Cindy's 60th

Remember how I said I love to throw parties?  

How does 90 people at one house celebrating a fabulous 60th birthday sound?  

Fun? 

Fun?  

Yea, I thought so too!  

Jason's mom, Cindy turned 60 on Saturday and we surprised her with quite an affair!  

There were delicious desserts...

... birthday banners 

...tissue paper pom poms

... decorated mason jars filled with lemons and summer flowers.

We ate cupcakes...

...birthday cake and banana pudding

There was LOTS of catching up with friends and family...

...both face-to-face and virtually with Cindy's new iPad!

Cindy and MawMaw FaceTiming with Uncle Bubba in Childress, Texas

There was a "60" photo collage and a slide show celebrating many of the moments in Cindy's life...

and when it came time to light the beautiful cake...

...we used a blow torch to light the candles

...and we all sang "Happy Birthday" as she blew them out!

It was a party to go down in the history books... 

...and one that I hope she'll smile on each time she remembers it! 

Happy 60th Birthday Cindy! 

mommy woes.

I'm heading out of town this morning for the next 4 days and am just sad.  

The idea of being away from my Travis for that long is breaking my heart.  

I can do it. 

I can do it. 

I can do it. 

The good news is I'll get to see him this weekend and all of next week. 

I can do it. 

...

I'm going to miss bath time... 

...and this little face (did you know he mows the lawn?)...

and that little smile (he's backwards crawling these days)...

... and our night time stories. 

I'll be home soon, baby.  

c.b.

Tammy's Sprinkle

I don't know if you know this about me, but I love to throw parties... 

All the things I love: stationary, decorating, gift giving, food, wine and happy people.  

There's just nothing better! 

When I found out my sister Tammy was expecting baby #2, the first question I asked her was "when do you want to have the baby shower?"   So this weekend, we hosted a sprinkle... a "light" shower for her little lady Charlotte Mae.  

 Isn't my Tammy a beauty? 

There were delicious desserts and nibbles for everyone to enjoy...

The guest list was very intimate - mostly family and close friends.

 It made for comfortable conversation and ample time to catch up. 

We got to watch our our boys play...

 ...and we shared the day with women that we love.  

It was beautiful and I am so pleased with how everything turned out. 

Miss Charlotte will be joining us on August 1st, 2012

 I can't wait!