And the weekend comes to a close...

We had a wonderful weekend!  I hope you did too!  My Mom came in town to visit and to help us pack.  She is a gift from God in so many ways!  Jaxson was stuck to her all weekend and wouldn't let her out of his sight for a minute!  He cried every time she left the room, and got VERY upset when she left today.  It was the sweetest thing.  It warms my heart to see them be so close.  My Emommy is by far my favorite person in the whole entire world...and I want Jaxson to have that relationship with my Mom. 

Jaxson loves his Gigi!

Look what was added to our yard this week...

Eek!  We are scheduled to close this FRIDAY.  YIKES!

Jaxson and I took my Mom to our new house.  She loved it!  If you can tell, he is crying...because his Gigi handed him over to me and walked away to take our picture.  My gracious!

Jaxson is loving the vacuum.  Loving.  It's so funny.  I can't pull it out without him "helping" me.

He is loving these little blueberry muffins right now.  Is this not the cutest little bite taken out of there that you have ever seen????

His little hair has finally grown out.  Thank goodness.  I don't want to ever cut it again!

I went to my sweet friend Kristina's bridal shower.  She has the sweetest friends that remind me of my sorority sisters.  They are adorable and so much fun!  The theme of the shower was Thames & Co. because her new last name is going to be Thames.  It was SO cute!  I want to share a few pictures with you.

Here's Jaxson and me before I left.  They asked everyone to wear pearls on the invitation.  I thought that was such a fun idea!  And, it made me break out my nice stuff that I never wear anymore.

Her gift.  I love this wrapping paper.   I bought it from one of the neighborhood kiddos for a school fundraiser.

The Groom's Sister, Mom, The Bride to Be, and her Mom.  Such beautiful ladies!

This invitation

Her new initials

Isn't that the cutest shower?  I loved it!

I hope you all had a wonderful weekend too!  I would love to hear about them!

Our Kitchen

Today we are linking up with Kelly's Korner - Show Us Your Kitchen!

I don't have great shots of mine because it is kind of in shambles due to the moving process.  But, here is what I do have.

The tops of our cabinets.  It took us quite some time to get them "just right".

A closer view.  We have a wine box. greenery, a basket full of grapes and some candle holders.

Above our fridge.  Before we put our house on the market we had tons of stuff on there, but I like it like this.  Minimalist.

I love this wine rack.  We have the wines that we brought back from Sandals on our Honeymoon.  We have to leave the wine rack with the new home owner.  I'm on a search for a new one as soon as we get into the new house!

Here is our breakfast area off of the kitchen and the living room.

I love that we have a high table because Jaxson's high chair sits at the same level as we do.  It makes it more of a family feeling!

Our "wine nook".  We will have a wine room in the new house, I can't wait!!!

I just love this print.  It makes me happy :)

Thanks for sharing part of our kitchen with us!

And, for fun...here is a picture of the new house as of this week!

I can't wait to look at everyone's kitchens for inspiration!!!!!

Jaxson Doing Chores....

I just couldn't resist sharing this.  Usually Jaxson runs from this dust buster...but last night he "did chores" for half an hour and threw a fit when I took it away!

Home Tour - Our Living Room

I think it's been at least a year since I've linked up with Kelly's Korner's Show Us Your Life.  I love looking at everyone else's homes and meeting new blog friends - I've missed it!

She just started the Summer Tour of Homes.  I'm really excited to participate because we are moving out of our house in two weeks, and this way I will always have a way to remember what it looked like.  It is forcing me to take pictures before we tear down each room.

This week is living rooms!  Ours has made quite a bit of progress over the years.  I thought I had an old picture, but I can't seem to find one!  All the more reason to post some now, right?

I struggle with having a "style" in my home.  Hubby and I like modern things, and not too much clutter.  I love swirls and iron, and he loves big leather furniture and modern art.  We are a work in progress.  We fnally have our living room just like we want it, and, of course, it's time to move!

Here is the view of our living room from the kitchen.  I took these pictures this morning, and yes, Jaxson and Bandit are in most of them :)  I figure it's more authentic that way.

Here is the view as you walk into the room. 

Our entertainment console.  We shopped for over a year to find one that we liked.  Turns out, when we bought this huge TV, I didn't realize how hard it would be to find furniture that size.  We finally found one last year and I'm crazy about it.  Jaxson is too.  He loves to open and close the doors, and to put toys inside.

 

I love how open our floor plan is.  The bar level ledge behind the sofa is the perfect spot for barstools when we have people over.  We used to have cute things on our coffee table, that is, before we had a toddler ;)

I love these pillows.  They are poka dotted on the other side.  We bought them about a year ago, and they were a huge splurge.  They were way more than I would normally spend on pillows, and they weren't even on sale, but I'm glad we did.  I really like them and they have held up really well.

This is the sitting area on the other side of the living room.  I love these chairs.  They are super big and comfortable.  I think we may move them into the media room in the new house. 

And o course, Jaxson's toy box.  Very important items live in there!

I can't wait to see all of your living rooms!  I need inspiration!

Memorial Day Weekend

Howdy!  I hope you all had a wonderful Memorial Day weekend!  I NEEDED a three day weekend. BADLY.

We headed to Crockett, TX to spend the weekend with Jaxson's Godparents and two of our favorite people, Kristy and Don.  They were gracious enough to host us for the weekend, and oh, they ADORE Jaxson.  And, the feeling is absolutely mutual.

We always love our time with Don and Kris.  This weekend was no exception.  Jaxson had an incredible time on his first lake trip!

Hubby and I bought his first little life jacket at Academy.  Jaxson was super cute in it, but horribly uncomfortable. He has 12 more years of wearing one each and every time he is on the boat...so, sorry little buddy!

Don was bound and determined to catch a fish for Jaxson.  He fished for 2 hours while Jaxson spilled puffs all over his boat, and his lazy co-captains, Kris, Hubby and I ate leftover Buffalo Chicken Dip and Guacamole.  Poor fella.  He was so upset that he couldn't catch Jaxson's fish.  I don't think Jaxson minded though.  He just wanted to drive the boat.

This was our first summer type of trip with Jaxson without a set of grandparents with us.  It is so different being at the lake with a little one.  Your whole focus changes.  Everything centers around Jaxson's schedule and his safety.  And I wouldn't have it any other way.  Jeff and I honestly don't even notice it anymore, because I feel lik things are so much easier now than they have ever been in terms of caring for him.  The other couples there don't have children, and when we all sat down after he went to bed, they were exhausted.  God blessed us with a child with an amazing temperment...I swear he smiles 99% of the time, but there are just a lot of things to think about at all times.  We don't think anything of it, but it was interesting to see parenting from someone else's perspective.

Kris and Don just bought a new lot, right on the lake!  Hubby helped them clear some tree limbs and things while Jaxson and I supervised.  He worked very hard watching, as you can see.

Jaxson fell in love with this pretty girl!  Tracy is just the sweetest little thing, and Jaxson decided she was his favorite.  He adored her!

Thank you Don and Kris for an amazing weekend!  We just loved it and are so grateful to have you in our lives!

On the house front...we were shocked to drive by and see THIS -

Can you believe how quickly this happened?  It makes me so excited!  And honestly, a little sad that these guys had to work all weekend.  I'm making them brownies tomorrow and taking them over to them.  It is already in the 90's here in Houston and they work so hard.

After we took a swing by the new house, we went over to Hubby's parent's house for dinner.  His Dad grilled chicken, and his Mom made so much wonderful food that I need to fast for a few days - hahahaha!  A perfect end to an incredible weekend.  I am so overwhelmed by God's blessings in our lives right now.  We are surrounded by wonderful people that love us.  I want that for Jaxson for always.

I want to hear about your weekend!  Link up below and tell us all about it!

Memorial Day

Although no sculptured marble should rise to their memory, nor engraved stone bear record of their deeds, yet will their rememberance be as lasting as the land they honored.

- Daniel Webster

It is so easy to think of Memorial Day as a time for starting summer.  The first weekend on the lake, in a bikini, time for fun new recipies and time with good friends.  I am incredibly guilty of this too.  I feel so fortunate to live in a country that is safe because of the honor and selflessness of those that fight for our country and our freedom.  Thank you to all of you that have served, and loved someone that has served.  I cannot imagine being the daughter, wife, sister or mother of a man or woman while they are serving our country.  I cannot imagine the hardship and the worry.

Thank you, from the bottom of my heart.