A Wedding Day Brunch! {to put it casually}..and a few more wedding pretties!

 In only good Southern ladylike manners, a wedding day brunch is a given!  Oh how I love my Southern roots.  These ladies you see above are my girls!  Each one adds such a sweet element to my life, and when you bring us all together, well....it's just a lot of fun!  Our time together Saturday morning was such a joyful, relaxed time!  In whole due to the amazing lady you see front and center with the beautiful blue scarf - my Aunt Pam!  Aunt Pam is just in a class all her own, pouring out, until overflowing a love for Steven and Sara and all of us that day that blessed our lives. It was a joy to be a part of this day, a gem of memories forever in our hearts!

As Thanksgiving and the holiday filled time inches so near, remember to give to others, not only of material things, but those special smiles, warm hugs, joyous hellos, and most of all just be kind and slow down!

A favorite quote of mine I often remind myself of...
For it is not the moments in life that count....
It is the life in the moments.

Friday Fun {CA hipsters, REAL style}

My sweet, sweet sisters!

Joshua Tree, California

I can just about guarantee you that in the next season or two, unique/vintage tennis shoes will be really in style.  Shelly and Kara have always been WAY ahead of the trend. I love that.  Do you know how ridiculous someone such as myself would look in a pair of white tennies and socks? Off the charts redic!  Shelly is never wearing anything trendy, it's always unique and then months or years later, we see it come out in the style magazines. I dont know how she does it.   I guess she just wears what she's truly inspired by or what she finds interesting.  I think that's how style should be, if it's truly your own.  I think it's too exhausting to be up with the trend all the time.

I hope these two are having an amazing time together before Kara has to "Board" back to England.

I LOVE YOU SISTERS!!!!

Happy FRIDAY, Happy NOVEMBER, HAPPY WEEKEND!!

Beautiful Love {Steven and Sara's wedding}

It is the true season of Love when we know that we alone can love, 

that no one could ever have loved before us and

that no one will ever Love the same way after us....

Johann Wolfgang Von Goethe

Steven and Sara's wedding was truly in one world "them"

It encompassed everything we love about them

And brought everyone to great happiness and emotion through their gifts of

music, friendships, generous expressions of love,  giving, calamity, beauty, and grace.

I am so thankful for having this experience in my life, being a part of this celebration.

I believe each person present at their wedding truly loved them, which makes for a level

of emotion, thankfulness, and happiness that can only come out through tears..

I wish Steven and Sara everything they could dream of and more in their years together as 

husband and wife.  Here are a few of my favorites.  Many more I will share soon.

May the love that you share give you strength

May the life that you share bring you joy

May the dreams that you share bring you hope

May the faith that you share bring you peace

And wherever you are in your journey through life,

May your hearts always find their way home.  Amen.

The Reverend J. Lynn James

And love shall encompass you, as two become one......

Pumpkin Patch Party!

Not much time to write..but here are some fun party pictures from our weekend!  The kids got invited to a fun little pumpkin party at a sweet friends house.  It was such a great party, and we had a great time dressing up and playing with friends.

Isabel is dressed as a kitty cat this year, and Luke is a Forrest ranger!

Our pretty kitty!

The candy display and a pumpkin cookie with each child's name.

Playing games in the backyard.  Another set of twins, dressed as cats too!

Our sweet boy decorating his pumpkin!  

My fun friend Cathy, handing out prizes! Cathy is one of those amazing Wyoming Mom's I talk of!

Isabel basically did this the entire time!!

The cake pop display was incredible! I am hoping to have Michelle make the twins bday goodies next year! 

Have a great week!  

WEDDING WEEK IS HERE!!!!!!!

Friday fun!

Have a great weekend!

the {beautiful} kitchen sink

Is your kitchen sink beautiful?

Kitchen sinks are not beautiful really.  They are the place we stand and wash, and wash, and wash some more, prepare, clean, scrub, mull. They are the place we must spend many hours over. Are they/could they be a blessing in disguise? :) I like to think they could be!  I looked down at mine this morning, in all it's plain, dirty dish loveliness, thinking about a way to bring beauty to mine, to make a place i might "enjoy" perhaps?  Is there something you can find about yours that you like? THankfully I have a window above mine, and it is my saving grace.  Those days I dont want to be standing there, I am able to look UP and out at the outdoors. A window of joy perhaps.  So, today God blessed us with a wonderful gift at our local little grocery store, of these special pumpkins, hand picked by my little ones to grace the perfect place on our window seal.  Perfect. We talked as we picked each one about the colors, the textures, the different sizes, and shapes. Oh, a teaching time for the little ones.  How excited they got at just the simple task of picking out a little pumpkin.  This is the blessing of being a Mother, and thankfulness overwhelmed me as I thought how they were blessed and so was I.  That's God.   So.. I encourage you to do this or something similar with yours.  Bring a little loveliness to your kitchen sink!  Whether a pretty new candle, hand cream, or colorful pumpkins.  Perhaps it will make your duties a little more bearable...enjoyable perhaps :)  And maybe using the time to quiet your heart, pray, or just deep breathe!!!

Just a thought for your Fall day!  I was blessed, and I hope someone else might be too :)

First snow!

Our first snow!

Love them so much!!!