Peace Sign Birthday!

Piper's 6th birthday was spent with peace signs, her bestest of friends, and a big huge borrowed waterslide!!

Piper's Day

I'm not exactly big,

And I'm not exactly little,

But being SIX is best of all

Because it's in the middle.

A person likes to ride her bike

Around the block alot,

And being SIX is big enough

And being five is not.

And then she likes to settle down

and cuddle with her blankey a bit,

And being five is small enough,

But when your SIX you quit.

I've thought about it in my mind~

Being SIX, I mean~

And why is best of all

Is 'cause it's in between!

~Author unknown.

Happy 6th Birthday Piper!

*photo taken by Rebecca Brethauer Photography

29 things before I turn 30:

Fly a kite

Cook healthier

Walk on the beach barefoot

Go out for Indian food

Wear matching dresses with my girls

Kiss my hubbie every time I see him

Give bouquets of the most beautiful wild flowers to my friends

Get a monthly pedicure

Swim in the ocean

Be thankful

Call a friend I haven't seen in years & talk for hours

Tell a stranger how beautiful they are

Re-learn how to dance

Write letters to God

Invent something new

Plant a tree

Buy someone I don't know coffee

Go to every park in B'ham

Have a campout in our backyard

Wear pigtails & bright red lipstick

Go for a walk in the rain

Read a book about something I know nothing about

Sing in the shower

Clean out every closet in my house....and donate everything

Listen

Learn to like avocados

Have a tea party with white gloves

Send positive thoughts to everyone I interact with

Love every minute of life!!!

This is where

...we're going to spend our long awaited summer vacation:

Coho Oceanfront Lodge

If I were to be stranded on a desert island with only one other person...

...I would still pick YOU!!

Happy Anniversary Captain~

Love, Your First Mate!!

*picture by Rebecca Brethauer Photography.

Smokin' Hot

When Piper asked her Daddy why he didn't work at the pool anymore, his only reply was "because I'm not as smokin' hot as I used to be". Too bad I couldn't find his high school swim team photo!!

Summer Swim Lessons

"How To Really Love A Child"

I have loved this SARK original for some time now, and since she no longer has replicas available for sale, I had to make my own masterpiece of her brilliant words. Thanks to Treasury of Memories (for the custom vinyl {click on title}), a 24 x 46 piece of finished plywood, a little paint, and help from my hubbie I was able to recreate my very own work of art! And yes...Children Are Miraculous!!

Fairhaven Water Park

Was a fun way to spend this 90 degree day!!

Our Fourth

Family, Friends, Fireworks, and great Food is how we spent our holiday!!

*photo taken by Rebecca Brethauer Photography.

A little piece of Heaven (in a damned kind of way)!

Last evening me and my favorite "blood sisters" went to see the third installment of Twilight Saga, Eclipse!! And no...it did NOT disappoint!! Go team Edward!!