Look how blessed I am! Ha Ha Addy found some of her baby bows and we had fun playing with them! Art even put one on! Art then surprised me with this for my Birthday!
Yep it is hard to believe...BUT I am NOW the BIG 3 0...SOO what am I thankful for... Anti-wrinkle creams...HA HA...Hair color to hide the grays...medicine to help with the aches and pains of arthritis...and NO STAIRS to hear my squeaky knees on...Hope you are laughing cause I am... No really These are the "worldly" things but More importantly...I am grateful for my GOOD LOOKIN-HOT HUBBY and GORGEOUS KIDDOS who wanted to make sure I felt special and have a sweet day before my Birthday even began, by getting my my favorite flowers...Roses! Taking me to an awesome BBQ joint, picking up my favorite cake...Ice cream, and having a mini movie night together!
This was the intricate jewelry my awesome sister made me, it is a pearl bracelet, black crystal earings and a breast cancer awareness necklace the picture DOES NOT DO THEM JUSTICE they are amazing Addy was on the heart necklace like a magnet so was Rohnin! It alone was amazing...I just don't know how she does it! She has always been gifted with amazing talents
Oh and this is a cheese cake that I bartered hair for...A member in my ward Brother Wells has an amazing talent in making the BEST cheese cakes EVER and yes this was a strawberry cheese cake that he put a big old strawberry heart on made of a strawberry filling and OH MY GOSH WAS IT INCREDIBLE! SOOOOOOOO YUMMY! Art even liked it and he isn't a cheese cake lover!
For once it wasn't Addy waking me up this morning it was my parents calling 3 times to sing Happy Birthday...Then as I was sitting with my Beautiful children Addy gets her pink Crown and insists on placing and then keeping it on my head, it was so cute! I am Thankful for a Loving Heavenly Father and Savior who have helped place everyone family & friend plus my "worldly" thing in my life for various reasons and for always being there for me...For baby kisses, noises, loves and laughs! and the sweet "I love you mom" hugs and sweet moments with my amazing little angel with the cutest giggles! For an Incredible Hubby who is intelligent, well rounded, hard working, funny, patient, and a Fabulous Father for parents who drove all the way out here to deliver some belonging left behind and a fishing boat, to make it to Addy's 4th B-day and then spent the week helping me fix, repair, and refinish my "early" b-day gifts... I really am grateful for our wonderful families both extended, in-laws, immediate and distant for all the support and love they have embraced us with through out this whole medical adventure! I am grateful for "close" temples, I really did take our temple for granted and now the closest temple is 2 and a half hours away. For the gospel, and the great friends I have made in such a short time here! For my amazing neighbors who always invite us over for they family dinners! I really do know that Heavenly Father wanted us to be here...We are truly blessed in so many ways and for that I am truly completely thankful! It isn't always fun or easy getting older and I do not feel that much wiser but apparently I have learned something over the years and that is that I want to be a better wife, mother, daughter, sister and friend!
Addy was a lady bug and Of course Rohnin was a "Chunkey" Monkey I guess you could say he was curious George but don't they look adorable!
Addy LOVED having her face painted but was sooo ready for it to come off at the end of the day!
Look at this little guy yep he is the cutest monkey there is!
SOO let me introduce you to my Birthday Present...This is an original Duncan Phyfe Table! I think I bite off A TON more than I could chew cause if my sweet parents had not been there to assist me with this enormous project it would NOT have gotten finished...might I add that it turned out amazing! Thanks Mom and Dad for the wonderful help in restoring my fantastic "Find."
This is the buffet table...Isn't it Beautiful!
And this is the China cabinet! T-H-A-N-K Y-O-U Craig's list! I got a smoken deal on all of this and the table came with 6 chairs and yes we redid the upholstery on the seats! I am so ecstatic with how it all turned out! Yeah for wonderful parents!
This is one of the toys WE give Rohnin in the car and when we stopped to do a little fishing at the White River I opened the door to check on our sleeping "Chunky Monkey" and discovered this...
It was so gorgeous that We wanted to stop to fish for a little bit at this nice little stop!
We finally got a smaller stroller to haul around, it isn't the smoothest BUT it IS SMALLER!
The water was like glass!
I still am not sure what Addy had in the net, it MIGHT have been a fish...not sure though!
The scenery!
I love this kind of flower and since I am TERRIBLE at remembering the name of one of my favorite flowers I took a picture!
We had stopped at Mt. Home so that Art and my dad could go on a guided fishing trip the following morning...but Addy was sooo intent on going swimming that my mom took a book and let Addy swim at the Hotel!
Before we took of to Branson Missouri the following Friday we had to go to Hot Springs to pick up the rest of the furniture I had Purchased on Craigs-list so we decided to make a day of it...This was a look out point in Hot Springs that had a beautiful view of the Valley!
Addy LOVES trucks especially Grandpa Brian's! She couldn't wait to ride in it that she rode anywhere and everywhere with my parents, including the ride up to Branson, Missouri!
This was at the top of the tower!
This was some of the view at the top!
We also stopped at Hancock's in Hot Springs and picked up the padding and upholstery for the six chairs! We got a great deal on the fabric and the best part was that Art got to help pick it out!
Let the mess/FUN begin! The first part of the week while my parents were here in October of course started out with Addy's birthday celebration and then drifted to them helped me, along with Addy, pick up, fix, repair, reupholster, and re-stain my beautiful find!
I LOVED working with my parents and Addy on this project cause it really never would have gotten done with out them!
Addy and Rohnin LOVED being outside and part of the action, and of course Addy LOVED painting/staining she did great!
