covered dish...

is a covered dish party just a southern thing? i have grown up going to covered dish parties...where everyone brings a veggie or meat or dessert and you combine them all for dinner. is it called something else in other states? just wondering...anyway, we went to a covered dish party this saturday to welcome mom and les back to texas. it was at my aunt and uncle's gorgeous home on the river (where mike and i got married) and they had t-ball for the kids, fishing off the dock, and music (they have a country band). it was so much fun, just really hot!

but this first pic was of nana and mckinlee at the pool on thursday. mckinlee came to stay with the grandmas this week and i got to do some fun stuff with them too! we went to the children's museum and to get her nails painted on friday. here's pics of the party saturday...

and here is my 8 week picture. is it just me or is my belly getting huge?! actually, i know it's not just me, because everybody that sees me says 'are you sure you're not further along?'

{new loves}

these cute wedge flip flops with interchangeable bows this cute clutch

and this clutch too!

all from etsy!

and these two songs! the first two on the video...http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WdXDgaEgaJ8

suMmEr

i LOVE summer! it's my favorite season of the year. i love going to the pool, barbecues, breezy nights, pretty flowers, everything! the other night we went to mom and les' house for dinner. their backyard is so pretty right now...i thought this little pot with flowers in it looked so sweet!and they planted new herbs...

in my lucky magazine i got yesterday, i found two products that i want to start using. the first are these eye makeup remover pads. the girl's story about these was hilarious. if you have the magazine, it's on pg. 88. it sounded just like me...trying to wipe off my eye makeup on my white washcloths and getting them all dirty. then having raccoon circles of black under my eyes where it didn't come off. so i'll let you know how these work!

and the second is this gel oil from johnson's. it's supposed to be "nourishing with a light and fresh scent" and not sticky and gross like most oils. and it's under $5!

assembly pics and 7 weeks

friday night we went to susanne and chris' house to stay with them over the weekend while we had our 2 day assembly in denton. i ended up going 1/2 a day each day; i've been really tired and didn't want to overdo it. the program was wonderful...the theme was 'conquer the evil with the good' and we had such good speakers and experiences...something our circuit overseer said in one of his talks really made me think...he was talking about raising our children and encouraging them to go in the ministry and be zealous. he said many parents will say 'well i don't want to push my child' and then he said 'parents, if you don't encourage and direct your kids, the world will push them to do bad.' i just thought how true...i'm thinking about stuff like this a lot more, now that we will have a little one to raise! phil, bethenie, and olivia. phil had a talk and did great!

mike and cady
mom and les

mike and i

and me at 7 weeks!

{new loves}

i love these breezy scarves for summer...

cute tank with crochet detailing and love the purple maternity dress!

all from old navy!

happy friday

oooh baby!

this was my 6 weeks picture...already bigger than last week!!

on friday, my aunt peggy brought me the sweetest gift. an adorable clutch and some fun beaded black bracelets! it meant so much to me...thank you peggy!

this pretty bouquet was sent to us from mike's old boss in the woodlands, james. so springy looking and smells so yum!

and my sweet sweet husband brought me these home on friday. they are gorgeous!! and he knows how much i like this floral designer. thanks honey!!!

and here's our baby's first picture. i went today and could see it's little heartbeat. the most beautiful miracle ever! the doctor said it was hard to get a pic because our baby is camera shy...my child, camera shy?!

the weekend

don't you love those weekends where you don't have a lot planned?! friday night, mike brought me gorgeous flowers and hot wings...what a great combo!! he mowed the backyard and we watched tv.
saturday, mike went fishing and kali and i went to target and layed out by the pool. then saturday night, we met jason, jen, and jackson for dinner at logan's and had brownies and ice cream at their house afterward. we watched mall cop-we saw it at the theater, but it was even hilarious the second time around!
sunday, after the meeting and lunch, i took a wonderful nap and then mike and i went to wal-mart for a new vacuum and heb for groceries. we ate leftovers and watched a movie. so nice and relaxing!

today, i ran errands this morning and felt sick all afternoon. then magically, about 10 minutes ago, i felt better. weird how this "morning sickness" thing works! i just ordered the cutest earrings at darlybird to reward myself for feeling so sick (no really that's just an excuse...i really just wanted the earrings;)

here's a pic of them

happy monday!