Supportin My Girl

This past weekend my best friend, Amber, was in a fitness compitition in Kansas City. She has been working SUPER hard the past 15 weeks working out and eating next to nothing. Needless to say, she looked amazing and placed 5th. So proud of her.

David and I drove up Saturday morning with her hubby Josh. We stayed in downtown KC at the Marriott. We spent most of the night at the show. I would love to show you pics of Amber in it and how good she looked, but she would kill me! She doesn't want any photos on the internet. If I looked that good ya'll would get SICK of seeing pics of me...haha!

Here we are before Ambers show...striking on of the poses she had to do on stage:

I almost forgot to mention that when you win this show you get a REAL sword...I am serious....I huge real sword. We took tons of pics with it. We were putting them all over facebook. I'm sure people were wondering what in the world we were doing with this thing!

After the show we went and ate at Gordon Biersch and then went to the Power and Light District. If you are ever in KC, this place is a must! Lots of places to eat and drink and everyone hangs out and dances under this big pavilion.

Since Amber had been eating chicken and fish for months...the next day it was time to cheat. We went to eat at a restaurant featured on Diners, Drive Ins, and Dives. It was called "mamas 39th Street Cafe". They are known for the breakfast. We all ordered a ton and shared. I'm not joking when I say we ate french toast, omelettes, hash browns, corned beef hash, grits, cinnamon rolls, biscuits and gravy...that MAY be it...I'm probably missing something....it was amazing...a must eat kinda place! YUM!

Randoms

• Cruz is saying lots of words now: hot, mama, dada, cup, cookie, cupcake, snack, "all done", and poopoo (nice)


• Speaking of, ahhem, "poo poo", Cruz LOVES to walk around the back yard and show us were all the dog has done his business. He goes to it, points, and says "poo poo!!!
• Cruz is now running and can pretty much keep up with brother, Maddox.






• Maddox says some funny stuff: "Mom, your not a mermaid??", "Mom, look at those big cities" (pointing to a big building), I asked maddox if I could have some of his snack, his reply "Mom, go on a diet!".


• Its almost beach time! We go every year...family tradition...thanks Dad! We are heading to Orange Beach next month and crossing our fingers for no oil! Isn't that oil spill just insane!!? So sad!


• Look at my baby, Cruz last year....my how they grow in a year!





• And here is my lil guy Maddox crabbing last year at the beach.




• Is anyone else keeping up with the Hills...isn't Spencer CRAZY!!! I feel bad for Hiedi's mom! And doesn't Hiedi look crazy after all those surgeries?



• I made these cake pops. They were hard. I mean, hard to make. I'll never do it again. But they did turn out pretty cute:
  
  
  
• Kirsten Blowers is back and working on my master bedroom...its gonna be awesome! So excited! Speaking of Kirsten...this post CRACKED ME UP!!!!!!


• Oh, and check out this esty shop...Eclectic Whatnot. Its by Ruthanne, a girl I went to school with back in the day. I bought the CUTEST camera strap cover from her. No more getting camera's mixed up at parties! I can spot mine easy! Thanks Ruthanne! I got this one:





• And while I'm in the mood for shout outs, I have one more thing to show. The cutest pillows I've ever seen. A girl I used to work with came up with the idea. I'm having a party for them at my house on the 25th (All NWA friends are welcome!). Sarah makes them out of oil cloth and chalk cloth...you can write on them and personalize them for parties! ADORABLE!! Message me if you want more info!








• I got my hair did Monday, its blonder. Its not really me. Not sure what to do. You can't really tell in this picture, but this is the best I could get:




• How sweet is this???:


• I babysat this lil stinker Saylor yesterday. She is gonna marry my Maddox one day...but here she is watching TV and eating goldfish with her future brother in law, Cruz:

Have a great weekend everyone!!!

My Future Rocker

"Happy" Mothers Day

Isn't Mothers Day suppose to go perfectly? Aren't your kids suppose to behave like little angels and make your day super-duper easy and wonderful? Isn't everything suppose to go smoothly and make Mom feel like a spoiled Goddess?

Well, can someone please tell my crazy boys that next year?;)

The day started with David surprising me with my favorite breakfast: and everything bagel with cream cheese from Einstein Bagels. YUM! I got to open my gifts, and frame with my babies hand prints and this thing that hooks to my iPhone so I can listen to the music on it through the radio.

Then it was time to get ready for church. Let the chaos begin. Maddox HATES to get dressed. He pitched a HUGE tantrum about it. Screaming, Crying, Kicking...had to go to corner....ran out of corner....had to go back, this happened several times. Right up until time for church. I was stressed. Of course I had to get a picture with my boys on Mothers Day. Cruz was game, Maddox...not so much.

At church we had to work in childcare, which is FINE. I don't mind volunteering, but after my crazy morning, I didn't want to be around any kids;).

When we left church we headed to Crabby's for brunch. Upon entering the hostess was EXTREMELY rude and immediately made it clear to leave if we did not have reservations. We didn't. We left. I was not happy.

Everywhere we called was booked. Kids were screaming in the backseat. I told David just to take me home. I went and got in bed. I needed a break!

David took the kids to Steak and Shake and brought some home for me. He felt bad I could tell. Poor guy, things weren't going as planned.

I had a pity party for a while and then decided to get up, get ready, called my mom, and we went out for some much needed retail therapy. That ALWAYS makes this Momma feel better! Plus, I never get to go shopping with my Mom, so it was nice to hang out with just her and no kids! (Plus I got the cutest pair of shoes).

When I got home, I went and changed. David had planned a little date night just for the two of us. At my FAVORITE, Ruth's Chris Steakhouse. JUST WHAT I NEEDED. We took the kids to my parents and had a great dinner. Perfect ending to a slightly crazy day!!!

But please don't get me wrong, I am super grateful! Love my babies! The day did end better than it started!

And I also want to tell my mom...thanks for being such a great mom. She is always there to listen. She is always there to help. My kids love her beyond measure. Thank you, Mom. I am so lucky!

Happy Mothers Day to my sister, Davids Mom, and all my girlfriends!! And of course, all you bloggers!

Last post on DC....Promise!;)

And this one is mainly pictures. I'm not feeling "chatty" today....these boys are wearing me out since getting back home...I'm sooooo tired this afternoon! But enjoy the pics!

My BFF!!Right before we got our own "private" tour of the Capitol from Ambers F.I.L.Here we are with Senator Hutchinson:). He took us all through the building...even saw Al Franken on the Senate Floor! Too bad they did not allow ANY photos inside...they take all your electronics when you walk in:(...Vietnam MemorialDon't we look tired here?...we were! We must have walked a million miles looking at all the memorials and museums!

And here is our last picture...right before leaving for the airport....bye bye DC!

First Lady's Luncheon

Last Wednesday in DC was the First Lady's Luncheon. We flew in Tuesday, had dinner, and went straight home since we had a big day the following day...(oh, but we were sure to catch the Hills and The City on MTV before we went to bed...hehe!)

So Wednesday we woke up, got dressed up in our pretty dresses and headed into the city to the luncheon. There were probably two thousand in attendance. Every wife of all congress, senate, and important department were there (and Nancy Pelosi's husband...I think he must have been the only man!). You may be wondering how in the world I got to go. My best friend, Amber, gets to go every year. Her father in law is a former senator from Arkansas, Tim Hutchinson. His wife is a member of the Congressional Wives Club and gets tickets every year.

Before we went in we took pictures with a was Michelle Obama and a wax Jaqueline Kennedy. ha!

Moving on, the theme of the luncheon was "Illumination Celebration". Chandeliers were EVERYWHERE. Each table cloth was blue printed with white chandeliers from the white house. There were gift bags in every seat and the bag was made especially for this luncheon. They were also printed with White House chandeliers. The bags were filled with goodies....perfumes, books, a plate (which on the back was stamped with the date and event), and a hand steamer (kinda random). There were also candles at each seat that looked to be wrapped up like Trapp Candles but not sure if that was the brand, but they also had a chandelier from the white house and on the candle the date and event was printed...it was absolutely gorgeous.

You can see in the pictures that even the lighting was blue. So beautiful!

As Michelle Obama was announced, she walked down a runway and was seated at the head table. She gave a speech on volunteering and how important it is for your community. It was interesting to hear about all the things she is involved in. She also spoke on Haiti and talked about how the crisis isn't over yet and how we still need to focus on that area.

Then we had a beautiful lunch served in courses. (The soup was cheese soup with popcorn on top!). There was entertainment as well. We were there for a very long time and I soaked up every second. I felt like I didn't belong...it was so nice!

We left with our bag of goodies, as well as cookbook, and even a table clothe (they were up for purchase at $75...I figured why not, I will NEVER get to do something like this again...I wanted every souvinier I could get!!)

After the luncheon we went and changed and then stopped by the Arlington National Cemetary. If you ever need to be reminded of how important our leaders and soldiers are to our country, taking a trip here will do the trick. It was such a quiet place and everyone is extremely respectful to the tombs. I was amazed at how many there were. It was also sad to see Ted Kennedy's grave, you could tell it hadn't been there very long.

Through the trees, if you look real hard, you can see our Nation's Capitol.Tomb of the Unknown Soldier.

John F Kennedy

After that we went to a place called Tyson's Corner. It is a HUGE shopping mall. We ate at Five Guys and shopped at about every store you can imagine...my faves that day: Nordstroms and H&M of course! We closed the mall down...there just wasn't enough time to get all the shopping done I needed to, but we came home with some great stuff!

I'm Back from DC

And Amber and I had a BLAST!!! I have so much to blog about!!! BUT....for now just a few pics! I'm going to do several posts this week over the amazing things we got to do!

And yes, I HAD LUNCH WITH MICHELLE OBAMA!!!!! It was amazing. We attended the Congressional Wives Clubs' First Lady's Luncheon this past Wednesday. What an amazing experience. Amber gets to go every year, and I got a chance to go with her this year. What an opportunity!

Anyways, I'll be blogging about that tomorrow...in lots of detail! And I'll post about all the other thousand things we did. We must have walked a million miles! We saw ALL of DC!!!

Until then, I couldn't wait to get a few photos up...all taken from my iPhone! Better pics later in the week, promise!

**FYI, the last two pics were taken in a DC gift shop...haha!!!

Can't wait to fill you in on more of my trip, but just don't have the time right now to go into detail! But I CAN tell you it was the most fun girls trip I have ever been on with my best friend in the whole world! Thanks Amber for inviting me!!!