Adrianna & McKenzie's Sweet 16 Party

We celebrated Adrianna & her best friend McKenzie's Sweet 16 Birthday at the Russellville Country Club with lots of friends and family. I want to say a BIG thank you to our Awesome DJ Tras Pfeifer for making this a party 

they will never forget!

The beautiful club house

The ball room

This cake was made by The Cake Place 

All their cakes are delicious.

Adrianna pre-party with her favorite boys

Tras kept everybody on the dance floor

Singing "Happy Birthday" to the birthday girls

I love these teens so much, they are such good kids! 

The highlight of Andrew's Night - He requested ACDC.
It's so fun that Adrianna's friends embrace Andrew like family when we are all together. So very cute.

Not too long ago, these two girls were in grade school playing upward basketball together. Seems like only yesterday, they were in junior high - cheering on the APACHES. How did we get here so fast?? They both are sixteen, finishing up their 10th grade year, driving, looking for summer jobs & going on dates! How I wish I could turn back time... tears are flowing down my face as I type. I don't like that my little girl is growing up however at the same time, I am proud of the lady she has become! Jeremy & I know that with her christian faith and morals, she will go so far in life - I can't wait to see what GOD has in store for you girlie!

XOXO

party planning

I am now in full party mode working on Andrew’s 5th Birthday party that is less than two weeks away. I have decided to have a very small intimate party for him with just our family. I love throwing huge parties but really wanted this year to focus in on Andrew & his special day. I get so wrapped up in running around, decorating, serving food, ensuring my guests are happy, refilling, you name it... that I don't get to just relax & "BE" with him.

Life isn't always about a party even though I love celebrating & decorating anything I can get my hands on. I will still do something cute for him, but won't have any kind of stress that special day. I want it to be all about him. He will start school in August and when that happens he will expect big parties with all his friends so this year will be with family.

I planned on having his party the first weekend of December because I don't decorate for Christmas until after his birthday party. It just didn't work out... Does anyone else have a December Baby? Do you wait until after their birthday to decorate for Christmas? 

XOXO

Sprinkle of Randomness

WARNING: There is NO rhyme or reason for this post!

Seriously, now that that is out of the way, let's get down to some randomness...

The Wells House has been CRAZY this month but I wouldn't have it any other way. I have been planning Adrianna’s 12th birthday party. She wants a Movie Party this year and it has been FUN coming up with ideas. I LOVE planning my kid’s birthday parties! Can't wait to post LOTS of pictures. 

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A couple months ago, we were driving to the farm & half way there one of the kids had to use the bathroom. There are no gas stations so we had to stop at Nimrod Park{keep in mind Hollis, Arkansas is in the middle of nowhere}As we were driving in the park, I spotted a vintage telephone booth. It was just sitting there in the middle of a park, surrounded by trees. Adrianna had a friend with her and neither of them had ever seen a telephone booth before! I had to take the kids back and get some pictures!

I had to post this picture... Andrew Hayden is a mess!

We really never know what he is going to do next...He keeps up laughing that's for sure.

Last night @ dinner he informed us he has a girlfriend. I almost choked. Adrianna NEVER talks about boys. Andrew is another story... He is always talking about going on dates. He said "Mom, me & my girlfriend are going on a date. I am going to take her to the creek so we can throw rocks in the water and I need your truck!" =)