Happy 4th of July

We spent the last week at the beach and we made it home just in time this week to celebrate the 4th here in Charlotte!   It started raining just as we were set to head out the door to go see fireworks uptown.  Adam suggested, we call in some take out and find a good parking spot and instead of going in to the stadium, just sit on the tailgate of the Jeep and watch the show from there.  I am so glad we did.  It was like having front row seats to the fireworks show!   Thank you to all the men and women who fight for our freedom!  We know our Independence is a gift.  We hope y'all had a wonderful 4th!

When we arrived the rain was just letting up and the sun was starting to shine.  There was this perfect rainbow.  You can't see it in this picture but there was another rainbow right above it.  

Aidan enjoyed his Brixx pizza.  I swear he takes every opportunity to wear those fireman rain boots.

Handsome hubby.

Aidan and Mommy.  No make up, in my sweats.  Great way to watch fireworks!

The sky was gorgeous after the storm.  The city looked so pretty.

Some shots of my little guy.  He was so excited for the fireworks. I'm glad the rain gave us a break so he could see them.

Confession: 4th of July is my favorite holiday and fireworks make me cry. Is that weird?  I don't know what it is but 30 seconds in to the show, I was tearing up.  Adam laughed at me.  Haha. 

Happy 4th of July!

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Learning To Golf

My husband is good at everything.  He can pick up anything, quickly.  He is less of a sit on the sofa and watch sports and more of a get out and play them type of guy.  Recently he decided he wanted to pick up golf again after not playing in years.  Once his mind is set on something he becomes very dedicated.  He has spent every extra hour he has on the course these past few weeks and our front lawn is littered with golf balls.  I was coming down the street after work the other night and I thought it was so cute that Adam had Aidan out in the yard and they were practicing their "swing" together.  Anything Adam does, Aidan wants to do. 

 Took a time out to chit chat with Mommy.  He is such a talker.

I made cupcakes. That's what girls do when guys tear up the grass play golf in the front yard.

Uncle Bobby came by for a bit and Aidan demonstrated the perfect way to take a break from working too hard in this heat!

A Little Organization Tip

How many of you spend more time than necessary rummaging through your Tupperware drawer trying to match tops with bottoms and vice versa?  Well around here it's an on going struggle to find pieces that fit each other so that we can save leftovers, store cookies, send meals home with friends etc.   One night last week a light bulb went off in my head.  And by light bulb I mean, I probably saw this somewhere and filed it away in my brain but I'll try to take credit for it.

This is all I did...I took out all of my Tupperware, Rubbermaid, Glad ware...{you get the point} and took about 10 minutes to match everything up and then throw away what no longer even had a mate.  Then I took a Sharpie and labeled each top with a number that matches the number I also wrote on the bottoms.  Get it?  So if you reach in the drawer and pull out a top with a "6" on it, all you have to do is find a "6" bottom and TaDa! that makes our lives a little bit easier and takes a lot of frustration out of storing things around here.

Some of the million pieces of Tupperware I had that I could never use because they didn't have a mate. 

Sorry for the fuzzy picture but here is all our pieces labeled with "6".

And these are the tops that match.

Again.

I typically by the packs of Glad ware at the grocery store so we have a few of the same pieces. 

All the tops I didn't have bottoms for.  They were just taking up space.

My newly organized drawer!  Adam was so thrilled.  I was thinking I needed to add some things to my collection! Haha!

 There are few things that make me happier than a little organization.  Another one of those great things I got from my Mom!   

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Splash Park

If you are here in Charlotte then you know how incredibly hot it has been the past few weeks!!!  The air quality has been terrible and therefore we have spent a lot of time inside.  We have however tried to make it over to the splash park in my parents neighborhood a couple nights a week to burn off some of Aidan's energy and to cool him off a bit. 

Aidan loves the splash park.  He only lasts about 30 minutes and then he is pooped.  Just enough time for Adam and I too.  I can't pretend like sometimes we don't also wear our bathing suits and get in with him.

This could quite possibly be one of my favorite pictures of Aidan of all time.   I know I am biased  but he is just so freakin' cute.  And HAPPY!

He looks so old here.  I really wish he would stop growing.  It has surprised me how emotional I have been with him since he turned 4.  I feel like the time is flying by too fast.  When I get home from work everyday my whole focus turns to him.  Luckily he lets me hold him, kiss him, spoil him and he is just as anxious to get some QT in with me. 

What are y'all doing to keep cool?

Sweet Scarlett

My girlfriend Natalie made it to Charlotte last week with her new baby girl Scarlett.  You know I was so excited to finally meet her!!!!  She is just precious.  I think she loves me too.  I was able to snap a few cute pics of her while she was here, I just had to share!!!

 I miss her so much already. 

 I made Scarlett's headband with a hydrangea right off the bush in Natalie's mom's front yard.  It turned out super cute.

I love this photo of her with her eyes open.   

The Warren's

To Our Adam

My sweet husband is always on my heart.  This week I was busy spending time celebrating Father's Day with him rather than blogging about it so this is obviously a little late.  But you know what they say..."Better late....."

When I was dreaming up the man I wanted to have children with there were so many things I wanted. I wanted a man that was as excited as I was to be given the gift of a child.  A man that would want the best for our family.  I wanted  a man that would be respected by our children and loved even more because of it.

What I didn't know was that I would want the man that fights me at night over who is going to climb in to bed with our son to get that last cuddle of the day in. Or the man that tears up along side of me when our son learns something new or does something that makes our hearts want to explode with pride.   I never knew I wanted the man that tells his child he loves him more times in a day than I would ever be able to count. 

But I got it all and the surprises that have come along with watching you grow as a Dad have been some of the best moments of my life.  I know I have the best man to make children with there is.  Sometimes I start to get jealous of the love you and Aidan have for each other and I have to stop myself and be grateful such a huge love exists between you two.  You have earned every ounce of extra love that child gives you.  You made my dream of becoming a mom come true and I will love you every day of my life for that. You were born to be a Dad and you do it so well.  We love you.

Happy Father's Day, Everyday


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What I Wore One Day Last Week??

It's been a while since I posted one of these.  Maybe because I haven't worn anything really cute in a while? Or I am just too lazy to take a picture of myself in the bathroom at work??  Either way I finally got around to doing it and so now I can post about it.

I got this cute cardigan from my girlfriend Julie.  She bought it at TJ's recently and realized she didn't really like it so she gave it to me!!! I think it's super cute. 

Grey Cardigan with flower's: TJ Maxx

Long Tank Top: New York & Co.

Black Pants: Gap

How long is my hair?  

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