Cute Dresses

Thought that these little dresses were cute. We are going to do our best to teach Leah and Emery Kate the importance of modesty :)

 

 My siblings and cousins. Can you guess which one is me? Scroll down and see if you guessed it right.

 

Yep that's me :)

 

Happy 25th!

 Here are just a few images from a recent event that I was privileged to photograph. Congratulations and here's to another 25 years!

Family Table

Remember when times were more simple? Before technology had taken over society? Do you ever long for the good ole days? I do! There's something so wonderful about having a family dinner around the table. This is something that families need to bring back to the home. We are really trying to make it a rule that we put the cell phones away during our time as a family eating, whether we dine in or out. There is a time and place for everything :)   I enjoy cooking for my guys and they love it when I do. This evening I cooked shake n bake chicken, fried potatoes (I never fry 2 things at one setting) mac n cheese and ranch style beans and we had our favorite red diamond sweet tea  :) Thankful for my family and home.

I love dresses  :)

Ladies treat your man right :)

So my hubby has been working so hard. He runs a restaurant, keeps things done around here and also Pastor's a church so I wanted to give him a  little rest and relaxation by creating an atmosphere of romance :) Here are some of our pics from the evening.



I hung some mason jars and added some candles to them. The picture doesn't do it justice. It was so beautiful and romantic. 



Notice the bubbles. #girlsjustwannahavefun



I made these the other day and added them to the shelf in my kitchen. I just woke up that day feeling crafty. Actually Made a few things that day :)

You don't have to go away and spend a lot of money, just get creative and make a nice retreat right out in your backyard. Your hubby will thank you for it :)

Things that I LOVE

I love a nice, clean, orderly home. I can not stand clutter and things out of their place.



Of course PEONIES!!!



I love all things elegant

Pink

more elegance

this style of ring

Romantic getaways

I love yellow and teacups, put them together and you have perfection

Yes something about this dress I do love

Kittens

I could wear this dress everyday and never tire of it!

Love the colors and the vintage and the camera!

 



My very favorite drink. I have to have one every morning ;)



Vintage dishes

I'm a big-time cat lover and yet only have one because I love my home more and don't want it smelling like a liter box :)

RAIN!  I love Rain!!!

I love anything that is feminine. I wished ladies still wore dresses all the time :)

I have always loved honeysuckles and if I see them I have to stop and smell them :)

Last but not least I love the house of God. These little ole country churches look so inviting :)

A simple phone call is great IF you do not live in the same area, but if you do then for crying out loud....... go see them.

Exd 20:12

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Honour thy father and thy mother: that thy days may be long upon the land which the LORD thy God giveth thee.

I have this flower in my house and today as I

was smelling of it I realized that this is a

Godly thing. Everything about this flower is

beautiful, the color the way it looks, blooms

 and smells. There is good and evil and every

 good and perfect gift is from the Father

above. While some think happiness may be in

 winning the lottery I believe that happiness

 is

 the things of God, such as this flower.

PEONIES!!!!!

I've got to draw myself away from this picture. I have things to do :)   GORGEOUS!!!

Home Sweet Home

These are some of the dishes that I have in my kitchen cabinets. I found the plates at a thrift store and  I ordered the casserole dish from online.

I love having remnants of fabric near my kitchen sink.

It's that time of year again. I love it when the peonies are in season. I try to keep them in the kitchen. They are my very favorite flower. Sometimes I almost think I am obsessed with them :)

This is the shelf above my sink.

Same shelf.

I love my family very much and love to have their pictures all around the house.

One of my very favorite pieces of furniture.

Springtime!

I have lots of different little antique bowls, plates etc. I am always looking for them in this Robin's egg blue color .

I have always loved bunnies!

This is what I call our "Love Wall" ;) This wall has some of our daughter's wedding pics and on the table below has our wedding pics along with a picture of my parents on their wedding day and Ronnie's parents on their wedding day and then also some pics from our 25th wedding anniversary. This is the hall leading to our bedroom. 

Our beauties!

My boys hate this picture of them  haha. They have changed so much since Amber's wedding. I love it and like to look back on the stage that they were in at that time. Such special memories. 

I love these pictures! The frames that they are in were gifts from our 25th anniversary. The love frame was from James and Linda and the Faith Hope Love  one was from Karen and Fred Perry. I will cherish them forever! Also the figurine of the bride and groom was my great grandmother's from her 50th wedding anniversary. This piece was on display at Amber's wedding, My parent's 40 anniversary, and our 25th and will go on to be used at Leah and Emery Kate's wedding as well as Kyle and Ryan's. A very special piece. One day Leah will inherit it. It is her  great, great, great grandmothers. That is priceless!

On top of my dresser is this little bird that is one of my favorite little pieces. I don't even remember where I got it but it makes me happy. You should surround yourself with things that make you smile :)

These family pics are on the fireplace in our bedroom.

I have a fascination with  pearls and a couple of these pieces belonged to my Grandma Wakefield. I try to photograph the girls in them every time I get the chance.

This picture of Ronnie and Leah is one of my all time favorite pics of her and believe me I HAVE TONS!  This one really displays her personality. She is so funny. Her Pap-Paw likes to goof off with her and he told her while she was here that he didn't  like little girls, of course she knew he was teasing her but she responded "Then perhaps you don't love your wife "  I thought it was so witty of her. I am so happy to think that it won;t be long and they will be here full time. Joel has an interview on Thursday for this area. We are so thankful. I love my life and feel so very blessed to be living it. God has been so good to us. Goodnight all, I will post pics from the girls visit soon. God bless you!