.. and the crowd goes WILD!

Well, football season has ended for Ethan. He had a wonderful year and LOVED it!! Honestly, I was hoping he wouldn’t like it. As much as I love watching college football and look forward to fall Saturdays every year, the thought of my own child playing scares the  mess out of me!! I guess that’s what a player’s mom does though.. worry through each and every game. It was great to see him so happy out on the field though. You could tell that he was truly enjoying himself!

We had a wonderful season and are already looking forward to to next season!!

This is what LK did while her brother was playing.

    

    

    

    

TOUCHDOWN!!! He ended the season with 5 touchdowns!!

    

Trophies!! He’s starting to get quite the collection!

GO TITANS!!

    

Way to go, Ethan!!! We are so proud of our little man! He’s growing WAY too fast!

All dogs have birthday, too!

In our house, 4 legged children are just as loved as 2 legged children. And Huck Stickles is probably the moved loved puppy on the planet. My sweet boy isn’t so much of a puppy anymore though… this year he turned THREE years old!!! Of course, we celebrated with cake, ice cream, and gifts galore!

E spotted this in Kroger and figured Huck sure would like it! ;)

    

E picked out a cake and ice cream! Obviously, Oreo Birthday Blast was the ONLY way to go! ha! (LK was still at school.. that’s why E had all the decision making!)

    

After dinner, we got everything ready for the birthday boy!!

We picked up Doggie cookies to bake for him and doggie ice cream. He LOVED them!!

    

HAPPY BOY!!!!

He loved all of his new stuffed animals and bones. Spoiled little (BIG) thing!

We sure do love our Huck Stickles!!!

Birthday Weekend!

To be honest, my birthday weekend started off a little rough. I was woken up at 2 am with a phone a call from my mom to tell me that Grandma Hunt had passed away. It was heartbreaking. I have had Grandma in my life since birth and it was incredibly tough news to hear. I immediately got myself together and headed to Grandma’s house to meet up with my mom and the rest of the Hunt family. Sweet Grandma peacefully died in her sleep. I ended up not getting home till abo put 6am and went to straight to sleep. LK had a game that morning and my amazing husband took ALL 3 kids by himself so that I could get some sleep!!! I woke up when everyone was on their way back from the game. Chris had told me for several weeks to keep my day open. I soon found out that he had planned for me to spend a MUCH needed day at the spa!!

I spent 4 hours at the spa. Complete with a massage, mani, pedi, and lunch! Incredibly relaxing!!! He picked me up from the spa and we had enough time to do a little shopping. Then, it was time to get ready for dinner. Chris surprised me with dinner at Paulette’s. I hadn’t been to Paulette’s since it moved to Mud Island and was extremely pleased with the new atmosphere and the incredibly deliculious food!! We had a wonderful time!

After dinner, we headed back towards East Memphis, but decided to stop at Interim for desert and drinks. Perfect choice!! The pear tart was to die for and the wine was perfectly chilled! It was the PERFECT way to spend my birthday!! Chris did an amazing job of making me feel special and loved!

Of course, through it all, my heart was with my Hunt family and Grandma.

    

The next morning, we got up and he surprised me again with brunch at Owen Brennan’s. Again… DELICIOUS food!!! We were both completely stuffed to the gills. I’m pretty sure I gained about 15lbs with all the amazing food all weekend. We joked that I was “eating my way into 30!”

After brunch, we headed in to Bartlett for a family lunch. My mon had managed to get everyone together for a delicious meal.

    

My Daddy cooked an amazing Italian fest!!! He did a great job!!

    

Happy Birthday, Mommy!!!!

    

I am such a blessed lady!

Just for the record, my child had a super cute outfit to wear but refused to do so! So… naked it was! You pick your battles!

Everyone had a wonderful time!

    

    

Momma and Daddy – forever grateful for these two!

Even in the midst of grief, my incredible Hunt Family came to celebrate with me. Like we’ve always said… blood is thicker than water, oh but LOVE is thicker than blood!

I had an absolutely incredible time celebrating my 30th birthday!! I am so fortunate to get to spend my days with such amazing people. I truly believe that I am surrounded with the most loving and caring husband, beautiful and kind children, and supportive family and friends. Blessed doesn’t even begin to describe it! I am beyond blessed!! Here’s to the next 30 years!! May they be just as amazing as the last!

Celebrating 30 years!

I started celebrating my birthday the weekend before with some sweet friends. April and Chris were in town, so we decided to meet up for a little early birthday dinner. Brian and Amanda decided to join too! We met up at Bahama Breeze. April always chooses Bahama since they don’t have one in Nashville. It’s always a good choice for me too b/c I LOVE the Bahamaritas!! ;)

You’d never guess that April was 34 weeks pregnant!!!

We had a wonderful time!!! It was extremely weird celebrating THIRTY years!!!

The next morning we woke up and Chris and I headed to meet a few more sweet friends for breakfast. Jacqueline and Kimberly were also in town for the weekend, so we all met up at Café Eclectic for brunch. I absolutely love getting to see these ladies! Lots of laughter is always guaranteed!!

Jax just got engaged! She surprised Kimberly and I by asking us to be bridesmaids in her wedding!!! I am SO beyond excited!!!

More birthday festivities the following weekend!