Exactly How I Feel

I found a really great quote that I thought I would share with all of you......

"For all the moms who traded eyeliner for dark circles, salon haircuts for ponytails, long baths for quick showers, late nights for early mornings, designer bags for diaper bags and wouldn't change a thing, this one's for you! Cheers!"

Sweet Summatime

{Late Morning Nap}{Pool Time}
{Gettin' Some Shade}
{Hungry Baby}
{Looking at Sister}
{Diaper Butt}
{Swing Time}
{Holding Her Head Up Nicely}

Crazy Hair Day

On Tuesday, the theme was 'Crazy Hair Day' at Audrey's school. On this particular morning, Conor got up early, made breakfast, and was helping me get the girls ready for the day {Sweet Hubby}. I always have a quiet chuckle watching him try to wrangle Audrey up, brush her teeth, get her dressed and {the best part} style her hair. When I told him it was 'Crazy Hair Day', he looked at me like I was the crazy one. He asked, 'what does that mean.' I responded, 'ya know, put alot of stuff in her hair.'

{Some mornings, it's a wrestling match to put a comb threw her hair. :)}

{Conor's idea of 'Crazy Hair Day'. 2 barettes and a scrunchy! How adorable is he. I love it!}
{She does look like quite the sass pot}

{She pulled everything out in 5 minutes flat, so I had to re-style it. My version of 'Crazy Hair Day'.....6 pony tails, 2 barettes and a big bow in the back}
{She decided to eat the scrunchy. I don't blame her.}
{Crazy Beautiful Girl}
As you can see, we celebrate and make a fuss out of every occasion in the O'Reilly household, even crazy hair. I think I took 20 pics on this morning. What can I say, it's fun re-living your childhood through you kiddos! I'm loving this mommy gig! Don't you worry though, you'll never see my offspring on Toddlers and Tiaras!!! Ha!

Wordless Wednesday

'A Long Goodbye' Dinner Party

My great friends Tarah & Jordy are moving to Dominica in March. While I'm extremely sad to lose them as fellow Okies, I'm so excited for them as they take on a new exciting journey. Tarah finishes her Masters in a few months and Jordy is looking for an exciting adventure. I'm sure if those two put their heads together, they will find it. So we have been soaking up all the time we can get with them. In their honor, we made them a nice dinner on Friday evening.

{I finally got to put my Mint Julip Silver vases to good use}
{Marley helping me decide on floral placement}
{Polished Glassware}
{Herb~Encrusted Salami, Blue Cheese Brie, Pepperjack Cheese & Grapes for an App}
{Chocolate Covered Strawberries, Rasberries, & Pretzels for dessert}
{Cedar Plank Salmon & Tomato Mozzarella Cucumber & Basil Stacked Salad w/ Sun~Dried Tomato Dressing for the main course}
{I will miss them so}
{Let's Eat}
{Jeff, a customer of Conor's joined us as well as our contractor and his wife}
{More Wine?}
{I love listening to him tell stories!}
{Dessert was a hit}
{Tarah & Jordy}
{Jeff & Tarah 2 steppin}
{Jordy at his finest}
{Smoking stoagies. Something they love to do together!}
{The next morning, I found flower pedals ALL over the house. I wonder...}
{Tickling her nose}
{Giving Dada a flower}

Future Inspiration Party

So, I have many files on my computer of images I save for inspiration. This would be one of them. Can't you just see an outdoor spring 'Cupcake Tea Party' in Audrey & Ava's future?? I most certainly can.

{Inspiring Cupcake Designs}

{Tea Rose Cupcake Holders would be perfect}

And this would be the big girl table.I love the vintage chandelier hanging from the tree branches with the gold frame as well as the white paper lanterns. Add some pink roses, a tea set, mixed matched seating, & yummy cupcakes and you've got a party that would make a little girl feel so very special.

{Cupcake Toppers}

Great idea for a spring or summer birthday celebration! In a few years when the girls get a little bit older & could really appreciate it, I'm on it!

My Green Thumb

Gardening is a hobby I love to do. My mom has been into it ever since I can remember. My first flower to ever utter as a toddler was petunia {hence Petunia Baby Bloom}. Mom inspires me with every passing year to become a better gardener. I'm still learning and I try to absorb all the information I hear. My Grandma Ruth is also an avid gardener and the majority of annuals I've planted in our garden the last couple of years are from her garden.

{Colious and Gerber Daisies}
{Audrey loves to pick them or pick off the pedals one by one}
{One little lone Strawberry}
{Herbs~Lemon Thyme, Basil, Rosemary}
Tomato plants are filling out quite nicely, but there isn't one tomato on them. One thing on on my bucket list this year is to can some salsa with tomatoes from our garden, but with the looks of it the tomatoes will have to be store bought.
Daisies from Grandma's garden I transplanted 2 years ago. After I fertilized them about a month ago, they've doubled in size.
{Pink Zinnias}
{Okra}
{Peppers}
Colious, Geraniams, Marigolds, & the Mint is starting to take over....I've babied this flower pot since the sudden hail storm that did quite a bit of damage to our home and patio a few months ago. It's coming back quite nicely!

This is the same pot the day of the hail storm. Our plants and shrubs were demolished. It was a sad day for us!

I didn't show you everything in our garden because I need to pull some weeds (a ton of them). I've been slacking in the weed pulling department lately because it's way too darn hot out during the day and the skeeters will get you in the evening. So last night I bit the bullet and got to work. And I have the mosquito bites to prove it (i hate those things).Happy Weed Pulling to me this weekend.