OH NO ... she's the BIG 5-O!

What a night!!! My sweet mom turned a YOUNG 50 years old on Sunday! We had been telling her for weeks that a birthday party was going to be at my house that day. Little did she know that we had a surprise party in the works! I was convinced that she was going to find out. I am a terribly liar (probably not the worst problem in the world to have.. ha!) and I talk to my mom at least once a day! I mean, eventually I was going to crack! I didn't though.. and no one else did! She was SOOO surprised!! We were able to get so many of her friends there, including old high school friends. I dont think I've ever seen her so happy! I am sure she had the best 50th Birthday!!

blowing out 50 candles! (or at least 1 candle that said "50"!)

dancing with her sweet husband!

Mom and most of her girlfriends! (most of the ladies have been friends for over 25 years!)

The husbands & sons! (again - friends for over 30 years!)

dancing the night away...

The Kessler Family - Joe, Lynn, Terri, JoAnn, David Jr

Mom's amazing co-workers ... Kathy & Paula

Nathan's sweet friends - they love Mom like she's their own! :)

My sister & I

more dancing... she didn't sit down all night long!

even I apparently thought dancing was a good idea.. and, of course, my husband was so kind to catch it on camera.. ha! that's what a few jack & cokes will do, i guess?! :)

brothers & sisters

i LOVE this man!

poor william ... he couldn't even make it to the men's room before she caught him for a dance! :)

What a fun night! Happy Birthday, Mom!

After we left Mom's party, we headed into Cordova to meet up with friends at a new club that just opened recently. Chris and I hardly ever get the chance to stay out all night long, so we were looking forward to it. And boy did we take advantage of our night out! I can't even remember the last time we were out till the wee hours! I felt 20 years old again! ha! (oh... life pre-babies! haha!) The new club was actually really nice (besides the NINE DOLLAR drinks! YIKES!) and the band was awesome. They played a fun mix of 80's, 90's and of course recent dj hits! I haven't danced that much in ages! Not to mention that it was basically a high school reunion! It's hard NOT to have a good time with old friends! :) My feet were so sore the next day, but it was definitely worth it! Let's just say that only 4 hours of sleep made for a very interesting Sunday! ha!

Wow! I will probably need at least a month to recover! haha! Being old is tough! ;)

The highlight of the night.. my own personal show... Gosh, do I love my sister and my husband!

Happy Birthday, Dylan!

Saturday afternoon we met up with friends to celebrate Dyaln's 4th birthday! Dylan is the son of friends, Brian and Amanda. His birthday party was originally scheduled to be last Saturday, but was postponed because of the icy weather. We definitely enjoyed the "Scooby Doo" party! Amanda did such a good job with all the cute decorations, all doggy themed, of course.

Kelley and sweet Payten

Ethan loved getting to play with all the little kids

an attempted picture of the kids... not successful!

Unfortunately, we had to leave early from the party, so we missed Dylan blowing his candles out and opening gifts. I also managed to come home from the party without a single picture of the birthday boy! We had such an enjoyable time though. It's always so nice to get together with friends and let our babies play together!

crafty friends!

Ok.. I have to dedicate a full post to some of my amazing friends!! Lately, we've all just become, well.. "MOMS", and learned to be crafty! ha!

First up, is my sweet friend Adair. Adair and I are sorority sisters from Ole Miss. Just before Christmas, she ordered some Christmas cards from me, so instead of her paying me money, we did a swap! She has the CUTEST monograms!!! Yesterday I received my first package, all of Ethan's stuff! It is all just to die for! I am in love with it all! Adair, you are incredibly talented and I can not wait to order more from you!!

Ethan immediately put this baseball shirt on as soon as he saw it! :)

You can obviously tell that he liked it! ha!

Longalls! LOVE LOVE LOVE them!!! I can not wait to get them on him! :)

more shirts...

She is sending another package soon with shirts for LK! I am just giddy with anticipation of what hers will look like! I know they'll be gorgeous! :)

Next up, my friend April! April and I have been friends since high school and I probably couldn't make it through my week without talking to her at least once or twice via email! :) She is brand new to the SAHM world and is loving it so far! For LK's birthday, she made the most adorable dress! I am dying for the weather to warm up a bit so she can wear it! I am definitely having her make a few more of these for spring & summer!

Last, but definitely not least, my sweet friend, Haley! I've shared some of Haley's appliques in the past, but I've never shared her painting. For Christmas she did the most adorable ornaments and now she's doing stools and art trays. I had her do art trays for my kiddos for Valentine's Day! They came out perfect!!!

I know the kids are going to be so excited when they see these!! Sorry for the poor quality of these pics! I had to copy them off her FB page.. ha! I'll try to get better ones once I get them home!!

Ok.. so all of these girls would be more than happy to make stuff for ya'll too!! I liked to all their blog pages, so contact them or me if you're interested! :)

Save The Date!

Yesterday I received my best friend, Jennifer's, Save The Date in the mail! I have to say.. it is by far the most adorable Save The Date I've ever seen!! I am IN LOVE with it! I am so looking forward to June 5th! :)

Star Of The Week!

This week, Lilly Kate is Star Of The Week at school! So, last night we got busy with making her poster! Luckily, she had to make a poster for pre-school last year, so we were able to reuse alot of ideas! She was so cute cuting and gluing all the paper and pictures! I have to say.. it turned out pretty darn cute! She also took Bitty Baby today for her "favorite toy"! Tomorrow is "favorite story" day.. so Noni is going up to read "If You Give A Pig A Pancake"! It's sure to be a crowd pleaser! :)

more party pics...