APACHE FOOTBALL

We {heart} our APACHES!

The boys are starting off to a great season

had some bad luck with the weather not wanting to cooperate but hasn't let that get them down.. 

Pottsville Apaches beat the Heber Springs Panthers 22-16

~AND they have the cutest cheerleaders ever~

Peace Love & 

 XOXO

That's a wrap...

All good things must come to an end... good bye summer

Andrew and Adrianna both attended summer camp - Adrianna has been attending summer camp forever but this was the first time for Andrew and he LOVED it! I mean who wouldn't love it...they take field trips everyday and get to hang out with other kids! I would love more than anything to have the summer off with my kids but, I don't have that luxury so I try to make the weekends fun

   Here are some highlights:

 having lunch with cousins after glamor shots

this was a fun-filled day with just the girls.

we made some fun memories!

baking brownies

 having fun in the play house Pa Homer

re-modeled. they wanted to move in here!!

 working in the flower bed - we tried our best to

 keep the flowers alive but that didn't happen due

 to the sizzlin hot weather. we'll just have to plant

more this fall.

fishing from the pond

 Andrew could stay outside forever

 playing/working on his cars

no need to go inside for a nap - it's more

comfortable here!

Adrianna at cheer camp

She LOVES cheer & these girls have been practicing all summer. Finally, the uniforms, pompoms, cheer bags, outfits and shoes are all in... the count down until the first football game is on. {6 MORE DAYS} can't wait to see them perform!!

 Andrew & Jasmine

can you believe she is a year younger than him!?!?

maybe one day my little boy will start growing LOL

school clothes shopping is hard work for these two

they were shopped out - just can't hang with me

 Finally done shopping and having dinner

with Grandma Pam and the cousins!

Andrew's first day of pre k - I was still in Mexico.

Jeremy & Adrianna did a great job getting him ready and even took this picture for me!

Adrianna & Brittney's first day of 8th grade.

They were very exicted, this is going to be a great year!
 

Hope everyone had a great summer!

XOXO

 



Guadalajara, Mexico {in pictures}

Old downtown Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico

Guadalajara cathedral

 the square -- this beautiful building is the Governor’s Mansion, it's one hundred and thirty-years old

The bridge of different colors 

Retail Therapy @ Tlaquepaque

Cheers to amazing friends & lasting memories!!

 

*******

 

I will never be completely at home again, because part of my heart will always be elsewhere. That is the price I pay for the richness of loving and knowing people in more

than one place.

greetings from Mexico...

I am spending a week in beautiful Guadalajara, Mexico
 The bulk of my time is spent in the office since I am here for business purposes but after hours, I am able to do lots of fun things, site seeing and shopping!! {All thanks to my amazing co-workers who have been very welcoming}. Guadalajara has the nicest people ever - I have made so many friends!!

 On my arrival I went downtown to admire the historical buildings and visit the Cathedral. I was lucky to have my manager and his wife with me as a tour guides. They were able to tell me all the history of this 500 year old city. We were there on Sunday which is the busiest day of the

week – everyone was there with their families. There were so many people, vendors selling anything from food to crafts. There were people dressed up as Jack Sparrow and Avator and live music. Resembled New Orleans in a lot of ways!

I have been enjoying delicious foods.

No food chains for me - I have been eating all the local foods. I had a torta ahogada which means drowned sandwich It is called "drowned" because the sandwich is submerged totally in a sauce made primarily of a dried chili pepper. The salty bread that the sandwich is made with can only be found in Guadalajara. It was messy but so good!

All the fruit taste amazing here, I have been eating fresh fruit and cheese every morning for breakfast. I tried papaya for the first time ever and it is good. Also, I tried tuna which is the fruit of a cactus - didn't really care for that too much. 

I will be posting pictures soon!

XOXO

friday.

i am ready for the weekend, only i wish it were not already friday, july 27th! i heard an advertisement on the radio last week about school supplies, and i registered Andrew for
pre-K this week. am i the only momma in denial that summer is flying by way too fast?!? i want more time!!!!! more time to play with my kiddos, more time when all of our family is in the same place at the same time and more time
to get projects done!

Have a GREAT Weekend!

xoxo

my birthday...

My birthday was packed with goodness.
To celebrate, my amazing family took me to dinner
@ Oumami Japanese Restaurant and the sushi was
delicious - i recommend the Russellville Roll

i love that Andrew is old enough to go out to dinner
with us and actually enjoy it! My little cuddle bug is growing up into such a BIG boy! He was telling jokes and seriously cracking us all up. He definitely is the life of the party!

 

*** 

 In the middle of dinner, i looked at my beautiful daughter,

vivacious son and handsome husband and just smiled.
I don’t know why but for whatever reason GOD blessed with this incredible family full of love & I am extremely grateful!

XOXO

    

burn ban...

Slightly bummed – this is the first year ever with

 no fireworks on the 4th! I checked the forcast and it looks like the high is 103 the rest of the week.

I think we all need to go outside & do a rain dance

As you know from HERE I love fireworks just as much as my kids do. I could go broke making trips to the fireworks stand and this year... I haven't been once!

Praying GOD sends us rain soon -  I know the local farmers  as well as everyone else could really use some.

We are still having our 4th of July Party this weekend!

I am trying to decide what to bring - maybe one of these  yummy treats!

 oh my stars

 snowcone paper filled with berries

frozen grapes

super duper delicious trifle.

 {white chocolate pudding. yummmm}

recipe

banana boats - my kids love putting together their own

mix and throwing them on the grill.

Hope you all have a Safe & Happy 4th!