The Love Bug Has Hit Our Family

This past Sunday my Mother-in-law married her love, Ray.  She has been “single” for about 5 years now and has been living in the retirement apartments in our little town.  She wasn’t looking to find love but it seems God sent it her way out of the blue.  So she kind of kept her new love a secret from us for a month or so and then she finally came clean.  Well, we all really like Ray and he has just brought so much happiness to my mother-in-law.  As you can see in this picture….

So my daughter April, put together a sweet little wedding with the help of Ray’s daughter Missy, and my sister-in-law, Melissa. 

  So after an afternoon of celebrating they took off for a ride in the limo.

Here is a few more pictures of the big day.

 

and this is all of our crazy family…….we were all cracking up at something Ray said!!  We did get a more serious pose but I thought this would be fun to post since this is the way we are most of the time anyway!

So congratulations Mom on a happy life full of love and laughter, you deserve it!!

Finally

There has been a murder suspect on the loose in my hometown, Clay Hill, FL for 5 days now and they finally caught him.  I’m pretty sure from what the news media is saying(if they got it right this time) that he is dead.  There apparently was a shoot off between the suspect and the police.  This has all been happening right within a few miles from my mom and sisters live.  He apparently on Monday, killed his brother and his brothers friend and shot both of his parents who are going to be ok.  This has been crazy.  I hate being so far away from my family when something like this has happened.  Not that I could really do anything to protect them it’s just you never know.  This world is really getting so dangerous!  It’s sad that we can’t feel safe in our own homes.

Boy or Girl?

My baby sister went for her ultrasound this morning.  She has to see a high risk OB in addition to her regular OB because of her age so she was able to find out the sex of the baby a little early.   So is it a boy or girl????? 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

IT’s A BOY!!!!

They will name him Waylon Beau or Beau Waylon.  They haven’t decided which name will come first yet.   We are all so excited since she has waited so long to have a baby. 

 

And, has anyone ever been to a Tastefully Simple party???? Well, I went to one last night and I LOVED all of their spices, dips, bread and even their few deserts they have.  I will be having a party of my own next month.  I was so impressed with the little out-of-pocket cost and also they provide the kit with all the spices and mixes needed.  We got to sample about 10 different dips, sauces, breads, and even a Carrot Cake Crispy Cheese Ball!! Which was actually really good. It was all very yummy and I look forward to having a party!

Stella and Dot Giveaway!!

Megan over at, in this wonderful life, is hosting a Stella and Dot Giveaway for some awesome earrings.  So hop on over if you are in need of some new fabulous earrings and leave her a comment and/or blog about for your chance to win.

Oh Happy Day!!

CONGRATULATIONS JORDAN, ASHLEY AND TUFF!!

Yesterday our baby girl married her high school sweetheart!  It was a beautiful day and a beautiful ceremony.  Our Uncle David and Aunt Bonnie graciously loaned their home for the big day!

The desert table

The weather was just beautiful until the wind picked up and all the candles had to be relit!  The scenery was perfect!

It was a little bright at this time of day but the ceremony was right before it was dark.  We think we should have started about 30 minutes before but it turned out perfect.  This is the arch that Ashley and Jordan stood under.

 

The Bride and Groom

The beautiful Bride

The Bride and Son

The Father of the Bride

The Bride and her sisters, April, Tori and BreeAnn

The fabulous coordinator, Sister of the Bride! Thank you April for all your hard work that you did for your sisters big day! I love you!

 

A big thank you to BreeAnn for singing (Blessed, by Martina) while the mothers were escorted down! 

And a really BIG thank  you to Tori for helping with Harrison while April and Brandon were getting things underway.

And Ashleys sweet friend Ashley, for literally “getting her makeup on”.

And Kelly did an AMAZING job with her hair.  Which for some crazy reason I did not get a picture of!! I can’t believe I didn’t get a picture of the them. 

 

Now just because this is my blog and I love my grandbabies!

Tuff was not feeling well.  He had been running a low grade fever for a few days so he wasn’t into the whole wedding business.  So therefore, getting pictures with him smiling was impossible.

Harrison was all over the place!! He loves being outside so he was running all around and loved his mamas bouquet!

And our little Butter Bean (Ada) all decked out in fall colors. She slept through almost the whole ceremony!

So we all had a great time celebrating with the new Bride and Groom!!! 

7 Days!

That’s right!! 7 more days and my second daughter will be marrying her high school sweetheart! Her and Jordan started dating when Ashley was in high school and now they will making the lifelong commitment.  Jordan has always been a part of our family and we are excited that he and Ashley are finally taking the plunge!

They are having a small ceremony at our Aunt and Uncles house at sunset! There will lots of candlelight, fallish decor, family and a few friends followed by cake. The weather should feel fabulous and that calls for a much more comfortable ceremony.

Wish me luck as I go out today to find a dress for the occasion since I am not much of a dress person this should be interesting!

On Overload

It seems like our family has been overloaded with sickness!! First my sister being diagnosed with MS, then my baby sister has been on bed rest on and off for the last two weeks with some minor (we hope) complications with her pregnancy, my brother-in-law has been sick again, hubby’s cousin has been diagnosed with progressive breast cancer at the young age of 38, and now my sweet mother-in-law is in the hospital having tests run.  We will know the results of my MIL’s tests tomorrow.  I know there are so many more people out in this world that are worse off but geez so many things at one time has put my mind on overload!!  Please pray for my family to get through these hard times. 

On a happy note: My sweet MIL has a new “friend” in her life and I don’t think I have seen her happier!  He is such a nice man and we look forward to getting to know him better.  He has been by her side through all the craziness that’s been going on and I couldn’t thank him enough! My MIL deserves to have happiness in her life and it makes my heart happy.

I have been homesick lately and I’m sure a lot of it has to do with all that my sister’s are going through.  Of course missing my mama has some to do with it to since I am just a little bit of a mama’s girl! HA!  Anyway, not sure when I will be getting down to visit but I always have a phone!

Hope everyone has a great week!