A princess' birthday

Good morning, Princesses

 June 24th was Princess Jocelyn's first birthday.

We talked in the morning about how they were real princesses. That if they believed God was the only true God and believed that Jesus had died to take away the bad things they do and that Jesus was alive now then they are God's children. I told them that God is the King of kings and that as his daughters we are princesses. Shaelynn is thrilled about this. (And I'm sure Jocelyn will be as she learns more)

Aunty Deanna stopped by with a present

which Jocelyn loved

The nuttiest princess I've ever seen

Shaelynn tried to get in every picture

 Cake time

 Mmmm, Cake!

Daddy with his two princesses

Present time

A rainbow to end a wonderful first birthday

Balloons hanging from the princesses' ceiling

Two very tired princesses call it a day

Favorite Things Friday

My girls posing for pictures is my favorite thing today 

Yes, her drumstick is up her nose...

My daughters love being together, especially in the morning. They love their cuddles and they love playing together and that is something I love. 

Wee Bit Wednesday

{one} what color best describes you + why?
Hmm, I'd like to say yellow because I'm bright and cheery but right now more like black because I am tired, tired, tired 
{two} how have you changed in the past year?I have matured about a year's worth and aged that much too

{three} have you ever had any surgeries?
Yep

{four} why did you start your blog?
Because Holly had one?
{five} what are you looking forward to this summer?
SWIMMING!! Family trips
{six} do you have any family traditions for the 4th of July?We normally wake up the morning of the 4th and go to bed the night of the 4th.

{seven} what’s something new that you’ve tried in the past few months?
Taking a weekly Aquafit class
{eight} what is the perfect a/c temperature?
Depends on the day
{nine} what was the last movie you saw in the theater?
Hmm, it's been a while... Tangled, I think
{ten} what song do you think everyone should hear at least once?Amazing Grace

Favorite things Friday

I have many things today that I want to display as my 'favorite' things, like my kidlets and my husband but for today my new place will be my featured favorite.

My kitchen no longer fits in a single picture. Hooray! (looking in from the dining room)

And across from the fridge is my craft corner, my microwave is across from my stove.

I have a hallway! The door on the left is the girls' room. 

The one on the right is the kitchen.

The girls' bedroom(well half of it)

The bathroom

Linen closet

Dining room (and 2 of my very favorite people enjoying breakfast)

Den (Music room/Office/Library)

Masterbedroom

Livingroom, looking in from the dining room. The door leads to the laundry

Laundry room and entry way. The door on the left is a storage room

So as you can see we're noy completely unpacked yet but we should be box free and clean by this evening. We also have a deck that runs the length of the kitchen, diningroom and livingroom.