The Oscars!

Here are some fun pictures from my friend Michele's famous Oscar party! She does it every year and this was my first to attend if coarse. She throws such great parties. It was complete with popcorn and candy at intermission, champagne, and everyone brought a dish that went with a film. There were lots of curry dishes! Someone even made the crabby snacks from Silver lining Playbook. Anyway..had so much fun dressing up and feeling like a star! I am wearing one if Kara's lovely Cotillion dresses (found while home visiting my parents), jewels and clutch from Stevens wedding, a gold belt from Target to jazz it up! Thanks Michele! She also had us over a few days early to watch her make her cookies ..and help decorate. Making lots of fun memories here in Wyoming!

Mississippi continued...

Here are some more from the lovely time with my parents. Random order. Does anyone use a good iPhone app for blogging besides blogger? I would love to know! I feel like such an old school blogger now. There are some amazing blogs out there ..it is redic!! Maybe someday I'll have a fancy cool one!

Happy MARCH!!!

I Heart march!

First day out on the beach!  {Pre- stomach bug!  I think it hit that night}

Maybe feeling a little queezy?

All better now....

Nina broke out the old Xylaphone's!  What fun!  Look at Luke..a multi-instrumentalist!  :)

                     

Dad got tickets to the Monster Truck show!!  They had so much fun!! They have such similar personalities to me!  Easy going, fun to be with, ready for anything, love to get dirty, and just all around great guys!!

A fun day in Fairhope with old friends!!

YAY!! Uncle D brought the FUN!!!!!!!!!!!!

Look at our almost FIVE YEAR OLDS!!!!

A sweet little beach house..

The battleship!  On Luke's to do list.  Check!!  Thanks Pops!

Enjoying the warm coastal air

Bloody Mary drink cart to greet Steven and Sara!!

Another beautiful house in Rosemary..

Wranglers in the sand...that's my boy!

On the battleship..

Best pizza on the coast!

Picnicin on the beach....Thumbs up for a great visit!!!!

Good morning Friday!!

A beautiful view to start your weekend!

Mississippi sunshine filled our love tanks!

I now have a great appreciation for what the birds are trying to tell us each winter, fly south! Our sweet, hard-working Josh gave us a dear gift in allowing us to fly home to thaw out for a few weeks. It was so therapeutic, for us all i think. Mostly for me, just being in my parents home is a gift.  Hot coffee and early morning chats with my parents before the kids wake up, exercising more, sunshine and flip flops, and happy children who can run around their home and be themselves, comfortable and loved.
I took over 50 photos on our trip to visit my parents...but this one about sums it up!  Two happy grandkids riding to the beach with their Pops! I can't tell who was happier, them or him.  My golden Dad!!! He is the best. We are so thankful for this time we got to go home and visit.  We didn't make any plans while we were there, just went along for the ride each day, and it was WONDERFUL! Some of the highlights for Luke were the MONSTER truck show with my Dad, the battleship, and running around the backyard barefoot!  Isabel enjoyed drinking tea from Nina's special cups she allows Isabel to use, using Chanel powder for her tummy after getting out of the bathtub each night..{so sweet}, sleeping in the "pink room" and going to the Snow White tea with some old sweet friends!
We also got treated to a few nights at our favorite, Rosemary Beach!  We are so thankful for this special time.

We are back to our home now!  It is snowing at a very slow fall as I type, and looking out, I am cherishing this time and giving thanks for God's goodness in all things.  We will be preparing for a busy busy March..a preschool spring break, Luke and Isabel's FIFTH {tear..} birthday in which we will have a very special family birthday for them just the four of us, and of coarse Easter!

More blogging soon!  LOTS to share. I feel I left a lot of Jan and Feb out of the blog this year, but it's too much to go backwards...so I'm going to SPRING forward!  See you soon!

Pic-stitches!

Our week in iPhone pics

Music Box dancer

Thankful for our pretty ballerina!  Isabel has the sweetest little class this year in ballet. Only her and three others.  They got to see and try on one of their costumes yesterday for their recital in May! They will be dancing to the Music Box Dancer and one other, to which I will be sewing the costumes for!  I was asked to make them and it is a simple pattern, so I'm excited to take on the task.  I will be sure to share them on here as I progress.  It is an absolutely beautiful day here in Wyoming....warm sun, and low winds....a rare January day, not to be taken for granted...we are heading OUTSIDE!!!

The twinks take the slopes!

Will try for a better video next time, but they are doing great.  Here is Luke on his first official time down alone.  Isabel's video is quite far away to see, but they are both able to go down by themselves, with Josh behind. THis is the bunny hill area, but pretty steep for a bunny hill (in my skilled skiing opinion) haha! I am certain these shorties will be leaving me in the powder very soon. And there is not many things cuter than a mini skier!  Everything is tiny and it's just the cutest thing to watch.  They are doing great, really enjoying it, and it is a WONDERFUL family sport!!