We're Having a Girl???

HA HA!! I found this website called http://www.morphthing.com/ where you can morph 2 pictures together and see what your child will look like...so here's how our little one turned out...

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? I knew we were gonna have a girl :-)

I wanted to test the "morphing accuracy" of the site, so I morphed my sister and brother-in-law to see if it looks anything like my newphew...

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? Shadowy child ?

I prefer their sweet little blue eyed boy...

Everything's Good, Nobody's Happy

I saw this YouTube video today and it's hilarious! It gets funnier the longer you watch it...It really puts all our complaining in perspective!

CLICK BELOW to WATCH!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WXStPqhLmIk&feature=related

Where My Crazies Are

My friend Emily recently posted a blog project she found about HOME, and it really struck a cord with me. She wrote all about HOME and what it means to her. I realized home has very different meanings for everyone. I immediately think of 2 places, my home with Josh and my parent's home.

For Me home is...the way my husband’s beard tickles my face. My Nanny braiding my hair. Week long birthday celebrations. Big cups of coffee. Where I dance. The smell of my dad’s cherry pipe tobacco. The leaves changing in fall. The place I will raise my children one day. Wearing comfortable clothes. Waking up next to him. Where I can sing as loud as I want. Big holiday dinner tables packed with family. Dogs taking over the bed. Walking through the door after a long day and being greeted a kiss. Where I can act like a child. Long talks on the back deck. The sound of football games roaring through the house. The smell of Josh's cologne. Home is where my family is.

Here are some of my favorite phrases from the blog project...

What does HOME mean to you?

Reasons I Love Weekends

1. I don't have to talk about heartburn, gas, headaches, lack of fiber, indigestion or any other ailment for 2 full days
2. I get to lay in my bed as long as I want Saturday morning and watch the dogs play
3. I get to see Grayson, and he always makes me smile
4. I get to cook breakfast with my husband, and eat in bed while we watch movies
5. If I wanted to, I could stay in my PJs for days
6. I don't have to hear the words endcap, sidekick, pallet or insights

Moments

This is a card my mother-in-law gave me for my birthday this year. I have it hanging up at my desk and I read it every day...

...to help myself remember not to take any moment for granted because every moment makes us who we are. So spend more time with the people you love and make sure you laugh every day...and spend less time worrying about whether or not the floors have been mopped :-)

Puppy Dog Breath

My husband and I are BOTH "dog people." And we're proud of it. In fact, this was a selling point for both of us when we first started dating. If you don't like dogs, you're out. Every time we look at houses for sale, I think..."Hmmm, I wonder how many dogs we could have if we lived THERE?!?" Seriously, I have a problem. An addiction, really. To dogs.

We already have an 8 year old black lab, Maggie...and a 3 year old cat, Max...

We have been talking about adding to our pet family for quite a while. I found a great breeder, and on Sunday, Josh and I made the trip to Conway to pick up our new little angel, Miss Miley Mae!! She is 6 weeks old and sweet as can be! One of my favorite things is smelling her puppy breath when she licks my face! We haven't gotten much sleep over the last 4 nights, but she's more than worth it...

"Properly trained, a man can be dog's best friend."

Maggie still doesn't know what to think of Miley.

and Max hasn't come out of the guest room in 2 days.

"Women and cats will do as they please

and men and dogs should relax and get used to the idea."

"There is no psychiatrist in the world like a puppy licking your face."

Miley looks so proud of herself for tackling Daddy

She was exhausted after her first day as a Knight!

Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Fireworks

"This nation will remain the land of the free only so long as it is the home of the brave."

Thank you, Daddy,

for being one of the brave.

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The 4th of July is one of my favorite holidays, but has always been devastating to our bank account. Josh and I are both OBSESSED with fireworks! When we walk into the fireworks stand, our eyes light up and we don't know what to grab first. We are like 2 kids in a candy store that just can't get enough. We have to make several trips to the car to load up our loot. We visited the fireworks stand every day over the holiday ;-) I know some people think fireworks are a waste of money, but I think they're WELL worth it!
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We started the 4th of July weekend with a trip to the lake...

Sissy and her prize fish

Grayson trying to decide if he likes the fishy or not

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Friday after the lake, my whole family went to Brook & Jesse's for a cookout and fireworks display #1

The boys and their arsenal

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On Saturday, Josh and I attended the 10th Annual Shrimp & Crawfish Jubilee to benefit the Fayetteville Fire Fighters Association Scholarship Fund...

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Then we cooked out at Aaron & Christina's and headed to Springdale Country Club for more fireworks...

Mary & Brian, before the wheels came off the bus :-)

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Then we went to Mary & Brian's more MORE fireworks!!!

Hunter & Leanne - just after Hunter got done telling me girls shouldn't shoot fireworks... and then caught his arm on fire.

Leanne, her brother Chris and sis-in-law Kris

It was a GREAT celebration of our freedom!!! Happy Birthday, America!