Peach Pickin Paradise

I was craving family time and a road trip, so we combined the two

and headed to the peach orchard. We drove far into the country, it was simply beautiful.  It’s amazing, I have lived in Arkansas my whole life yet I haven’t seen it all. I am constantly exploring and finding new places.  

perfect opportunity for mini photo shoot

We picked nectarines, red havens, and bellaire peaches.  I can’t even describe how fresh, sun-warmed, and delicious they are. The best part - you are encouraged to pick and eat!  We left with full bellies, you can't get fresh fruit like that in a store. It was the first time my children tasted the true flavor. We came home with two buckets {20 lbs} I can't wait to make a peach cobbler and I am going to attempt to make peach and jalapeno pepper jam.  If it turns out then I will share the recipe.

 Hope you have a "peachy" day!

XOXO

Gen Z Kids

Adrianna participated in the second annual Take Our Children To Work "Gen Z Kids" Workshop at HP.

The day was spent observing and learning about various roles within the Conway Customer Contact Center, as well as key aspects of HP’s business. She spent time as a “job shadow” with different employees across the site in addition to time with me. It was great to finally be able to introduce her

 to all my co-workers.

She had hands-on experience with HP products through interactive demonstrations, including HP TouchSmart with Windows 8 and HP servers. She even had the opportunity

 to install key components on a CPU and watch it boot-up.

I was told by a very credible source that she was a

natural, which made this momma proud!

 a snap shot of all the kids & parents

All us volunteers after a long, fun day!

XOXO

my birthday weekend...

It was perfect, I love that I can combine my birthday and Independence day! Jeremy grilled ribs {my favorite} and took us out on the boat to watch fireworks.

  Then we came home and did our own. I love fireworks, maybe more than my kids! I spent the rest of the weekend surrounded by amazing family.  

Getting older has never really bothered me, yet. I just hate how fast time is passing. I feel like months go by like weeks, weeks pass like minutes and it’s just not fair. I absolutely love the stage of life we are in. Life is remarkably beautiful.

thank you for all the birthday wishes via facebook, texts, emails, phone calls, mail, and more! i’m so grateful to have such caring, sweet people in my life. you all made a great day, even better. ♥

XOXO

Gone fishing...

Sometimes it's good to be reminded of

what is truly important in life.

We loaded up the 4 runner, purchased some fish bait, and headed to the farm.
Nothing like driving to the country with the windows down and the music turned up.
There's something special about this place, we all seem more relaxed and a little happier.

this chick goes from city girl to country... She knows how to

hunt, ride on dirt roads, and bait her own hook!

He is so excited about his catch
Yes,  he is a little bit country too!
#lovehismismatchedclothes

Doing handstands after breaking her fishing line

XOXO

Brother's Day

Andrew established Brother’s Day and insisted it be celebrated the

weekend following Father’s Day. He could not understand why this holiday

didn’t already exist. He felt it was needed since we had a Mother's & Father's Day.

Don't you love how the baby in the family is always so spoiled - He is pretty 

precious though, he created Sister's Day for Adrianna!

I woke up early Sunday morning and cooked him all his favorites.

Then, after church I told him it was his special day so we would

do whatever he wanted... 

 

 

His first request was Hog Wild...

This place is so fun, he loves all the arcade games! He is addicted to

Deal or No Deal. He kept choosing the red head and her suitcase was filled

with the most tickets every time! Adrianna was hitting jackpot on the wheel of fortune game. She had to get the worker twice because it ran out of tickets.  

Next, he requested his favorite spot... Pile High Desset for some frozen yogurt.

Atleast I was able to capture one smile!

We ended Brother's Day with a spaghetti dinner at home and a movie.

He pulled the classic, "Can I just fall asleep in your bed until daddy gets home?"

I couldn't say no to that!  He snuggled up and told me he had the best day ever

and was already counting down until the next Brother's Day!!

XOXO

 

Instagram pics

BITS + PIECES.

Sending Adrianna off to Hot Springs for Cheer Camp

besties...

Freshman girls!

Starting the first day of camp off with a prayer

They are bringing the 90's back with these shoes

Andrew ♥'s our new splash pad



Adrianna has me hooked on this... I've spent way too much time
watching episodes trying to get caught up.



XOXO

Staying Motivated...

To be honest, I have been in a real funk lately

and can’t seem to get motivated to exercise... yes, I still show up to my boot camp classes but only because my friends drag me and I am not giving my 100%. 

I am hoping these pinterest inspirations help...

Also, some very competitive friends & I decided to have a competition since we all have fitness goals to meet. We each put ten dollars in a pot and whoever loses the most inches at the end of July wins. It’s not a lot of money - we mostly want bragging rights. The only rule we have set is we have to influence each other to exercise and eat healthy constantly.

I am crossing my fingers, this friendly rivalry will push me to work harder in the gym.

Exercising is never ending - how do you stay motivated?