Friday Photo Dump!

Happy Friday, y'all! I am SO glad it is finally Friday, although I could use a couple more week days this week to get some things done. Maybe it's only me, but I feel like the week before a vacation is so stressful and tiring. There just is so much to do-at home and work. It's exhausting! Whew!

We had more and more flowers come up this week and I am loving it! Our flower bed doesn't even look like these picture portray it anymore, and these were only taken on Wednesday!

Louie is also loving the nice weather! I got some super cute action shots of him this week:

"Mom, I really don't want to smile. I just want to relax!"

"Oh okay, fine. I'll give you one smile but that's it!"

"I told you only one!"

I love when he looks at me with eyes that seem to say "get that camera out of my face woman!" :) And that happens a lot you guys because as many pictures of him that I post on the blog...I take that many more too! But really, how flippin' sweet is his smiling picture? I told him to smile and it tickled me so because it actually looked like he did!

Can I just brag on my husband for a minute? He has been incredible, especially this week with all the things we need to get done before vacation. On top of that, I have not been feeling too great and he totally stepped up and took care of things I normally do-like cooking. Thank you for everything you do for our little family and for taking care of me! I love you! :)

Louie sure does make himself comfy all the time. He seems to never have a problem doing that! It's so cute when he stretches out on the couch-I love it! We let him on the furniture because he is such a good pup AND he doesn't shed so that's a plus. When he gets too relaxed he drools though, so sometimes we wake him up and move him, ha!

Not only was this week busy with work and home, prepping for vacation but I also had a cupcake order to process for a co-worker. Mel was so sweet and asked me to make some cupcakes for her granddaughters birthday this weekend. Her party doesn't have a theme I was told, so I just went for super girlie and fun cupcakes. The birthday girl is turning 2 and wants everything to be pink...I think these cupcakes fit the bill:

Mel loved them when I delivered them to work first thing this morning. I hope her granddaughter loves them too! I think I have a couple more cupcake orders coming in for the next few weeks too...what a fun way to earn some extra mulah!

Email me at ylimedonaldson@gmail.com for my pricing sheet if you are in the need for some cute cupcakes!

And lastly, one of my favorite daffodil pictures. Flowers are just beautiful...Spring is the best! :)

This will be my last post for a week or so, we are headed to Florida at 3am tomorrow morning. I am really looking forward to spending time with family, Mickey Mouse and a much needed work/blogging break. Pray for safe travels and no seizures for Louie please.

Welcome Spring!

The birds are singing around our neighborhood AND flowers are blooming!

Can we say "Hello Springtime"!?

This week has been wonderful so far. We have enjoyed warm weather and the time change too. Do you love the time change? I feel like you either love it or hate it...I love it. Just the fact that the days seem longer because it is sunny outside later into the night is wonderful. I really enjoy being able to do things outside in the evenings after dinner, like go for a walk or wash the car. It makes my days feel much more productive for some reason! Speaking of taking evening walks, we took our first one of 2012 this week on Monday night. It was so nice!

From our walk on Monday:

And some of our flowers that have bloomed this week:

Above: Our very first daffodil. I was so excited. This is the first plant that I have ever planted from a bulb and it actually grew and bloomed. Woo!

Above: That flower just screams Easter to me, maybe its the purple and white?

Above: Tulips popping up around our historical sign. Can't wait to see them flower!

As you can see there is definitely new growth in our flower beds. I could not be happier about this! When we purchased the house the landscaping wasn't bad but we did do a lot of work to get rid of some plants we didn't like. It is so nice to see that our hard work paid off. I can't wait for everything to bloom...I just know it is going to be beautiful!

Our house at the beginning of Spring:

And what post would be complete without a picture of our favorite puppy? (None in my book) Louie has enjoyed being outside more this week, too. It's fun to watch him jump and run around in the grass. He kind of stares up at the sun too, I think he likes the warmth. So cute!

Happy Wednesday!



Weekend Wrap-Up & Hadley's Birthday!

Happy Monday, folks! I am here with lots and I really do mean LOTS of pictures! Consider yourself warned! :) Not only do I have pictures from this weekend, but I also have a few from last weekend since I did not post last week. So, let's get started!

Last weekend (March 3rd) we did some shopping in Fort Wayne and ran some errands too. My favorite purchase was the hat I am wearing in the below picture. I just love winter hats, love them! This one was SO cheap at American Eagle, too. How could I pass it up?

It is starting to feel a little like Spring in Indiana and I don't think anyone is complaining about it. We have a great 10 day forecast right now, with some days this week reaching into the 70s. Hallelujah! Granted, we have had a pretty mild winter anyways. If you look at our flower beds that much is evident. In the past 2 weeks or so our plants have shot up and even budded. If you look closely you can see the green stalks of our tulips and daffodils. I am so excited for them to bloom...I only hope it isn't while we are in Florida next week!

Last Thursday was a fun mail day at our house! Not only did the antique map we ordered arrive, but also our new Canon Rebel camera. Oh, let me tell you...we LOVE it. Of course I still love my point and shoot Canon too! I may or may not have subjected Louie to endless photo shoots while learning the features of the new camera. I also may or may not have spend evenings last week photographing anything and everything in our house! :) See below:

The above 3 pictures were before his grooming appointment last week.

This may be my favorite Louie picture. I love how he is looking right at the camera and his eyes are such a pretty brown.

The above 3 pictures are after his grooming appointment. Doesn't he look handsome and ready for a trip to Florida?

Sleeping puppy, does it get any cuter? Well, maybe a sleeping baby...but still this is pretty cute!

This weekend we had flowers bloom in our yard! We saw the buds on these last week but we were not sure what flowers or plant they were (we didn't plant them, they were there before). In conversations last week we discovered that they are Crocus' and that they bloom early in the late Winter/early Spring. Totally okay in my book. Thanks for adding some bright color to our otherwise dreary landscaping Crocus'!

This Saturday we stayed home most of the day and it was so nice to get caught up on some things around the house! I will say that we had a productive day! We baked the cupcakes for Hadley's party, vacuumed and steamed the floors in the house, did several loads of laundry, cleaned out the inside of the car and spent some time outside in the sunshine. Louie especially loved being outside!

He helped us get the car ready for the trip to Florida and almost jumped in himself. I'd say that's a pretty good sign he is ready!

Sunday we went to church as usual but volunteered in the nursery instead of sitting in service. It's always fun to spend an hour or two playing with the little kids! The weather was nice on Sunday...in fact, we didn't even wear jackets to church! After church it was time to decorate the cupcakes for Hadley's birthday. Last year's cake was flowers and ladybugs, but this year was themed to her favorite movie-Despicable Me. Seriously, every time she comes to our house she wants to watch this movie. Once, we watched it twice in one day. Minion cupcakes were the obvious and easy choice for her cake this year!

I loved how the Minions turned out and I think Hadley did too!

At her birthday we all had a great time. Melissa had made lasagna for dinner and it was delicious. Not much is better than homemade lasagna y'all! After eating dinner it was time for Hadley to open presents and she was ready! She got the cutest outfits and a great bike helmet, too. The rest of the evening was spent playing with her new toys, eating cupcakes & blueberry cheesecake and the girls having a modeling show/fashion shoot in the living room. The pictures are hilarious and most of them speak for themselves!

Pretty funny pictures, right? We just love these girls!

Well, that just about wraps-up our weekend, minus a few details and basketball games. We hope that you all had a great weekend too and are enjoying the nice weather in your area. 

 This week will be a busy one for us since we are leaving for Florida dark and early on Saturday morning...please pray that we have safe travels and not set backs with Louie. I'm getting excited and anxious to get on the road already...and it's only Monday!