Weekend with Evan

Last weekend we kept our nephew Evan... we love spending time with him!  He will be 2 in December and is at such a fun age right now!
We went to the park on Sunday and here are some pictures from our visit. It is obvious from these pics that he LOVES the slides :)

love.him.to.death.

Dream Lake Weekend!

I'm Back!! I have been so busy the past couple of weeks and not had any time to blog, but...our middle school football season is over and we have a break til basketball season!! *sigh*

My mom's side of the family just bought a place called Dream Lake that is located in Livingston, AL. It is a Lodge where you go to fish, hunt, and enjoy the gorgeous views! My younger brother Brad is managing the property and living there. A few weekends ago we went to Dream Lake to help him move into the house where he will be living. We painted his room, unpacked the kitchen, watched the Bama game, and found out the sex of Justin and Melinda's 2nd little baby! :) It was a great weekend with the whole family! Here is the website if you know anyone interested in fishing or hunting...

http://www.dreamlakelodge.com/
Brad's work area

Brad's house

We were just sitting on the porch watching the deer across the lake....

The sun setting over the lake... beautiful! I could get used to that view from my living room every night.

At halftime of the Bama game we cut Justin and Melinda's cake... it was so exciting!! They found out the night before with her mom and Evan so they let me and Brad cut the cake :) :)

IT'S A BOY!!!!  We were all sooooo excited!!!

Our family feels so blessed that we are going to have another little baby boy :)

The living room in Brad's house... LOVE all the windows!

Weekend Fun...

This past weekend we got to hang out with good friends on Friday night then go to my cousins wedding in Hartselle. It was a great weekend with family and friends! Here are a few pictures...

Friday night we went to Moe's BBQ in Lakeview with some college friends!

Love them....

My wonderful family at Caleb and Meaghan's wedding
Baby # 2 is in Melindas belly (boy or girl??) 

Mom and her girls :)

Me and my babe

He loves taking pictures!

My Aunt did Beta fish on the tabels at the rehearsal dinner...therefore, she was trying to send Beta fish home with everyone! And of course... we took one! So we have our first pet...
meet our beta fish... Tuna Roll, but we call her Tuna for short
We love her!

I wish....

I am OBSESSED with these boots... if my husband wouldn't kill me (cause they are only like $350)... I would order them!!!

I would take either color :)



http://www.garnethill.com/frye-paige-riding-boots/womens-fashion/footwear/view-all-shoes-boots/216589

HAPPY FRIDAY!!!

Evan's first trip to the Zoo...

Last Sunday my mom, my nana, and I decided to take Evan (my nephew) and Landon (Evan's cousin) to the Birmingham Zoo. It was great weather and we had so much fun!! Evan loved all of the animals, especially the monkeys, tiger, and all the ones in the petting zoo area. Here are some pictures from our day...

Nana, Landon, and Evan looking at the fish and birds...obviously they were all looking at something different and wanted to point it out :) 

 me and Evan looking at the birds

 everybody loved the sea lions

      love that face...                                                                               not so sure about this animal...

 I wasn't so sure about it either!

 He loved feeding the animals

 Train ride!

 sweet boy...

 he enjoyed a chocolate chip cookie after our picnic lunch!

 Monkey time!

 They really liked the monkeys

 so adorable.

 Petting zoo

 
They loved this tiger... Evan would touch the glass like he wanted to pet it. I told him...not a good idea

 Riding the carousel

 He wasn't so sure at first but ended up loving it!

Nana and her two Great grandsons at the Zoo... so special. 

I feel so blessed that I get to spend so much time with my nephew!

Roll Tide!

Last weekend we celebrated Mitch Nelson's 50th birthday while watching the BAMA game! 

me and my mom in our jerseys...

Birthday boy!

Our amazing friends!! Love them...

Chocolate Rolo Cookies.

 Thanks to sixsistersstuff.blogspot.com and Pinterest, I made these Chocolate Rolo cookies for school and there were delicious! I would recommend eating them right when they come out of the oven (*sigh* amazing), but they were still great once they cooled off! And the best part...only 4 ingredients!

1 pkg. Rolo's
1 box Devils Food Cake mix
2 eggs
1/3 c. oil

Mix cake mix, oil, and eggs. Take a small ball of dough and form a ball around the rolo. (Only use enough dough to cover the rolo so it can spread through the cookie.)

Place on greased cookie sheet and bake at 350 for 7-8 minutes. Makes about 3 dozen.

Sprinkle with powdered sugar, if desired.
Enjoy :)