Happy 3rd Birthday Aiden!

On Sunday we went to Spicer's Orchard to celebrate our Godson Aiden's 3rd birthday! The weather was perfect....sunny and 73*!!!! The kid's had a blast playing on the playground, visiting the farm animals, eating dounuts and cider and going on a train ride around the orchard.


Aiden had a football party!




I made Aiden's football cake for him. It is actually the first cake I have made and decorated!



Rhia playing in the barn on the playground



Reed in the hay on the playground




Aiden on the pony ride



Opening up gifts. Of course he had lots of helpers




Aiden and his buddies


Happy 3rd Birthday Aiden! Auntie Sara and Big Buddy love you!

Survivor Gabon...

Tomorrow is the premier of Survivor Gabon. I am completely addicted to this show. This season will take place in Africa.

My prediction for week one, first person voted out of Survivor will be:

SUSIE

Lucky Me!

Knock on wood......BUT I have to say I have been lucky lately! It started last week and if you know me well then you know things usually do not go my way! Well last week I got a new car. One that I spotted on the internet and was suprised to actually get the one I had my heart set on! Then I won $30.00 playing Keno at the Pub. After that I told Scott "i am lucky lately" so I bought a scratch off ticket for $1.00 and won $20.00!

Well by good luck continues..... Last night I took my phone in to the verizon store because it was having problems. Actually it was my second new phone which I got in return for the first new phone that had problems( see i told you about my bad luck usually)!

Well the phone dork at Verizon told me he could do some software updates but that would cost me $$$$ and he wasn't sure it would fix the problem. I told him I didn't want the same phone or same model. So after clicking away for about 20 minutes on his computer he finally tells me I am up for an annual $100.00 credit towards a new phone.

SO I browse around the store to look for a phone, okay really I have had a phone in mind since it came out late July :) I show the guy the phone, he says ok and goes in the back. He comes out and tells me that this phone has a $50.00 rebate right now. Sweet!

He tranfers everything off my old phone and starts ringing me up. Then as he is looking at my account he asks me if I know I am a VIP member now. I laugh and say of course! No really I ask and what does that mean? Well since I pay all my bills on time.....spend so much money .......blah blah blah......I get $50.00 off on any phone and 25% off accesories!

Well so I got a $289.00 phone for way less than that :)

So here's my new phone...

I think it's pretty sweet. Let's just hope my lucky streak continues!

YeeHaw!

On Sunday we went to watch our family ride in the Helluva Rodeo! We had a blast there.

My neice Savanna, my nephew Aiden and I watching Bull Riding!


Bareback Rider!

Bull Rider!




Aiden's gonna be a future bull rider!


Rhia came and got to sit on Savanna's pony!



My little cowgirl Savanna on her pony Dolly!


Savanna Barrel Racing! She's the only kid in the rodeo!



Our cousins Lisa and Jerry doing Team Roping!


Lisa Barrel Racing!



My nephew Cody aka " Bubba"

Put me in the zoo!

Potter's Park Zoo!

Since it was such a nice day today a few of us decided to pack up the kids and go to the zoo! We all had a great time. The zoo was so empty we practically had the place to ourselves!


Darren's first trip to the zoo!


Reed and Kaylee, like the feather behind Reed's ear? That was one of their favorite things...collecting feathers...and then singing Yankee Doodle!



Scarlet, Reed, Kaylee and Stef in the Coral Reef...this is where we saw Nemo, Marlin and Dory!



Being Kangaroo's! All the kids had to get their pictures in all of these animal paintings. This one was the best. Reed makes the cutest "joey" I must say!



This was another big attraction...the otters! The kids chased them back and forth and were giggling away. Everyone around them was laughing too!



Reed can roar like a lion! It was definately a really load roar :)



Their favorite part of the day was the playground.....go figure, the free thing outside of the zoo. We had a picnic lunch here.



Reed's favorite animal is a tiger!



We all had a great time and I'm sure all the kids are sleeping good tonight :)

I got 5 on it....

Just for fun!

5 things under $5 I couldn't live without:

coffee

hair ties

bottled water

photos

pain reliever

5 favorite movies:

The Notebook

Saw Series

Stand By Me

Elf

Dazed and Confused

5 Baby Names I like:

Blake Matthew

Ryan Joseph

Casin Jace

Not sure on the rest....can you tell I hoping to concieve boys?

5 songs I could listen to over and over again:

Amazed by Lonestar

All Summer Long by Kid Rock

Our Song by Taylor Swift

Any song that brings back good memories

The ABC's sang by my daycare kids~ it's just too cute!

5 people who have influenced me in a positive way:

I could never choose just 5. All of my family, my husband and my friends have been major influences in my life.

5 things that are always in my purse:

tic tacs

wallett

phone

chapstick

tampon~ well you can never be too prepared

5 dates that have changed my life forever:

11-16-79 the day i was born

7-??-80 the day my parents adopted me

12-24-05 the day scott proposed

8-19-06 our wedding day

??-??-?? this will be the day I become a mommy

5 obsessions that I have:

my counter tops have to be cleared and clean at all times

cooking

organizing

the way the kids are cared for

curtis stone from take home chef~ haha I had to add that one in there for scott.He thinks I'm obsessed.

5 places I want to go:

Florida

Tennessee

Somewhere tropical

California

Ireland

5 appliances/tools I can't live without:

Computer

Oven

Stove

Hair Straightener

Air Conditioner

Heater

Happy 21st Birthday Stef!

Happy 21st Birthday Stephanie!

I can't wait to take you out for your first drink tonight and celebrate with our friends on Saturday! Love Ya!!!

Angels must be watching over her.....

A friend of mine's daughter was in a accident on Monday. She fell from a second story window of their home. God must have been watching over that little one because she landed in dirt and missed an air conditioner unit and the cement only by inches.

She is truly a little miracle, suffering only from a broken leg. It could have been so much worse and we are all thankful that nothing else happened. She is recovering at Mott's Children's Hospital in Ann Arbor and is expected to be realesed soon and on the road to recovery.

Please keep this sweet girl in your prayers and her parents as well as I'm sure they are going through a very tough time emotionally.

And always remember that God is with you and miracles do happen!!!

We love you Lily! You are in our prayers!

Vrooom Vroom...

Last January I turned in my Chevy Colorado because my lease was up. At that time Scott and I decided that since I work from home we only needed the one vehicle, Scott's Chevy Silverado. Well to make a long story short it just didn't quite work out. I hated feeling stranded when Scott wasn't home. So after months of "talking him into it" he finally agreed to another vehicle. SO......here it is..... Saturn Vue.......I love it. My favorite parts? Wood grain dash, moonroof and heated seats and all mine :)

Family Additions....

This summer we welcomed two new members into our family!

On August 2nd we welcomed Courtney into our family when she married my little brother Joe. They were married at the MSU Chapel in Lansing, MI. The wedding was awesome and Scott and I were both in the wedding along with a lot of our family.

On August 17th we welcomed little Addison Taylor onto our family. She is the third daughter for my cousin Jeff and his wife Jodi. She joins big sisters Katie Lynn and Alyssa Ann.

Scott and I feel very blessed to have such an amazing family!

I decided to join the blogging world

So yes it's true, I have joined the world of blogging. At this point I wonder if I even have anything interesting to "blog" about? I guess I will just have to wait and see. I hope to actually keep up on this and fill my friends and family in on what has been happening in our lives. Well not much for a first post but it will get better......i promise :)