Happy Birthday, Mammy!

Today was not only Mother's Day, it was also my mom's birthday!

Happy birthday, Mammy! We love you!!

Happy Mother's Day to Our Mom's

Happy Mother's Day, Nanny and Mammy! We LOVE you!

Lily's First Sleepover

Lily's went to her first sleepover last night. She spent the night with her wonderful friend, Madilyn. She LOVED every bit of it and hasn't quit talking about it since we got home. Amy and Frank kept them highly entertained!! If you know Lily, you know that she had NO hesitation about going. The only thing she requested was that she could take her pink blanket. :)

Thanks Madi, for making her first "girl time" so special! We love you, Madi-Moo!

You can see more fun pics from the night at frankandamy.blogspot.com

Mother's Day Tea

Lily had a little Mother's Day Tea at her school today. They sang a few songs and then served us cookies and tea. It was very sweet time. Lily goes to school with her sweet friend, Madilyn. It was so cute to see them serving us together.

Perks of Being a Pastor (and a pastors wife)

Sure, he's gone on Saturday nights. Sure, he's gone most of the day on Sunday. Sure, he's gone to meetings every so often at night. Sure, he is usually gone to wedding rehearsals on Friday night and to weddings on Saturday afternoons. BUT EVERY ONCE IN A WHILE, we both get to experience the blessing of a party like the one we attended on Friday night, because he is a pastor. A girl that grew up in Conn's student ministry got married at Bentwater (on Lake Conroe) and invited Conn and I to stay the night at one of the Villas (that they had paid for) for a little getaway for the 2 of us. When we arrived to our room, there was a "goodie" bag filled to the top with wonderful snacks and cutesy wedding stuff. Friday night was the rehearsal and then we drove a few miles down the road to the rehearsal dinner. We have been to a lot of weddings and a lot of rehearsals, and without a shadow of a doubt, this rehearsal dinner was the greatest thing we have EVER experienced. The groom's family went all out. It was held at the family's ranch (300+ acres) and they had a giant tent lit up with tables decorated in a great western theme. They were serving quail wrapped in bacon, chicken fried steak bites, Cokes and Dr. Peppers in bottles, and chicken quesadillas. These were just appetizers. They had a mechanical bull, hay rides, longhorn steers you could get on and take a picture, a place where you could hit golf balls into the lake (Conn's favorite part), bon fires for s'mores, and an area with casino tables. Once we finally sat down to eat, we gorged ourselves on ribs, chicken, filet mignon, green beans with bacon, sausage, ranch style beans, and twice baked potatoes. AND THEN, to top it all off... some of the best peach cobbler I have ever eaten topped with Blue Bell ice cream. I am what you would consider a cobbler expert and it was, without a doubt, the best cobbler ever. It was just an amazing party. The next day we slept in and had lunch at the country club while dreaming of being a "clubber" some day, and then it was off to the wedding. It was a beautiful outdoor wedding right on Lake Conroe and everything went great. We had such a great time!

The Villa - Bahama "B"

Our Room

Goodie Bag

Rehearsal

Rehearsal Dinner

They had these cool poster size pics of the couple all over the tent (see behind us)

Casino Tables

Yee-Haw!

I think he missed his calling. :)

Cute glass bottles and koosies

Fun, delicious salad

Conn hitting golf balls

Ashley trying to hit golf balls (with her tiny baby bump).

Goodnight! Off to our Villa at Bahama "B"!

Crazy Cravings

Blackberries

I made Conn go to the store last night to get me some. I ate the WHOLE carton in one sitting! He said that those really aren't a good craving because they are not the cheapest of things. :)

Homemade Chicken Noodle Soup
I tried the canned stuff, and literally gagged. I had some of the real stuff tonight, and it hit the spot!


ICEE
YUM-YUM!!

We're from the country, and we like it that way!

Tonight the girls played in the sprinkler - on the driveway - because we no longer have a yard. Yes, we got some stares. They might take the girl out of the country, but they can't take the country out of the girl!! :)