tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25074531917065928172024-03-06T01:36:31.170-05:00Welcome to my Crazy life.Amyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14067105574104880780noreply@blogger.comBlogger248125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2507453191706592817.post-30436856377237784412011-03-26T16:51:00.000-04:002011-03-26T16:51:46.916-04:00My attempt at pottery barn plaques **FINISHED**I actually finished these weeks ago, but I haven't had time to post the pics yet. These did take some time to make but I LOVE the finished product! Well worth the time and effort and I actually like my version better because the only ones PB offered were for girls.<br />
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Here is Rees making his grand entrance, how else does a cowboy get to his party other than by horse?<br />
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and here is what I am starting with :)<br />
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This is a board that I purchased at my local hardware store for $10.20 and they cut it to my specs (which I borrowed :) from Pottery barn for free. So they next step is painting wish me luck!Amyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14067105574104880780noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2507453191706592817.post-81327061434251833362010-09-07T18:45:00.000-04:002010-09-07T18:45:44.718-04:00Our big summer project.This summer sure has flown by. Between the store, a toddler and my hobbies there's not a lot of time for much else, but my wonderful husband finally gave in to the idea of a pool!!! So the fact that it's the end of summer didn't even phase me! I look at it as a fresh start for next summer! We got the pool in now we're (my husband, I try to help but you can imagine how well that goes) building the deck and it is ginormous. It's such a slow process working on it after he gets home from work and on the weekends when we don't have other stuff going on, but we'll get done eventually!<br />
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<span id="goog_1309397980"></span><span id="goog_1309397981"></span>Amyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14067105574104880780noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2507453191706592817.post-57898620849117526062010-07-18T14:59:00.000-04:002010-07-18T14:59:18.246-04:00Daddy's right hand manSo we had a water leak in our backyard. We had to bring the backhoe in and Mat had a little helper the whole time!<br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>Layered Summer Fruits with Creamy Lime Dressing </i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>So Delicious Recipe can be found <a href="http://www.bettycrocker.com/recipes/layered-summer-fruits-with-creamy-lime-dressing/f6690292-70e6-4463-82c1-a8001993838a" style="color: #cc0000;">HERE</a></i></div>Amyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14067105574104880780noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2507453191706592817.post-62243864710301944412010-06-29T15:28:00.000-04:002010-06-29T15:28:03.680-04:00Columbus Zoo tripWe had a great weekend. Mat, Rees and I went up to Columbus for the weekend to visit my best friend from high school and her new baby, which by the way is absolutely perfect! She is too gorgeous for words. After our visit we headed out for some late dinner and then went back to our GREAT hotel! Rees had a ball playing in their bathtub ... weird that's the least enjoyable part for me when I stay in a hotel but it was by far his favorite! The next morning we all got up early and headed to the zoo! By like 10 am it was 90 degrees it was unbearably hot. Rees had a great time and Mat and I did too minus the drenching wet outfits we were wearing, Mat had it worse than I did he had to carry Rees on his shoulders most of the day lol! Good thing mom's not strong enough for that :)<br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>Our little elephant! What is it with my boy and funny hats?!?</i></div>Amyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14067105574104880780noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2507453191706592817.post-48528862220829686742010-06-22T22:39:00.000-04:002010-06-22T22:39:30.502-04:00Picture share!I LOVE summer. We swam most of the day today. Rees is lovin' the .99 swimmies (orange ones that go on your arms) He can swim so well with those he just paddles all over the pool without a problem! then we came home and he took a nap and my sister and I watched a mediocre movie, Remember Me with Robert Pattinson (Edward from Twilight) and then we went out and swam some more well Rees did in his little pool I finished Eclipse! Yep I actually finished a book. I am super proud of that because within my 30 years on this Earth I have NEVER finished a book. I hate to read, but if anything could motivate me to read it is Twilight. I know I sound ridiculous but I don't even care those movies ** and books live up to all the hype. I can't wait until the movie comes out next week!!!<br />
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So I got some cute snaps this week and I wanted to share a couple of my little guy...time is passing by so quickly he is so big aghhhhh!<br />
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</div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>I am happy to report a month after our vacation that Rees is just as much in love with his raccoon hat today as he was on vacation. He wore it tonight! </i></div>Amyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14067105574104880780noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2507453191706592817.post-22318888485102782352010-06-15T15:02:00.002-04:002010-06-15T15:02:58.375-04:00Found this growing in my zebra grass next to my Koi pond...<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKOhn348wTpCFZmoecSdHuHgG0k8FADzvqnsWPkkRjxtUQK3wVQwnBrDJMiKMxlG3gip58B9movmFGBwXI8OYK5wUonAH1nRJwgGYZB2eMhovyiGjN5uf9xBWSIOXc3Efz_fZ75CbccfM/s1600/IMG_8741.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKOhn348wTpCFZmoecSdHuHgG0k8FADzvqnsWPkkRjxtUQK3wVQwnBrDJMiKMxlG3gip58B9movmFGBwXI8OYK5wUonAH1nRJwgGYZB2eMhovyiGjN5uf9xBWSIOXc3Efz_fZ75CbccfM/s640/IMG_8741.jpg" width="408" /></a></div><br />
Does anyone know what it is? If so I would love to know so I can get some more!Amyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14067105574104880780noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2507453191706592817.post-78382604913111357672010-06-10T21:49:00.000-04:002010-06-10T21:49:32.646-04:00Do I have any bead lovers???So my sister and I have started a home party business called The Bead Trunk. I am obsessed with beads and our inventory reflects it! These beads will fit all popular bracelets such as Pandora or Troll or if you don't have a bracelet started yet we sell all the hardware that hold beads too. We have bracelets, necklaces, key chains ear rings and tons more. The beads are incredibly beautiful and extremely affordable. I started a Facebook page for our beads so if you are interested check it out <a href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Bead-Trunk/117417894967887?v=wall">HERE.</a><br />
If you want to earn FREE stuff book a party today! June is full we're booking for July now.<br />
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Here are some pics of our bracelets and beads...<br />
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It has been so long since I have blogged. I have so much to share that I don't think I can get all of it into one post so I think I'll make this a series. Over Memorial Day weekend we took Mat, myself, Rees and Mat's mom and dad to Pigeon Forge for a long weekend getaway. We stayed in this cabin<br />
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I can't tell you how much fun we had. Rees was an angel during travel and he LOVED the cabin which was perfect for us. It had 3 levels. The first floor had an adorable fully stocked kitchen and a great living room along with a game room, which Rees had a wonderful time in. The lower level had an indoor pool and a deck with a hot tub on it. Then the upper level had two bedrooms with bathrooms in each. Not to mention a wrap around porch that we bear hunted from each evening. Rees was really into that LOL! The cabin was only a mile away from Pigeon Forge so we didn't have a long drive which was really nice. Our first day there we went to Ripley's Aquarium in Gatlinburg. I had been there before and really enjoyed it as a matter of fact I dug this old picture of Mat and I from 6 years ago up and it was the exact same spot that we took our family photo 6 years later!<br />
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Rees really enjoyed the aquarium. He liked the sharks more than anything else so we had to chase them around the aquarium. If your ever in the area I highly recommend the aquarium it's hours of fun for the kids and is entertaining for adults too!<br />
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Then we found a place in the parking lot of Tony Romas Restaurant to ride camels and Nan took Rees for a spin!<br />
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We visted the Dixie Stampede and Rees' mouth was open the whole time. That was by far his favorite thing we did. He was in amazement of the show. It was a great time, but if you ever visit don't forget to take your own silverware! they think it's funny to make you eat with your fingers.<br />
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Back to the cabin. It was a lot of fun to have a place to call home away from home. Rees would wake up every morning and head outside to hunt. This particular morning it was a squirrel him and Paps spotted.See the "bullet" in the air. He was pumped about hunting the whole trip and he tried to convince all of us that there were bears off the porch (which could have been possible, but we really didn't see any) Rees + his raccoon hat = the cutest hunter ever!<br />
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Here are some other photos of our wonderful vacation.<br />
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I'll end with this cute little fella' that we met at Ripleys Aquarium. I have a lot more to share but I think I'll finish the rest up tomorrow!<br />
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Amyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14067105574104880780noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2507453191706592817.post-27374484995541423482010-05-18T22:45:00.000-04:002010-05-18T22:45:07.012-04:00My baby boy?Everything is changing and I'm NOT liking it. Rees has always been called baby Rees, but all the sudden I get the reply "I'm not a baby, I'm Rees "e" I don't know why he calls himself Reese, but he does. It's like he crossed over from my baby to a big boy overnight. He is so independent and his vocabulary is growing so fast. I find myself debating with him daily and then I sit and wonder how we got here so quick. Anyways *sigh* I begged him to help me get setup for a shoot I had this evening, which by the way went super good! and this is what I got...<br />
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I played with my new favorite toy...<br />
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So I headed out back to take pictures of some more cooperative subjects!<br />
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<div style="text-align: center;">New baby cousin in the middle baby Xander! He is so cute as are all the kiddos. Rees is pouting because he had to stop playing to get in the picture. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLpXkR6xrR2d1qH5JK8CDBz1uqOxYAkqEAIFBnHTGopR6Rtn6KAXM4z9xGwfAyNqlSJnG7MENR8j2gnS7cwpbph7odQWbOV4kTHFeSM7o-xWAoftRc3VLcVM3TmhmyX6zftDfcQ_1azJo/s1600/1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="490" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLpXkR6xrR2d1qH5JK8CDBz1uqOxYAkqEAIFBnHTGopR6Rtn6KAXM4z9xGwfAyNqlSJnG7MENR8j2gnS7cwpbph7odQWbOV4kTHFeSM7o-xWAoftRc3VLcVM3TmhmyX6zftDfcQ_1azJo/s640/1.jpg" width="640" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEWOJ2s0fv2yb62HhY5Ek-RrEqbr34fwFfpAbICC3cxOuxkHcoPem9pQ5-4jnp0PPfF8Cd0t1eFdjyEKIwn4fRg6LmOIycsaOpQX2thw3kAZ0oM-pQh_egqQXRWjjAnihHfbGUXZMZ9f0/s1600/IMG_9928.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEWOJ2s0fv2yb62HhY5Ek-RrEqbr34fwFfpAbICC3cxOuxkHcoPem9pQ5-4jnp0PPfF8Cd0t1eFdjyEKIwn4fRg6LmOIycsaOpQX2thw3kAZ0oM-pQh_egqQXRWjjAnihHfbGUXZMZ9f0/s640/IMG_9928.jpg" width="614" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">And then this. LOL? Who is he giving the fist too?</div>Amyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14067105574104880780noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2507453191706592817.post-26603593294012326522010-05-10T23:21:00.000-04:002010-05-10T23:21:41.097-04:00I love these gift basketsMy best friend from high school is having her first baby in a couple months and guess what... It's a GIRL!!! I have had the time of my life buying for her. Little boy stuff is cute, but little girl stuff is out of this world cute! I can't help myself. I'm so glad I have a boy or I would be bankrupt LOL! For Easter I made these cute <i><a href="http://pictureperfectphotographybyamy.blogspot.com/2010/03/easter-goodies.html">CANDY BUCKETS</a></i> so I had the idea to try it out with baby stuff and I think it turned out adorable. I have a matching laundry basket with a liner to embroider the babies name on and it's filled with the cutest outfits I have every seen! I threw sensible out the window when I was shopping and strictly went with outlandishly cute instead :) I am so incredibly happy for Linds & Jon I know they will be amazing parents and I wanted her to have a special gift from us so I think I'm on the right track!<br />
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Okay now I'm off to embroidery land I'll be sure to share the outcome of that in a few days. LOTS to embroider wish me luck!Amyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14067105574104880780noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2507453191706592817.post-7851028821142085822010-05-04T22:58:00.002-04:002010-05-04T22:58:32.760-04:00Too cute not to shareJust another quick post as I am editing these gorgeous pictures of baby X I fell in love with this one and I just had to share it. Look at his beautiful eyes. He's not even two weeks old yet, he's so alert and beautiful.<br />
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Isn't he precious!Amyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14067105574104880780noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2507453191706592817.post-65645901358488756932010-05-03T00:02:00.000-04:002010-05-03T00:02:13.659-04:00Rain rain go away...The rain is good for a couple of things... taking long naps in and playing outside with adorable rain boots and other matching gear! We didn't get to nap today, but we definitely got the adorable boots thing in!<br />
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This is one of my new favorite pictures.<br />
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I loved it so much I made a scrapbook page just for the boots...<br />
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