Friday Funnies

I love Pinterest for SO many things, but mainly for their "humor" section. It is so entertaining!  Here are a few pins that made me laugh. Enjoy!

This made me laugh because our dog has a very bad trashcan digging problem. 

So true!

I love The Far Side! 

Guilty! 

Don't you just want to tell people this sometimes?? 

Simple enough, right?!

No doubt.

Love this! 

Scarlett's Party

Scarlett's special day couldn't have been more perfect. Her actual 1st birthday fell on a Saturday, so it was a great excuse to throw a big party and invite all the family. We had around 35 people total, so it was a fairly large party to plan for! My parents have 40 acres, so we figured their land was the perfect spot to throw an outdoor barbeque. The weather was actually pretty hot, but once the sun went down, it was lovely! We even had the "super moon" to gaze at. Scarlett was teething, so she was actually a really cranky mess! She hardly let anyone hold her at the beginning of the party, but warmed up to everyone after a while. It is so nice to be able to have all of our families together for one occasion....it hardly ever happens and it was GREAT to see everyone. 

Scarlett and Daddy. She is a daddy's girl, just like the rest of them!

This was our drink station. Iced tea and yummy margarita punch.  The paper straws and paper ribbon added such a fun touch to the boring clear plastic cups! :)

This is my mom and her two sisters and my two cousins. So glad they all came! 

We used hydrangeas from my mom's garden. They turned out perfect!

My sister made these adorable mini cupcakes and also some bigger ones that had a "1" cupcake topper on them. They were so yummy, but of course I forgot to take a picture of those! 

I just don't think my nephew can get any cuter :)

Reese and Harper, doin their crazy daredevil antics. These girls are going to be a mess together someday :)

This is my Meme (my dad's mom). I love that my kids still have GREAT grandparents alive. So cool!

This is my cousin's little boy, Baylor. Harper and Baylor are only a few weeks apart and they were having a BLAST on the power toys :)

See, Haper can be sweet every now and then! 

This is Aaron's brother, Heath. 

Scarlett was the happiest when she was messing with Charlie, the dog! 

Here is Aaron's mom, Susan, in the middle. On the right is Aaron's little sister, Brie. On the left is Susan's boyfriend's daughter, Haley. 

Here is Scarlett with her Nana! 

Cousin Courtney 

Aaron was very glad that his younger brother, Shane, got to come and celebrate. 

Heath is attempting to teach Ava how to fish. What a girly girl! 

Reese is getting SO big! 

Here is the adorable smash cake that my sister made out of a cupcake. She is such a little Martha.

birthday hat! Scarlett was less than thrilled about it.

Hobby Lobby had the cutest cupcake pinata. I couldn't resist! 

gathering the candy!

I loved my adorable fabric pennants from Etsy. Of course, this picture does them NO justice and  I forgot to take a picture of the food table before it was destroyed. Oh well! 

My cousin brought these paper lanterns to fly off at night. They were SO pretty and Ava was so obsessed with them because they were just like the ones in the movie "Tangled." The clear night sky made it perfect to see them float away!

Party pooper! In her pj's and ready for bed before the party even ended! 

My Morning Glory

Happy birthday, Scarlett!!


I seriously cannot believe that my little girl is turning ONE.  Scarlett's first year has literally flown by. I know that everyone says that, but it seriously DID fly by.


I swear it was just yesterday when the doctors handed her to me...

And Aaron said, "Look, Shelb, she has the cutest cheeks!"

 And Dr. Douthit made us pose for the classic "birth order" pose.  3rd time's a charm!

And I was just happy and relieved for a healthy baby!

And I finally got to use those adorable bows I bought on Etsy (wish I would have known about that site with Ava and Harper!)

And then all of a sudden...she turned into this beautiful, laid back, sweeter than sugar, little 1 YR OLD. WHAT?!

When I found out I was pregnant with Scarlett, we were VERY shocked. Shocked in so many ways, but mainly because we were following ALL precautions! (I was totally that 1% that the commercials warn about!) After all,  Ava was  2 1/2 and Harper was only 7 months old! We always knew we wanted a third child, but the timing with Scarlett was beyond crazy. We were living in a new city with our nearest family being 3 hours away. Aaron was working long hours. I was staying home full time with my other two babies.  The thought of adding another baby to the mix was overwhelming, to say the least. So, I just began to pray and ask God, "can this baby please just be a calm, low maintenance baby? Please! It will make things so much easier...and save what little thread of sanity I have left!" 


I know, right?! What a selfish prayer. Ridiculously selfish.

Fast forward to today....May 5, 2012. I can honestly say that our sweet little Scarlett is definitely an answer to my selfish prayer! She has the sweetest personality that I think any kid could ever have. Everything about her is just perfect to me. She sleeps. She eats. She laughs a lot. She enjoys car rides. She is snuggly, and I mean really snuggly. She loves it when her big sisters attack play with her. She loves animals (especially Grandpa Dexter). She LOVES her daddy and yells at the top of her lungs when he comes home from work. She basically loves.....

 EVERYTHING.

And that is why we love HER so much. The title of this post is called "My Morning Glory" because I have always referred to Scarlett as that. She is the happiest in the morning. She never cries and just sits in her bed and makes silly noises. It is to the point where Ava and Harper consider her their "morning glory" too. They both run into her room every morning and love to watch her and listen to her sweet sounds in the morning too! :)

 Happy 1st birthday to my beautiful, curious, spirited, playful and super snuggly little Scarlett Elle!  I can't wait to see how your personality grows within the next year. We love you to the moon and back!

PS: Stay tuned for pictures of her birthday celebration party! :)

Thoughtful Thursday

Ava wasn't in a very talkative mood today. Better luck next week! :) Happy Thursday!


If you could spend a whole day doing something, what would it be?

Playing with my Dad and making smoothies.

What would make this world a better place?

More butterflies.

Who should be the next president of the United States?

ME! Because I'm good at stuff.

Do you have a boyfriend?

NO!!!!!!

How old do you have to be before you get to have a boyfriend?

Umm....30?

What is the first thing that you think of when you wake up?

When my Daddy is gonna be home.

What do you think the coolest thing about kindergarten will be?

Paint. They have lots of paint there. 

What is your favorite thing to dream about?

Angels!

Obviously not in a mood for pictures today! :)