Fun in the Sun on a Sunday!

Since it was such a nice day, we decided to spend all day outside playing.  It was the perfect day for some water fun so we headed out in search of some water toys. Our timing couldn't have been any better since everything I was looking for was on clearance!! I was able to get a water table, sprinkler, and sidewalk chalk for next to nothing.

We started out playing with chalk.  Lilah made some beautiful sidewalk artwork full of scribbles.  

 



 



 After we got tired of playing with chalk, we set up the water table.  Lilah's favorite part was drinking scoops full of water.

 

 

We had to make sure we protected our little blondie's scalp from the sun so I made sure she wore her sunhat. She wasn't too crazy about the hat.

 



 

She would only wear the hat if her bow was attached to it. :)

 



 

Sweet Sun-Baby!

 

Later in the day, Lilah came inside covered in chalk after spending some time with Papa outside. No wonder I didn't see them for awhile...they were apparently busy creating this masterpiece...

 

 

Lilah's Ladybug 1st Birthday!

Our sweet little "Lilah-bug" turned 1 year old on June 24th!  I never thought it was possible for a year to pass by so quickly! 

 

We had a delicious spread of food thanks to my talented and creative dad!  He made beef tenderloin with horseradish sauce, stuffed mushrooms, devliled eggs, ladybugs on a cracker, chicken salad, salami and cream cheese appetizers, sub-sandwiches, cucumber salad, and spinach dip.

We celebrated with lots of loved ones! We want to thank all of our family and friends who helped us celebrate! And, we were so happy that some of you were able to travel so far to be with us on this special day.

4 Generation Photo

Our big girl was not much on her cake. I've mentioned before how dainty she is. She is not one to get very messy.  She got a small taste and was pretty much done after that.

After cake and a quick bath, Lilah opened all of her presents. She got so many awesome toys! It was like Christmas in June.  Some of the things she got were: Little Tikes Cozy Coupe, a swing,  Motorized Disney Princess 4-wheeler, Radio Flyer wagon, ladybug musical instruments, adorable clothes and shoes, stacking blocks, books, and so, so much more!

Again, BIG THANK YOU to everyone who came out to celebrate with us! We had so much fun! We love all of you and it means so much to us that you were able to be there. And, to those who were unable to attend--we missed you and we love you too!! :)

Happy, Happy Birthday our sweet Lilah Belle!!

Mommy and Me Fitness

Lilah and I got our workout on with Allison, Madeline, Amy and Lillie at Mommy and Me Time Fitness. Let me just say-- this workout was intense!  I got home and showed Jep some of the exercises we did and he was quite impressed what I learned.  I'm trying to get him to tag along with us next time.  I doubt he'll take us up on that offer. He thinks he's far too advanced for this class.  I think he is just scared! :)

The girls warming up before we got started.

My little squirmy worm trying to escape my grasp.

Cute, cute picture of these two!  Madeline definitely wins for best dressed!

Post workout shot! Way to go us!

 Looking forward to the next class!

Twinsies

These two girls texted each other yesterday to coordinate their outfits. :)

Zoo Day!

We took Lilah to the zoo for the first time.  I think she had a great time. I know I did!!!

Giraffe Encounter

Lilah and Papa with an elephant

Taking a break in the shade to watch the kangaroos

The peacocks are one of my favorites!

After all the site seeing this girl was passed out!!

We had so much fun! I definitely see more visits in the future!

Painting Fun!

A few weeks ago Lilah and I met up with Ms. Allison, Madeline and Mary for a Mother's Day craft session. We bought tiny canvases for the girls to paint a little masterpiece for their grandmas. Lilah also made one for her Uncle Donnie because we knew he'd really appreciate it! (He got the artistic genes of the family.)

Here are some of my favorite shots of my little artist.

We're ready to get painting!!

Allison and Madeline getting ready to paint.

Precious little girls...

Taking a break from crafting to cruise in the convertible.

I love this picture!

Me and sweet Mary

This girl got messy but it was so worth it!



Lilah's masterpieces. She's a natural!

Reason # 2359764 I love my job...

...I have the best coworkers anyone can ask for! 

 

During our lunch hour, we had a little craft get-together. We were able to whip up three tutus in an hour's time!

Honky Tonk Baby!

 Lilah had her very first trip to the Music City this past weekend! Baby girl and I loaded up for a road trip to Nashville to meet Grammy for a weekend of fun.  And, what fun we had!

We arrived to the hotel on Friday afternoon and immediately headed out to the Broadway strip.

This little girl was so excited! I just knew she'd love all the hustle and bustle. She is such a people watcher like her mama and Grammy!

After some strolling, we stopped for a late lunch at Cadillac Ranch.  This is where Lilah had her very first taste of fried pickles. :)  She loved them! She's a girl after my own heart.

 After we enjoyed lunch and live music on the patio it was onto our next stop...Boot Country!

We just couldn't pass up the deal of Buy 1 pair, get 2 pairs FREE!! So, we got our stylish little sister a pair in every color!

 When we booked our trip, we didn't realize that the Nashville Predators would be playing in the playoffs. This also made for some good crowd watching. We spent a good bit of time outside of the stadium watching all of the hockey festivities. Hockey fans are pretty crazy so again, this made for some good people watching! :)

This picture of Lilah by herself outside of the hockey stadium cracks me up.I don't know why. I guess it is because it looks like she is all by herself without anyone watching her. You'll notice Grammy's hand off to the right side...so she wasn't too far in case someone tried to run off with a cute baby! :)

 Later that evening, we hopped on over to another cute little bar to listen to some more music. Things got really crazy when we pulled out the "Here Comes Peter Cottontail" book. Shortly after this picture was taken, we called it a night. All the crazies were starting to come out and our little one was getting ready for her bedtime.

 We woke up to a cold, rainy Saturday.  Since it was a little too cold to spend time outside...we did what we do best. SHOP!  We headed to the Opry Mills mall. Love, love, love that mall!! There will definitely be more trips in the future.

Saturday evening we headed back out onto Broadway for a little more honky tonkin'.  I use that term very loosely because we had a 10 month in tow! :)  

 Sweet girl was definitely a hit at this place. She flirted with a table full of 40 year men. The guys were loving it!

We tried to get our picture taken with Elvis but she was having none of it.

On Sunday, we made a quick stop to visit our Auntie El! So good to see you!! Hope to see you again soon!

And...here we are back home in some of our new Nashville gear.

We also came home to this!

Papa was hard at work building us a raised garden while we were away on our girls trip. He's the best!!
Can't wait to have some fresh veggies this summer! He planted cherry tomatoes, okra, lettuce, carrots, cucumbers, regular tomatoes, and onions.