The Before.........

haha...excuse the clothes sticking out of the drawers!
nice storage bins in my bedroom right?? see what i have to deal with for the lack of closet and storage space in this house??

Ok, I need your help....I have this furniture in my bedroom....its old. well, as old as me....i believe my mom told me my dad and her got this furniture after they were married...and i am "almost" 30 so, it's almost antique! haha :) Anyways, I am sick of it. I don't want to get rid of it, but I have been thinking of painting it and "antiquing" it and adding new hardware....maybe doing away with the mirrors on the dresser and putting a different/old mirror above the dresser..was also thinking of doing a completely different headboard all together...idk!

I found this stuff by looking at some of the other blogs I stalk.... the website is: http://www.caromalcolours.com/distresssee.php it has these cool paint products/kits that you can do to furniture to distress it.....i.e. make them look awesome! i just don't know if i should try it?? what if i mess it up?? ... if you have ideas for how i can make this furniture look cool...let me know! :)

Covered Bridge Festival 2009

This is me with my good friend Jordan and my sis on our 2nd annual trip to Parke County, Indiana last weekend. Such an adventure! Thanks to Flo (my navigation system in my Yukon, lol) we found our way to many beautiful covered bridges, good deals, good food, and an awesome time. Love you girls! Can't wait for next year!

When it Rains (or doesn't)....we find an umbrella!

We decided to brave the weather and pray for sunny skies and head down to Dale Hollow to take Madison boating one last time. We drove down Friday night and got settled into our cabin....Saturday morning we got the boat in the water, and the weather was awesome!! Our luck had turned around!!....However, after about 2 hours of fun on the water....we found a hole...in our boat.... (well in some part of the engine or exhaust or something)...and our weekend of boating came to a screeching hault... :( But we made the best of it and just spent the day driving around and then taking a nap in our cabin! Sunday we loaded up and headed home, making a stop at Kentucky Down Under. All in all, it was a good weekend together! Eric and Madison headed back up the creek to the waterfall....the temperature of the water is shockingly cold on your bare feet!!!

Climbed up with daddy! :) So pretty!

Went for a walk with daddy to see the dam

Petting a Kangaroo for the first time ever!! (for me too)

Madison got to milk a cow and feed a baby goat, and then we all got attacked by birds!!! It was nuts!

Emma and Madison....together at last :)

Eric's brother, Nick, brought his daughter, Emma, over for a weekend in August....The girls had a lot of fun playing together !! We took them boating and Emma loved it! Good times with the fam!

Emma went tubing with her daddy!

Uncle Nick got up on the wakeboard!!

But what goes up...must come down!

Playing on the swingset together....then a waterballoon fight and slip and slide! What a weekend! Hope to see Emma Lou again soon!

Better Late than Never!

Hello All!! Sorry for the long delay in posting!!! I will get right to the point since its been so long...Things around here are good...Eric is busy busy busy in the fields...he works everyday (that rain doesn't stop) from 7a until at least 8 or 9p, sometimes later! So I am a lonley farmers wife right now! However, I tend to enjoy this time of the year.....I don't have to plan dinner very often and I get to do my own thing!! It does get boring tho, I will say.

We got plans back to do the addition on our house....We also got the quote from a builder....woah! Like I thought, it was very pricey...So, we are playing with options right now. Next step is getting our house appraised to see if it will be worth what we will need to borrow from the bank when this is all done. So, we will see! Its very stressful! I just want a bigger house so we can go forward with our family...And speaking of that, we are NO LONGER trying to NOT get pregnant....so, if we do...it will be very exciting for us!

We had a great summer....our anniversary trip to the Bahamas was amazing. Eric got to ride with my uncle Jeff from Islamorada, FL (in the keys) to Long Island, Bahama...where my aunt and uncle's house (The Gecko House) is. That was an amazing experience for him! And I am so glad he got to do it. We saw so many awesome things on our trip....Here are a few pics to decribe how beautiful it is there (even tho the pics just don't do justice to the real thing!)

The view from Gecko House

This was the view from the boat at Conception Island, Bahamas. No houses on this island, only a sandy beach...

Me and a friend of my aunt's laying on the Cape beach....said to be one of the most beautiful beaches in the world....it was breathtaking....

On our one year anniversary...we spent this day on a boat visiting Sandy Key, Exumas....amazing...amazing...amazing :)

Snorkeling Deans Blue Hole, said to be the deepest blue hole in the world....very cool...this pic was taken looking down from the cliff. Click here for information about this place... http://www.stellamarisdiving.com/bluehole.html

This trip was absolutely the coolest thing we have done...we were able to see so much having my aunt and uncle's boat there....these pics don't even come close to capturing all the cool places we were able to visit!

I'm on a boat!!!!!!!!!

Our trip to Dale Hollow this year was amazing. We had such a great time together by ourselves the first few days. It is so peaceful and beautiful on that lake. Then our friends Jordan, Brian, Josh and Justin came down to join us on Wednesday night. My sister, Heather, and Eric's brother, Nick, came down Thursday night to join in the good time and celebrate July 4th. Good times! For all of you out there who have heard the oh so fantastic song "I'm on a boat!"......Well, let me just say, it was played a few times while drinking the days away in a cove. In fact, we quoted it quite often at all times during the trip. LOL

Eric and I have really found a love for being on the water on our boat. I was a little worried about spending an entire week boating everyday....but, I loved it. I wish Dale Hollow was a little closer so we could go more often. The lakes around here just don't compare. We hope to plan a trip like this every year now. And we are hoping to get down there at least one more time this year!

Here is Eric trying out the rope swing in a cove that we found. He had a lot of fun with this. I, on the otherhand, did not attempt it. Chicken, I know.

What a life.... just floatin' in a cove.

Eric wakeboarding. He got much better on this trip! Again, not attempted by me! However, I did attempt to get up on skis one day when I had a little liquid courage in me! It didn't really go too well! LOL

So, THE reason we chose 4th of July week to go on our boating trip, was to see fireworks on the water. Duh. And right before we are getting ready to head out on the boat to go see them, we hear a storm front is moving in. Check the radar, talk about it, talk about it, talk about it...and finally I decided..."Oh WELL! I came here to see fireworks! Lets just do it!" So, we loaded up the boat and left. Somehow, the dark scary clouds whick looked like impending doom, stayed far enough away for us to see some fireworks. The wind picked up, and it got a little rough on the water, hence the blurry firework pic. But, hey, I got to see my fireworks on the water. It started to POUR as we pulled into the marina. Nice driving Eric!

Ok, I'm a slacker........

So, I haven't posted in awhile. But, I have excuses! We have had such a busy and fun summer!! Parties and two vacations in a month...whew....what a life. Now, we are back to reality. I will do my best to get some things posted here over the next few days!

First and foremost...Madison turned 6! Its hard to believe she is getting so big. We have sooooooooo enjoyed having her a lot this summer. She is getting ready to go back to school and start FIRST GRADE next Wednesday! Woo Hoo! Here are some pics of her birthday party! :)

The cute little cake I made! (With help from Jordy:) )

Playing in the sandbox with her party guests Swimsuit from MeMaw and Papaw Jerry

(and yes, she has her hillbilly teeth in! Thank you Jeanie!)

Her own plate from Aunt Diana, Uncle Tim, Jacob and Will! Awesome!

Her new bike! (from us...p.s. she is already learning to
ride in the grass without the training wheels)

Standing next to her cake!

It was such a fun party with good friends and family. She had a great time!