish rice...2 containers of homemade salsa...chips...and 2 gallons of homemade punch! There were actually only about 15 of them in town that day.



Here are a couple of their little ones helping Joy up the walkway. :)



Jackson Duggar took a real liking to Rosie (Hannah's little girl).



He even picked a flower and gave it to Rosie! How cute is that!?



Little Jordyn Grace. :)



Jackson and Paxton (Heather's little boy). He was so out-going...he followed us out to the car and just talked and talked! :)



Jim Bob was so nice and ran upstairs and grabbed one of their newest books for all of us. He signed them for us while we were there and told us how Josie was doing. I pray that she gets to come home for good, very soon!



Sons are a heritage from the LORD, children a reward from him.
Like arrows in the hands of a warrior are sons born in one's youth. Blessed is the man whose quiver is full of them. They will not be put to shame when they contend with their enemies in the gate. -Psalm 127:3-5

Love to all,

A day at the lake...

Yesterday, Amelia and I packed up and headed to the lake to spend the night with my parents. We arrived in time for lunch, so we met them to have some yummy fajitas!



Amelia slept the entire ride. She woke up as soon as we arrived at the restaurant. She was happy to see her Papa & Granny.



Seriously, how sweet are these feet!?



She still has sleepy-eyes in this pic. :) She wouldn't take her eyes off of her Papa!



When we got back to the condo, Amelia hung out with her Papa while he studied for his message on Sunday.



She kept going for Papa's Bible. I pray she grows up to have a love for the Word and hides it in her heart.



After Papa finished studying, Amelia showed him how she can put her toes in her mouth. Such a talented little girl.



I love this look that she's giving her Granny!



After taking a little nap, us girls headed downtown to a couple of places that I like to visit. The Villa is one of them...they have the cutest things!



Amelia enjoyed being outside...we walked quite a bit!



Which was a good thing - because this was our next stop!



They have all sorts of goodies...



I had a fresh squeezed lemonade and bought some white chocolate covered popcorn. YUM!



After walking through a few shoppes downtown, we grabbed some Chick-fil-A for dinner and headed back to the condo. I had Momma take our picture and Amelia was obsessed with sticking her tongue out! She's doing this in a lot of the pics from the past two days.



Then we headed inside, put on some comfy clothes, and watched some old b&w movies.



I was showing Granny what Amelia will look like when she gets more hair. HAHA!



Since Alex wasn't with us, Amelia got to sleep with me. I love that she wakes up with a huge smile on her face!



I made a Starbucks run and then we headed to the balcony to have breakfast. I wish this was our view every morning!



Me and my sweet girl. The last time we were here, Amelia was in my belly! :)



After lunch and a little more shopping, Amelia and I had to say goodbye to Papa, Granny, and the lake. It was such a fun overnight trip!



We love you Papa & Granny!!

Mother's Day - 2010

I had the best Mother's Day! Last year I was pregnant with Amelia, but this year I could actually hold her and love on her, which made it even more fun!

Alex let me sleep in, but as soon as I got up - I wanted to see this face!! :) Every day is Mother's Day because of this precious baby girl.



Then I headed into the kitchen and had a muffin and a cup of coffee in my new mug. It says "Being a Mom is a Holy Privilege." So true!!



Alex and Amelia gave me some sweet cards...



And this pretty necklace that says Mom. Alex is taking it to have Amelia's date of birth engraved on the back. The perfect gift for my first Mother's Day.



And look what my sister Joy surprised me with! I have been wanting some flowers for the top of my mailbox for awhile. I came home this weekend and found these. All of the flowers haven't even started blooming...can't wait until it's completely full. I can change the flowers out with the season...I just love it!! Let's just hope I can keep them alive! :)



These are all of the pretty packages for different Mothers in my life. Just a little something to show my love and appreciation. I have some wonderful women in my life!



I bought these hydrangeas for my Aunt. I may have to go back and get myself some...so pretty!



After we had some time at home that morning, we got around and headed to my S-I-L's home to celebrate Mother's Day with Alex's family. We had Corky's bar-b-q with all of the sides and birthday cake for dessert. I made fudge pie too!



Amelia with her Nana. :)



Aunt Connie and Amelia. We loved having her here for a few days!



We bought these necklaces for both of our Mothers. We each have 5 brothers and sisters. We had all 6 kids names put on them. I thought they turned out really cute.



This Alex's Mimi with Alicia and Victoria. We celebrated Mimi's birthday on Mother's Day too!




I love this picture of Sawyer & Laila. They couldn't go outside by the pool, so they stood by the window and watched. :)



Me and Amelia. :)



My two loves. :)



Some of the guys eating by the pool.



After lunch and spending time with Alex's family, we headed to church. It was nice to have some of our family in church with us last night. :) After church we headed to celebrate with my family!

This is my Uncle Kev & Aunt Sandi...they hosted last night. Love them!



We had nachos for dinner. I would have taken a picture, but we all cleaned our plates too fast! HA!



I made Ghirardelli cupcakes to take. All I can say is...OMW. I made half with chocolate icing and the other half with chocolate peanut butter icing. They're my new fave.



My brother Chris with his daughter Kandace. Isn't my brother so handsome!? And I just want to eat Kandace up every time I see her...she's a doll!



Aunt E gave Amelia lots of love last night. :)



Me and my Daddy



Oh how I love my Momma. She received some lovely gifts, but her favorite was this Vera Bradley curling iron cover. Who would have thought that a curling iron cover could bring tears to her eyes!! LOL



My Grandma with her two babies. :)



My Momma with 5 out of 6 of her kiddos. We missed Cary, Sara, Jackson & Millie!!



My sister Joy with her three handsome boys. They tried to argue with me over taking a picture...I had to remind them who was boss! HA!



My sister Jayna with her two beautiful daughters. Joylyn had already changed into her pjs for the long trip home! :)




Amelia was getting so sleepy from the long day...she had to rest on Granny's lap for a bit.



All the pretty ladies...



Some of the guys...



This was Amelia in the backseat when we arrived home. It took all of 2 minutes to get her in her jammies and to bed. She slept for 10 hours!!



It was a long yet WONDERFUL day. Thank you to Alex for making it so special for me. I love you, babe. :)

Love to all,