Puppy!

Yes, we got a new puppy! This is our next new member of the family, Zeus! After some great thought, we (Trent and Lilah) decided on him. He is a boxer mix, but still cute! He grows a little on me, bit by bit and day by day!

Oh, did I mention that this adorable dog has chewed through half of our front curtain blinds, one of my new sandals, my new laptop cord, and our outside patio stand!!! Still growing on me!!! 

Shelves

Although we are renting, we still like to make improvements to what we consider OUR space! We don't have to much in our garage, but what we do have is on the floor and in boxes. For some reason, little clutter gets to us now! Luckily, Trent was able to get a good deal on some wood, and built some shelves in the garage.

Trent determining whether or not he is doing this right...

A good start so far!

Lilah decided that she wanted to help daddy make cutting lines...

Cut here, and here and here daddy. Ok?!

Daddy said to measure 1 foot from the end!

And this is the partial finished product!

He put a wood border around it, and then built another shelf at the bottom of this one. It is a bit shorter and he is able to put his tools on it. One thing, he wants to paint the shelves white, but I say to leave them the way they are and just put a protective coat on them. What do you all think?!

Dallas LPA Meet

As most of you know, we went to Dallas this weekend for an LPA event, and to meet the Johnson Family. We all had a great time there. Unfortunately for both Katie and I, Cole and Lilah wanted nothing to do with one another! There are pictures to prove that down below! 

Enjoy the slideshow!  And Katie, maybe in a few years, they will like each other! lol

Make a Smilebox slideshow

Lake House

This weekend, we were able to go to our first local LPA event! We were really excited to meet other LP families in our area, to have people to talk with and Lilah to have someone close to talk with. We went to a Lake house, they have meetings there most of the time, and the kids love swimming there. But, this time, we did not let Lilah swim. Mommy is not much of a water person, daddy is, but the water was really cold that day, so we decided to forgo the swimming this time. Here are some pics from the day.

Lilah loved watching the other kids swim and play in the water.
This is Emily (5 y/o) and her dad Mark, just taking a nice cruise in the water.
This is Megan Grace (9 y/o), she stood there for about 3 minutes before she decided to jump!
Lilah and the girls trying to dry off in the sun!

Emily just relaxing on land!

And here is my handsome husband Trent, I told him he looks like a SEARS catalog model right here! 
We had such a great time there this weekend and can't wait until the next get together! We are going up to Dallas this weekend for another luncheon, and hopefully will be able to meet the Johnson family! More pictures to follow next week as well! Have a great week all!

Pay it Forward

A few ladies have started this on their blogs, so this is my time to do the same! I do like making and doing crafts other people, so this is a great chance to do so!

Pay It Forward

1. Be one of the first THREE bloggers to leave a comment on this post, which then entitles you to a handmade item from me.

2. Winners must post this challenge on their own blog, meaning that you will Pay It Forward, creating a handmade gift -anything!- for the first THREE bloggers who leave a comment on YOUR post about this giveaway!

3. The gift that you send to your 3 friends can be from any price range and you have 365 days to make/ship your item. This means you should be willing to maintain your blog at least until you receive your gift and have shipped your gifts. And, remember: It’s the Spirit and the Thought That Count!

4. When you receive your gift, please feel free to blog about it, sharing appropriate linky love! If you are not one of the top three commenters on this post, you can still play along. Go ahead and start your own Pay It Forward chain, and encourage your blogging friends to do the same! SO, REMEMBER...Pay it forward!

FAMOUS!!!

YEAH! Our little girl was published in our local "Our Kids" magazine. I submitted her photo a few weeks ago, and our neighbor's brought over the magazine. I was unaware that

it was published, but Lilah just loved seeing herself in the magazine!

Yep, that is the famous Lilah and puppy picture that was published! Such a cute girl!!!

Yard work...

Wow what a turn around! When we first started renting this house, I initially asked our management company if I could rip out these bushes because they were such an eye sore! We recently discovered why! The people who had this place before us did not seem to have a green thumb in their body at all! So, here is the before and after wards of our work and effort!

Here is the before, notice the HUGE eye sore of weeds and over-growth!

After about 2 trash bins full of over-growth, and pulling, this is partially done! This is almost done, not mulched yet, but getting better!

Here is hubby doing his duty, mulching!

The flower's Lilah and I, or more so she watched and threw dirt, and mommy planted!
My new pride and joy of my mini garden! This is the small bush on the far left of the first picture, notice how it blends into the rest of the shrubbery and over-growth. 

   Now it's full of green and looking beautiful and ready to thrive!