Happy Anniversary!

Happy Anniversary to my wonderful husband! Thank you for putting up with me! I LOVE YOU!

Meeting Fuzzy

He let "Fuzzy" crawl all over his arm and was sad when he had to put it back outside.

Our house grew by 12 feet and 3 fins!

We found Fuzzy the caterpillar yesterday and then again on our doorstep today. Cody finally convinced me to let him keep it and off to Petsmart we went to get a container for him. He has already attached himself to the top of the container so I believe we might have a butterfly here soon!

While we were in Petsmart, my smart boy who doesn't miss a beat reminded me I owed him a fish for being potty trained last year. So what did I do, I let him pick out a beta fish. His name is "Cooler" (why and where that name came from is beyond me) and he lives in Cody's room now.
Hopefully we'll keep at least one of these new pets for longer than 3 days! R.I.P. Fiiiiissssssss (haha)!

What he said just today!

My little man comes up with some strange stuff sometimes. Today is no exception and there were some really crazy ones today! I just thought I would share!

• "The stitches came out and traveled all the way down my body to my toes and tickled me until I couldn't breathe and then traveled all the way back up my body to my head and jumped off!"
• "I'm hungry and I'm thirsty and if you don't get me something right now you are going to ruin my days forever"
• "I'm a NASCAR driver mommy. That means I can drive the truck and you can sit in my car seat. Hey! Why don't you have a car seat for you? That isn't fair!"
• "I'm not eating this pudding. You stuck your tongue on my spoon and I don't want your girl germs."
• "Actually, I need you to call Madi and her mommy and have them come get me and take me to their house. I NEED my Madi NOW!"

And the BEST thing he has EVER said came a little while ago.

• "Mommy, we all need to be superheroes like Jesus!" I simply replied...Yes baby...yes we sure do!

I figured out the signature!!

So now I can sign my blog! Isn't it cute?!

Make sure you scroll down to the sites I like and check out Polka Dots & Pansies and The Southern Belle Baker!!

Better Trades formal dinner

Dennis's company had their annual meeting in Atlanta this year. On Saturday night, they had a formal dinner and awards banquet. It was fun to get dressed up and have a 4 course meal without kids! It was at The Westin North Atlanta and it was beautiful!

Jeremy and Holly

Dennis was presented with an award for his commitment to his team and to the company. It was great that he was recognized for his hard work and LONG hours away from me and Cody through the last 5 months. I was SO proud of him!

My poor little guy

He is noting but a big mess these days! He had a freak accident at the Chick-fil-a playground Thursday. He fell coming off the slide and hit his lip on the bench. It busted WIDE open so we were off to Scottish Rite to have his lip sutured up. He got 3 sutures right below his lip.

How to keep a pre-schooler busy on a rainy day....

Thanks to Miss Lindsey who is Cody's FABULOUS Kids' Church teacher, we had this wonderful idea today. Since he couldn't go outside and play in the sandbox, I created an indoor pasta box! I had some brown rice that I was throwing away (we didn't like how this brand cooked) I piled it in a bowl with the leftover elbow pasta I didn't use this weekend. He has been playing in this for at least an hour now and yes, there is a LOT on my floor. But what is the point of having hardwoods and a swivel sweeper if you don't allow a little mess now and then? (Yes, Gina, he is STILL wearing the 'man bracelet' and he refuses to take it off except to wash his hands and bathe. lol)

Let's Bowl!

Cody has never bowled before. We did our 'fellas playdate' at Oasis and he had a GREAT time! Cooper and Marc had bowled before so they showed Cody the ropes. Enjoy the pictures and the video below.

If you can't tell by the picture, Cody had THREE spares!!!

Faith makes all things possible.

Growing up in the Phenix City/Columbus area, everyone knows everyone in some way through someone. Through the years I had always seen this beautiful girl around town, especially in Peachtree Mall. But I always wondered...why was she in a wheelchair? Never did I have the guts to ask her but as always, someone I knew personally knew her personally. I found her name was Leslie and she had been in an accident when she was little. That was the extent of it. Every time and I mean EVERY TIME I saw this girl she was smiling. It blew my mind that she always had a ton of people surrounding her and she was always smiling even though she was restricted to the chair. As we got older, I was able to meet Leslie a couple of times and she has the most amazing and addictive personality.
A little while ago, I received an invitation to be her 'friend' on Facebook. I accepted it immediately and saw her AMAZING and beautiful family. Her faith in God is beautiful! Leslie has written a book you can find on her website www.lesliespeaks.com. She posted today a blog that Kimberly Kennedy wrote about her and I wanted to share.
One Of The Good Guys
I also want to share this video that is on Leslie's personal web page. She is proof that God is in control of everything! Thank you Leslie for your wonderful Faith!!!

More Boys Playdate Pictures from this week!

At Sims Lake Park!!

Workout Play list

Ashley, who's blog I read religiously (such a woman of God, great writer and great photographer...), was talking about her play list while she is working out. I got creative this evening since I can't sleep and put together a BANGING play list and I thought I would share! Ashley... Flo Rida's 'Right Round' is awesome...thanks for sharing your playlist!! I did finally get back to the gym this evening and did 2.5 miles on the treadmill. I might have gone more if I had these songs. I'll let you know how it goes tomorrow!! :)

Saying goodbye...

Words can't express how much I'm going to miss Tiff, Brandon and Karsyn, so here are some pictures from our going away lunch with some of our church family.

I miss you already Tiff!!!!

Trusting God

On Monday, one of my best friends is moving to Virginia Beach. Tiffany and Brandon are two AMAZING people that I just adore. I've known Brandon for years (since I was in middle school, he in elementary school) and last year when we started going to Mill Creek I had the opportunity to meet Tiffany his wife and Karsyn their little girl. Tiffany and I hit it off immediately and she is TRULY a woman of God. We have had such a great time scrapbooking, shopping, debating that Auburn is the best football team over Alabama (and you know they are....hahaha), and just having long talks. God has called them to a great church in Virginia Beach and Brandon is going to be a youth pastor there. Tiffany has been leading the worship at our church with her amazing voice and her passion for God and music. I am very excited for their new endevor but I am also very sad she won't be down the road every day.
Last week, they lost everything in a house fire. I think of myself in the situation I would have broken and about given up. Not the Hesters. They are SO amazing and they know that God is going to take care of them and provide, and provide He has. Tiff, Brandon and Karsyn, I'm going to miss you guys so much and I'm just preparing you now, I'm going to be visiting you this summer!! My house is always open to you and come back and visit with us! I love you guys!!! By the way...I'm not going to lose it until yall are gone. BRAVE FACE!!!

Having Fun

We had our weekly playdate with the fellas at a different park. They had a really fun time and fed the ducks. Enjoy the pictures!

Cody was saying to me "Look Mommy! It is the AFLAC duck! He's the one that drives the racecar!"

I looked and there was ONE white duck in the lake with all of the other ducks.

Best Buddies!!

Urgent Care Trip

We had to go to Children's Health Care Urgent Care last night. Cody reached up to get a piece of pizza off the pizza stone and rested his arm on the metal rack that pulls it out of the oven. As soon as he pulled his arm off it was a white mark and I was worried it was bad. We headed off to Scottish Rite Satellite Office and they saw him pretty quickly. He has a nice 2nd degree burn across his wrist. They put burn cream on it and wrapped it up very well. He LOVED going there because he got a freezer pop and a Publix truck. We're keeping it wrapped up and the cream on it and he's doing very well with it...I just hope it stays safe!