Instagram and Photo Dump!

Thought I would take some time to share some pictures with your guys from my iPhone-mostly Instagram. Anyways, let's begin!

The above picture is summer salsa, I made it over the weekend and it was DELICIOUS. There is a very small amount left-we put a hurtin' on it y'all!

Last night the weather in Manchester was beautiful so we took the bikes out for a spin. It was a great night to ride! I really love evening bike rides with the hubs, especially when it is cool enough to breath outside. But wait, that cool weather won't last long...the high is 100* on Thursday. Ugh!

Our first stop on our bike ride was the birthplace of Thomas R. Marshall, the 28th Vice President of the United States. I wanted to stop because this location was part of this years garden walk (which we didn't do) and I wanted to see the pretty flowers. The pink hydrangeas did not disappoint. So beautiful!

We also rode around Manchester College a bit too...and took at break to read some historical signs near the chapel. Neither of us knew that Manchester College started out as a Bible School before becoming a Liberal Arts College-interesting!

This is the bell tower at the Peabody Retirement Community. They always have beautiful landscaping here and I love it. From the outside the facilities are beautiful and full of front porches with wicker chairs. I don't know that I would ever want to live in an assisted living type place, but if I had to pick Peabody might be the one. I promise it's so pretty!

Double Knock Out Roses @ The Peabody...see what I mean? Beautiful landscaping!

The above pictures were my craft project from last night. I can't say this idea was my own, but I am so pleased with how it looks already. I plan on distressing the edges a bit before hanging in our living room. Everyone needs some initial wall art, right?

Now I will leave you with some super cute Louie pictures and a sweet video. I took this video this morning while I was getting ready for work, he was cracking me up with him tongue. Oh how we love this puppy!

Have a great Tuesday!

Weekend Wrap-Up! :)

This past weekend was a busy one around our house. Normally our weekend are laid back, and set to our own schedule with the exception of Sunday School and Church on Sundays.

Anyways...Friday night we did some grocery shopping to get some things I needed for the Mary-Kay party on Saturday. We ate dinner at Hardee's (YUCK-Stephen ended up eating his meal plus mine) and then went home to ready for Saturday. We worked together to cross things off my to-do list (of course I had a list!) and got everything done in good time! I am so thankful for a husband who doesn't mind helping me clean up the house or cook something in the kitchen. I am so blessed in that way!

Saturday I still had a few things to do to get ready for the party-like ice the cupcakes! I spent the morning in the kitchen wearing my PJS baking and decorating up a storm. Of course Louie was right there with me in his typical fashion! Our weather was quite cold on Saturday, but we didn't get much snow. Well, I guess we got a little snow on Friday night but it was all gone by Saturday afternoon. It still doesn't look like winter here! We set up for the Mary-Kay party and relaxed together a little before people started arriving.

The party went great and I had a wonderful time. I hope the guest enjoyed it as much as I did! We had 6 wonderful ladies come, which turns out was a perfect number! We all fit around our dining room table comfortably and were able to talk, laugh and really enjoy each others company. I was very impressed with how Louie handled our guests. He did not bark or growl once! He would sniff them and then move on to wherever I was...always my shadow!

The menu at the party was simple:

Funfetti Rose Cupcakes (picture below)

Veggie Tray w/ Aunt Erin's Famous (in my mind!) Ranch Dip

Veggie Pizza (Thanks to my mother-in-law who brought this!)

Oreo Truffles (AMAZING!)

Crackers & Cheese Cubes 

I really enjoyed hosting-surprising since it has felt like forever since I hosted anything! Yay for a successful first party at our house!

Sunday we taught Sunday School for the 5th and 6th grade class and had 3 new kids! I really hope they come back next week :) After Sunday school and church we headed home and ate left over food from the Mary-Kay party while watching Harry Potter and The Deathly Hallows Part 2. I actually like the Harry Potter movies, but the last 2 have a little to much snake in them for me so I keep my eyes closed a lot. So much in fact that I fell asleep on Sunday afternoon...it was a great time for a nap!

Also on Sunday we spent some time outside because the sun was out and that's a wonderful thing! Louie was so funny and cute running around the back yard. I think he can't wait for Spring and Summer when we can go on nightly walks again. We snapped a few pictures and a darling video. Watch it. I promise you won't be sorry!

For the Superbowl we headed to a friend and co-workers house which ended up being totally worth it for me because I got lots of baby time with her precious baby boy.  I don't really care about the Superbowl (at all), but I could have watched that game over and over with him on my lap. Just precious!

Here are some pictures and the video I mentioned earlier:

And that's our weekend in wrap-up form! Next weekend we will have our youngest niece overnight and be adding tile back splash to our kitchen. Should be a busy and fun couple of days!

If you have any experience with glass tiles or back splash let me know! Advice is invited!! :)

Happy Tuesday!

Does it get any cuter?

Please check out this video of Louie coming down our stairs! He is so cute when he does it that it just tickles me! He learned how to gallop up the stairs last week, but after tumbling down them a few times he would wait for one of us to carry him down. Stephen spent some time with him on Sunday, encouraging him to do it himself and watching him when he fell. Now, he gets it and does it all on his own. And, in a very cute way I might add! :)

So, do you think it gets any cuter than that? I am not sure it does!!

Don't forget to pray for Louie!