4th of July Decor

I'm cutting it close by getting these pictures up but I know I will be thankful for these down the road. 

Tuesday night I made these cupcakes from Andrea's blog & I am happy to say there is only 1 left at work.....I think everyone liked them! The icing was fun to make and I got to use my Pampered Chef Icing Decorator for the first time! 

Target Dollar Spot find!

I spruced up the kitchen table this year :). 

And my USA man that creeps Noah out!

Some fun white bowls & holiday toothpicks :). 

A cute banner from Hobby Lobby a few years ago!

Changed my pillows out to red, white, & blue!

I found this printable on Pinterest and was super easy to print off! 

I love love decorating this table under our TV! It's super simple but I love the pops of color. 

I also found that printable on Pinterest but didn't pin it. You can check out my 4th of July Pinterest board to see my inspiration! 

A lady when I worked at Jasper made these and I think they add a little pop! 

And then probably my favorite decoration is the one I made :).

I searched Pinterest and went with it! This American flag pallet took me two evenings so I call that a win!

I popped a few flags in with my flowers and made for a simple but bold statement.

I hope you enjoyed our abode :). 

What's Up Wednesday {6-28-17}

It's been two months since I last shared What's Up Wednesday so here I am today!

 I'm linking up with Mel, Shay, & Sheaffer :).

The questions I'll be answering...

1. What we're eating this week...

Last night I made spaghetti & 4th of July cupcakes so we will be eating on that this week!

2. What I'm reminiscing about...

A few weeks ago we found out that one of my friends is having a boy!! 

3. What I'm loving...

All of my 4th decor....I'll share it all tomorrow!

4. What we've been up to...

She got married this weekend and is now relaxing away in Hawaii!

5. What I'm dreading...

I'm stumped lol! I'll think of something. 

6. What I'm working on...

Well we finished our landscaping about a month ago....so we are watering every night lol!

7. What I'm excited about...

Buying a few baby things! And we are headed back to the doctor a week from tomorrow. 

8. What I'm watching/reading...

We are catching up on Chicago PD so a few episodes of that each night....

.....and I am currently reading 

Where We Belong 

9. What I'm listening to...

Easy Listening Radio on Pandora through Alexa!

10. What I'm wearing...

Hmm....work clothes, workout wear, & dresses to church!

11. What I'm doing this weekend...

Celebrating my sister!! It's her bridal shower. 

12. What I'm looking forward to next month...

Vacation with these people (most of them) in about a week & a half!

13. What else is new...

We are having a baby!! 

Bonus Question:

14. What's my favorite 4th of July tradition?

I personally love the Catfish softball tourney. It's the festival a town over and Noah usually plays men's softball or we head over to watch.

I also love the cookouts, fireworks, & family time!

Have a great Wednesday!

Friday Favorites/ 12 weeks

I'll just go ahead & make today a Friday Favorite!

It's not my usual post but hopefully next week it will be. 

I'm linking up with Erika, Narci, & Andrea today!

So I wanted to find a cute/memorable way to document this pregnancy. We haven't done weekly pictures (I blame work and Noah's school schedule) but there's not a ton changing right now so I may do monthly. 

For this first post I'll document the pictures I have for 6 & 11 weeks and answer questions about 12 weeks :). 

6 weeks :)

11 weeks :) 

12 weeks :).

Now that I'm posting this I am closer to 13 weeks but just go with it :). 

How far along: 12 (almost 13) weeks

Total weight gain: umm I have no idea lol? I'm sure not much but I can tell things are not as tone as they once were. 

Maternity clothes: nothing yet...I bought high waisted swim bottoms and I think that will get me through the summer. I also bought a belly band but haven't had to wear it yet.

Stretch marks: none!

Sleep: the first few weeks I was peeing 1-2 times a nights but now if I go before bed I'm good. So sleep is good right now...I'm just super tired!

Best moment of this week: umm announcing that we are pregnant on the blog!!

Miss anything: not that I can think of!

Movement: Nope. 

Food cravings: none so far....I just like to snack a lot in between meals. 

Anything making you queasy or sick: smells....it can be anything. A few weeks ago my mom put lotion on in the car and I was fine....she put it on later in the day and it made me soooo nauseous lol! 

Have you started to show yet: No not yet. 

Gender: Noah thinks it's a girl...I have no idea! We aren't sure if we are finding out as of now. I want to and Noah doesn't....lol.

Looking forward to: Seeing my belly grow! Call me crazy but I'm ready to see him/her!

Happy Friday friends....I hope you all have a great weekend! My best friend gets married this weekend!!

A BABY!!!

I promised a few people that I would get this posted today and I am holding my promise!!

Yes that's right....we are having a baby!!

I initially created this blog as a scrapbook. My auntie has always had a blog for as long as I can remember. I loved going through her old posts of when her boys were younger. So when we were getting ready to get married I decided to start my own! And since then I have loved going & looking back on what we did a year ago or how my house was decorated for a certain holiday. And then we started thinking about a family (more on that in another post) & I had dreams of my children looking back on their childhood. Now those dreams are here!!

So here we are.....

I plan to do a few posts about my pregnancy and other such things until baby Callahan is here!

We had this Florida trip planned at the end of May and while it may have been a tad early to announce I had BIG dreams of gold balloon & beach pics.

Well God had other plans and taught us that life doesn't always go as planned LOL!!

This is the picture I posted....see that the two B's are balloons and the other letters aren't?

Well keep following :). 

So thank goodness Ash took this picture because it's the ONLY one we have of all of the balloons. And apparently Noah was making me laugh :). 

We drug the boys along to help just in case and when we stepped out of the building the A popped!

Not. even. joking. 

Remember that dream I had lol??

Well Ash was optimistic and thought we could save it....so we obliged :). 

We moved locations and put the A down (Ash thought she could photo-shop something in) and set up for the next set......

...and then I let go of the Y! Noah didn't feel so bad about the A popping after that. She took a few pictures of just the two B's which ending up being the winner!

We decided to head down to the beach to try our hand at the cute Pinterest pics. 

This is probably the best one we got down by the beach but the wind was too much!!

And I have to laugh at this LOL!!!

Thank you to Ashley and her boys for being the best sport about helping!!!

Even though this was not how I wanted this to go, I can't help but laugh at the progression of these pictures!!

We are so so happy, excited, & thrilled that God gave us this wonderful gift! He/She will be here around December 29th!! We can't wait!!

2017 Memorial Day Weekend Trip: Days 3-5

Day 3 started out with another walk :). 

Followed by a decaf mocha!

Then spent the morning by the pool. 

I love these boys big!

We had game night....Joe made a bracket and everything!

The third bracket losers had to blow up the rings lol!

Sunday morning I headed out for another walk and on the way back I spotted these flags. 

Coffee by the pool?? Umm yes!

I guess that's the only picture I took during the day. 

Dinner at McGuire's Pub was delicious!!

It was our last night....we were going to miss the Graber's!

I started this on the ride home and had it finished two days after....the best book I've read in a long time!

That quick trip to Florida was perfect!!

Memorial Day Weekend Trip: Days 1 & 2

A few months ago Dan & Ash mentioned when their annual trip to their condo was and it just happened to land over my birthday and Memorial Day weekend! So we decided to tag along and we are SO glad we did!! They had the condo for about 8 days but we only went for 4!

We headed out after I got off work Wednesday night and arrived around three in the morning! Which just so happened to be my birthday so we got up early to beat the crowd at.....

The Donut Hole!!!

I make sure I hit up this place every time I'm at their condo!

We were ready for a few days of relaxation! P.S...see the line behind Joe? That's why we go early!

I spent my 24th on the beach!!

Ash is seriously the best at making people feel special....the table was decorated for lunch!

We spent the afternoon at the pool.

And then headed to HarborWalk Village for dinner at Margaritaville!

We had a wait so Dan stayed and we walked around.

His face lol!!

I think Sam was nervous I would push him in!

We finished dinner, grabbed some ice cream, & headed back to the condo!

I had such a good birthday with some great people!

The following morning Ash & I decided to go for a walk....and the views!!!

They had this cute park about 1/2 mile from their condo and it was so peaceful early in the morning. 

And we found where my sister should get married....just kidding! She gets married in less than 2 months!!

We started the day here. 

And ended it here. 

Dinner at The Back Porch was probably my favorite!! The sweet tea!!

We had a wait (surprise, surprise) so we walked over to a candy shop while we waited. 

Sam was not into having his picture taken on this trip! Ash this is something I want to remember because I went through a stage like that too!

But....he perked up to go go-carting!!!

It was Joe's first time to be able to drive his own!!

Well I'm only 3 weeks late but there ya have it! Part two coming tomorrow!