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!

Planting...

As a belated Earth Day celebration, Lilah and I planted some flowers and mini trees today! (Last week Trent and I were given a tree growing kit from our Body Flow class that we take at the gym. ) She also let us take one for Lilah, and we decided to pot them today since it was so rainy outside today!

First, mommy has to set everything out!

Then Lilah gets to add the water...

This is what happens when water is added to condensed and dry soil!
Next we mix the water and soil together, and put the mixed soil into the little pots.

Now we have a potted plant! Just have to set it by the window and watch it grow!!!
This project was so fun and inexpensive! I believe she got them at Target for about a dollar a piece! And all it takes it some water and a little bit of time!  We're definately are going to have to do this again!

Easter and News

This year for Easter, we didn't do much. We went to church in the morning, and spent the day like a normal Sunday. We did give Lilah her Easter basket, but I didn't catch any pictures of it. 

The reason being, is we are still in potty training mode, and have decided to let her sans the training pants while at home. Yes, we have an almost nakey girl running around the house during the day! This makes things easier on all of us. We don't have to follow her to the potty to help pull her pants and undies down, and she doesn't have to wait and struggle with pulling her pants down herself. 

She is trying to learn to put them on by herself, and majority if not all the time, she can get them on and off. But have yet to fully master it all completely. With more time, she will completely figure everything out, and with some help. She's still very independent and like to do things for herself, so we let her try.

Oh, and she doesn't like to take a good smile picture for mommy! So these are the best that I was able to get!!!

Trying to walk away from mom while I snap the photos.
Doing a little twist both ways to be cute!
I am not sure what this is suppose to be!
Lilah also had a dentist appointment yesterday, and the dentist said that he teeth, so far, look good. She has another 4 teeth that need and should erupt before she is 3 years old. I do hope these cut like her other ones, in her sleep and without us noticing!!! She was a great teether, and we had no issues at all.  One concern the dentist did have is because her teeth are so close now, that when her adult teeth start to come in, they will be crowded also. As I have found out with other achon children, she will have some crowding, and we will have to deal with that, when the issue comes. For now, she has a healthy and bright smile! :)

On another note, Trent officially has a class date now. He will leave again in December, this year, for about 4 months. Fortunately this year, he will be able to come home for Christmas, but that will be out of pocket for us. It is worth the money though to have him home this year! If all goes well while he is in tech school, he will graduate on our anniversary next year! So, an anniversary trip to Florida this year! YEAH ME!!!