It's the most wonderful time of the year... (almost)

One of my favorite holiday's is quickly approaching... Thanksgiving.  I love this holiday, not for the turkey, (which I'd rather shoot then eat) but for it's limitations on demands.  This is a holiday full of food & family.  No gifts or presents.  Just the best presents we take for granted everyday... family.

I've always had a fabulous family and am very blessed to have married into a wonderful family also.  Thanksgiving in a holiday that we can just sit and enjoy what we have been given.  This Thanksgiving will be especially bittersweet.. as my husband's family will celebrate this holiday as the last before their new granddaughter arrives, I quickly realize that it could be the last holiday I celebrate in the same state as my little sister. 

So today... I ask you to be thankful.  For the simple things in life that we have all been blessed with.  Everyone's blessings are different.  But they are there.  In little baby fingers prints smudges on your glass door, loving kisses waiting for you at the door, and the few moments taken to say 'hello' to your sister across the country.  Remember the small things... because they become the big things when they're gone.

It's the small moments that mean the most...

My wonderfully talented friend Mallory, decided to take her camera along on a walk with our kidders today.  Some of us are blessed to have perfect vision while others are graced with the talent of capturing tender moments behind the lense of a camera.  Mallory knows just how to capture the smallest moments and make them last forever.

After looking at these photos with the hubby we realized just how bittersweet these photos really are.  The playground we are playing at is Amos McDannel.  Andrew and I both have photos of us as young children playing in the same dirt that our baby now dusts off his little fingers.  I didn't think of it at the time... we were just excited that we could take the kids somewhere no one would be.  But who knows... by the time E is ready to go to school there may not even be a playground there anymore.

So as our little boy grows up... we are thankful for the small moments captured by the camera lense of a good friend.  Thanks Mal!!!

Our Play Day

'Cause that's what friends are for...

Today... after spending time with a good friend I realized how rare it is to find a really "true friend".  The kind you can share anything with, who doesn't judge you, admits their faults/failures, forgives and forgets, gives great advice, is there when you are in a pinch, listens when necessary, and just plain gives a crap about you.  We are constantly meeting new acquaintances and every experience is different.  But there are few "true friends" that make your life better because of their presence.

So to Andrew and I's "true friends"... Thank you!!  You are an elite group of awesome people.  We love and cherish you.  Thank you for always being there for us.  Thank you for loving us for who we are.  We have had some amazing adventures and can't wait to see what the future holds.

Rock on my friends! Rock on!

A Proud Day To Be A May!

Congratulations Jared!!!  We are so proud of you!  Sad we missed it.

Canton South's May Ties Unofficial State Record

My way to shop!

Ok...so I won't be one of those people that posts everyday.  But, if I find something worthy of posting, you better believe you're gonna read about it.

So while shopping at Old Navy the other day we came home to find this weird coupon in our bag.  It wasn't the typical Old Navy coupon for your next visit but instead a coupon for Diapers.com and Soap.com.  Have you ever checked out either one of these sites?  They are awesome!  I'm not a huge fan of the Diapers.com because I don't really buy that much for my kid and their prices weren't cheaper then Sam's Club but Soap.com was a different story.  I love it!  You can order all of your household items.  The prices were about the exact same as the store BUT you get FREE 2 day shipping on any order over $25 plus the Old Navy coupon give you 15% off your entire order.  It's very easy to spend $25 on bulk paper towels, tp, tampons, medicine, and cleaning supplies.  I seriously recommend everyone to check it out.  It saves you the gas AND the tax.  You can even use the Old Navy code.  Just type in oldnavysoap for soap.com and oldnavydiapers for diapers.com.

I'm still waiting for grocery shopping to be online.  I will be in heaven then!  Maybe I would even cook.  :) 

Happy shopping my friends!

I have officially entered the "non-professional" world of blogging...

I have finally given in and joined the blogging world.  All day I work with blogging and other social media entities, so, it's a little bit like bringing work home, but I'm going to try it.  I make no promises on how frequently it will be updated.  But for the sake of using this as a "online diary" I am going to try my best.  I have no idea what I'm going to write about.  But I'm sure ideas will come.

So online world.... we have arrived.