2011 photo challenge - day 11

Day 11 brings us "Something Fun"

hmm...I had to think about this one

I have fun hanging out with Gregg and Lyla...
I have fun reading...
I have fun blogging and pinning

Yesterday reading a blog about crocheting...I remembered I used to have fun doing that!! Eventhough I only know one stitch...

but I think the most fun I have...when I get time to have fun...

is Fishing!

I love to fish.

I remember my dad and I going fishing all the time when I was little. We would go camping and I couldn't wait to get the tent set up so we could finally go catch some fish.

I can bait my own hook...I like to use minnows or worms...but i don't like taking the fish off the hook when i catch it.

and I don't like to eat fish

I just like to catch them..ha ha

I like talking while fishing....I like the nature...I like being outside hearing the outside sounds....I like the joy of catching a fish...

and not to long ago I got to take Lyla fishing.

She loved it! I was so excited!! She mostly played with the minnows...but she had fun!

My little brother LOVES to fish...so it is a great way to spend some bonding time with my family!

This is my dad...with his big catch!!

Here is my father in law with Lyla's biggest catch of her life!!

literally!!

I got a  phone call and Lyla is telling me that we have to be quiet to catch fish!!

such a stinker!

Princess Lyla turns 3

Little ol' me thought that a $2,000 trip to Walt Disney World would be the best birthday party a little girl could possibly have...

well...

Her daddy thought differently...

He wanted her to have a birthday party...

So once we got back from Walt Disney World...I got on the ball to plan a quick...very quick birthday party.

It was of course Rapunzel because that is her above all favorite right now...

We had it at a new ice cream shop called Goody's.

All the kids got to make thier own ice cream sundae and it was tax free weekend in Arkansas so all the adults got 3oz for free!! Pretty awesome!!


***again...i typed out this whole long bloggy post about her birthday...and for some reason the computer didnt' save it..so when i went to pusblish it...it wasn't there!! ****

Here is her awesome birthday cake..made by Mrs. Jade Graves...she was amazing!!

And even delivered it to the party site ...thank God for her!!

singing happy birthday to my girl!!! She was a little embarrassed

Lyla's face when Rapunzel walked in!!

A day before her party I had the thought of asking Donna (whom I go to church with) to play Rapunzel...look at her hair below!...but I didn't have her phone number so I told Gregg to call other church members (because I also don't know what I did with my church directory) to see if they had her number. I knew Lyla would love it if I could make it happen....but I hadn't heard anything from Gregg and it had been a few hours...

So I had my students in the gym watching a movie and our director comes in to show new parents around and lo and behold it was Donna's sister!! I almost attacked her when I seen her!!

God is good ..isn't he?

I believe through this whole party process...he had his hand on me...he gave us an affordable but awesome place to party...the cake lady delivered the cake for me because Gregg had to work that day right up until the party...so I had no idea how I was going to travel with a three year old..a two tier cake with a towe and presents to the party all together and in one piece...and now he just sent Donna's sister to me!!

Anyway so I got Donna's number...Gregg left her a message...and when I got off work I checked my voicemail and there was a message from Donna saying she would love to attend Lyla's party!

I was so excited!! I think that I thanked her like a million times.

And if she is reading this...

I thank you Again!!

I know there is probably a hundred other things she could have been doing on a Saturday night than come to a three year olds birthday party...then not to mention ...even finding a dress to dress up and play the part!!

Such a sweet sweet girl!!

Of course I had to make my daughter cry on her birthday at her party because I was telling mom that Jade even put the special golden flower on the cake which was on Tynlee's piece....so Lyla was upset that SHE didn't get the special golden flower

Thank God for Tynlee...she gave it to her and gave her a hug!!

What a precious girl!!

This is Lyla's boyfriend...I am so glad they took the time to come to her party...she was so excited he was there!!

My brother and Rapunzel have a few things in common huh??

Play Doh...thank you cousin Brittany!!

waiting on more presents to be opened

my hunky husband

he is such a good sport and he puts up with me

i love him

I love this picture of my mother in law and my husband...so natural!

My mother in law got Lyla a Rapunzel birthday card that sang..and she LOVED it!

We had to remind her that there was a present to be opened

Polly Pocket Cruise Ship.

Tynlee told us "this was the motherload of toys!"

oh these kiddos crack me up!

My mom and stepdad..along with me and Gregg...went in halves and got Lyla a Leapster Exploring System with a Tangled game

This angry bird drove Rapunzel to Lyla's party...his birthday is the same day as Lyla's...or Lyla was born on his birthday (since he is just a tad bit older than she is)

so he got his picture with Rapunzel too!!

Then after her party she wanted to go drive around and look for deer

yes...she did

she is her father's daughter for sure!

We seen some..

about 30

And these were my Thank You notes

I think it was a pretty good party

I think everyone had fun

I am very blessed to have such good family and friends who make occasions like these seem so special. I can't thank them enough for being apart of my life ... I am so grateful to have them!

**disclaimer....this was completely pieced together from the parts that saved and didn't save...so please excuse if this sounds choppy or makes no sense at all...***

2011 photo challenge - Day 10

Day 10 of the photo challenge is :
Something I Made

I got a good one...
and I wonder if anyone else thinks of this...

But this is what I made:

I made her almost exactly three years ago!!

2011 photo challenge -Day 9

**** I wrote out this post last night...and had it scheduled to post about 6pm...but I guess it didnt' ......there's an example of ME and technology***

Day 9
I haven't missed a day...
I am so proud of myself!!

Today is a Faceless Self Portrait.
a What?

Yeah...this one stumped me..I understood what it meant...but how in the world and what in the world am I gonna take a picture of.

So then I thought....

sometimes I feel like all I do is drive...
I drive to work..
I drive home...
I drive to the grocery store...
I am fixing to drive to the post office...

So I will take a picture of me driving...

Here ya go:

sorry it is dark and so NOT a good picture ...

but it's faceless and a self portrait!!

Here are the challenges if you wanna jump in!!!

Day 10 Here I come!!!

2011 photo challenge - Day 7 & 8

This weekend was Ms Lyla's THIRD birthday party!!
It was an awesome party and we all had a good time...
but that's another post...

For the photo challenge we were supposed to take a picture of Something New on Day 8 and Technology on Day 9...

so...

Why not put those together and do one picture for two days?

Here's what I got for you:

Lyla got a new Leapster Leap Frog Explorer

I think that is what it is called

I never would have thought I would already be buying toys for my three year old that I don't understand!

When she finally went to bed that night I had to sit down with this Mr Leapster and try to figure out what all it does so I can show her how to work it.

There we go..

something new

and

technology

Just for the record...I didn't get a cell phone until I was in High School

I never had a GameBoy or a DSi or PSP

I had a Nintendo....and I was happy with it!  Electrical plug in and all!!

What is this world coming to!!!??