The Night I Said "Yes"

Today Kelly is doing Show Us Your Life - Proposal Stories... and I thought I would join in.

Jared and I had been dating for about 7 months when he proposed. We knew we were "the one" for each other, but I didn't have any idea he would be ready to propose so soon. We had planned a date night on October 1, 2005 to go eat at our favorite restaurant. We didn't get to go there often so it was a special date.

The week before that Saturday night he had been acting really weird. At one point, we were hanging out one evening and he had stepped out of the room. His phone started ringing and I picked it up to take it to him and I looked at the caller ID for some reason and it said "Jen's Mom".... what the? And he actually answered it and went outside to talk. I thought it was weird but he made up some story that I actually bought (yes, I'm gullible). Later, I found out that he had called my dad to ask his blessing (he tried to talk to him in person when we were visiting but apparently I never left them alone long enough!) and my mom was returning his call so he could talk to her about it.

So I got ready that Saturday evening for our date. Jared showed up with flowers... which he never did! :) And I still didn't know what was going on. We went to the restaurant and ate our dinner. Then J ordered dessert, another thing we rarely did/do. When dessert came, he gave me a card. This was totally normal because he has always been a card-giver! So I'm reading the card and he had written a lovely poem in it that ended in the words "to make you my wife" and I'm so engrossed in the card that I still didn't get it when I read that. Or maybe I was just too full from dinner AND dessert! And while I was reading, I totally missed him getting on one knee.

He pulled out a ring, said something through his tears and proposed. I was shocked! I picked up the ring then gave it back because I didn't know what to do! HA! Of course, I said yes and the whole restaurant cheered! Then I look over and see his sister there with a video camera - so we actually have video of our engagement! Love it! Apparently the waiter and a few other people were in on it. The boy did some planning!!

It was one of the most exciting moments of my life! We left and called everyone and went to visit his family and then some friends of ours who had also just gotten engaged. I loved every minute of that night. Sadly, the restaurant where he proposed has since closed down. We miss it!

Happy Friday everyone!!!!

Thursday Thoughts...

Today I took my baby girl to the doctor for her 4 month check-up! All is good.... her stats fall right in between the big girls'. She is such a joy and everyone who meets her agrees! She got 4 shots and an oral vaccine today - no fun! She did not appreciate it and let us know! Bless it!



Have you tried these? Can we say "addicted"??!!

A certain little girl will be turning TWO in a couple of weeks... party plans in the works! I hope she feels special on her special day!

I'm totally having withdrawals from the lake. I wake up every day wishing we were heading out on the boat... but that isn't my real life! I can't wait for our next weekend on the lake though!

I'm slowly making progress with some decorating in our home.

I love my girls so much. We have been having so much fun together doing nothing much really. It is just so great to spend each day with them and help them become little ladies!!!

I'm ready for the weekend. But before I get to relax and celebrate my mom's birthday, I have to clean my house tomorrow.

On that note, I will say goodnight.

Girly Things....

I've been busy getting my girls' hair "dressed" for the spring/summer! And while I've been doing that I've had 4 people order some bows. So over the past few days this is what I've accomplished...

That's almost 60 bows and four headbands! Love it!!!!!! And now my girls' hair is lookin good!!! I'm working on getting some good pictures of my babies in their bows...

Yumm...

Looks like someone gets a little hungry between feedings, thank goodness she's able to find a snack!  Toes are tasty!!!!! 

Oh my, I love this baby! I don't remember my other girls doing this and I think it is absolutely hilarious!!!!!

I've been a busy girl doing some fun projects... maybe I'll get some pictures posted soon. 

Happy Wednesday everyone! 

Girls and Their Dolls...

Just like most little girls, my girls love dolls! We have oh so many dolls here in our home - enough that I created a special toy box just for baby dolls! :)

I love all the dolls (and so do my girls) but there are three dolls that are really special to me. They are their Wagon Train Dolls.

About once a year we go to Silver Dollar City - a theme park in Branson, MO. On each of the girls' first trips, they have gotten their Wagon Train Doll.

While we were at my dad's house a few weeks ago, we made a trip to SDC one Saturday. Since it was Mika Lynn's first time we had to get her a Wagon Train Doll...

I gave it to her today and she is in LOVE with this baby!

I love the Wagon Train Dolls because the story is that they were originally made by some crafty, creative mommas who didn't have much to make a baby doll with so they used rags and tied them together. I love this!

I only hope I'm a creative Momma like that!!!!!

Random Thoughts...

Mika Lynn discovered her feet a couple weeks ago and she LOVES to suck on her big toe. Gross and hilarious at the same time!

The girls and I were watching our wedding video the other day and when my dad started walking me down the aisle Peyton said "Mommy, you married Pappy? I thought you married Daddy!" It cracked me up!!

I'm in the process of completing my big girls' baby books (sadness) and I was getting some pictures ready to print out to put in there. All I could think of while looking at the pictures was "How did they get so big, so fast?"

Here is a little peek at each girl around 4 months old...

Peyton Lou

Laila Whitney

Mika Lynn

I got a spray tan a couple weeks ago - very disappointed in the results. 

Mika loves to "talk" but she only does it when she has her fist in her mouth.... she's so silly! 

I've been making hairbows like crazy.... the girls need some new ones for their summer outfits. This is one of my favorite things to do! And the girls have some really cute, new bows for the summer!

I miss the lake. 

Hope you all have a wonderful Wednesday!

Where Have I Been?

Well.... what started out as a week-long trip for the girls and I to visit my dad ended up lasting a little over three weeks! Yikes! Things just kept coming up with Jared's work and it seemed to make more sense for us to just stay with dad then come home. Boy, did we have fun at Pappy's house! Sit back, relax and enjoy some picture highlights from our time there!

Two little girls watching Pappy and Daddy get things ready to go out on the boat!

Pappy and two of his girls.... such sweet times.

Momma and Mika Lynn - my sweet little baby girl! She is growing way too fast!

Mika and Whit Whit!

Little swimmers - these two fish LOVE the water!!!

Daddy and his big girls!!

Love this face! 

Family photo - J, Mika Lynn, Me, Laila, Whit Whit, Peyton, and Uncle Brent

Nice Shades!

Pappy and his lake buddy - this may be my favorite picture of him ever!

Me and my sweetie!

This is how Laila spent most of her lake time.... snacking!

Laila Bean and Momma!

We had so much fun!!!

Uncle Brent was giving piggy back rides on the raft!

We got home Saturday afternoon just in time to clean up the house and yard for the annual crawfish boil and fish fry our family has. We started partying Sunday afternoon and it was a blast! I took some pictures of the girls playing with the crawfish (I never thought my kids would do that, but they sure did when I wasn't looking!) but the pictures didn't turn out because of some crazy lighting. I did, however, get one good picture of Laila after she ate the red ice cream cup that Belinda gave the kids..... can we say Bozo the Clown?! 

It has been a crazy month and apparently that isn't going to change anytime soon. J is still having crazy work schedules and we have birthdays and reunions and holidays all coming up. I'm looking forward to all of it but it is a crazy time!!

Happy Summer everyone!