"Mama Day"

Do you ever have those moments when you just need a little "Mama time"? Well, if you say no, I don't believe you. Don't get me wrong, I LOVE my job, but for the sake of my sanity, I need a break every once in a while. So tuesday, I called my mother-in-law to line up a little trip to Nanna's for Wyatt to spend the day today.

Did I go shopping? Nah. To the spa? Nah. Sleep? Nah.

My day was spent here:

Reading this:

It was HEAVENLY! I didn't get one load of laundry done, no floors mopped, no phone calls made, nothing! I just vegged, and it was great.

I'm a firm believer that in order to be a good wife and mother, you have to take care of yourself. The world didn't end because I took a day for myself. Wyatt had a great day with his grandparents, and I had a little time to soak in the sun and just be ME!

Now tomorrow, it's back to reality. Which is right where I want to be!

Just another Mama and Wyatt day. Those are the best days in my book:)

............Oh, and to top it off, I'm going here with friends tomorrow night!! I'm super excited about that too!

Life is Good!

Be Back in a Bit!

Our internet's been on the mend for a couple of days.

It has been so sad to not be able to read about everyone's wonderful life, and tell about my own (not so perfect life).

Well, she's FINALLY alive again. I hope to be back later this evening, with something utterly profound to say!

~Amber

Backyard BBQ

Saturday, my aunts, grandmother, and I threw my brother and his fiance' a little backyard bbq at my aunt's house. It was such a beautiful day and we had a really nice time. Lots of family, friends, and food! You can't beat that :)

Justin and Rae (my future sis-in-law!)

Me, Daddy, Justin and Rae

Wyatt LOVES bbq, so he had a great time!

Lots of friends and family

Wyatt and Morgan petting the horses after we ate

Justin, Rae, and Grandaddy

I hope they enjoyed it as much as we did! I can't wait to head up to Baltimore in October for the big day :)

New PJ's!!

What is better than new pajamas?!?

Well, NOTHING!!

They make everyone happy:)

So happy, you just gotta clap your hands......

Grin from ear to ear......

Run around the house......

And hide in the closet???

Of course!!

*P.S. Overlook the messy closet. After all, I would rather play with this little booger than clean out closets...... do you blame me?!?

All these Ellis boys!

Yesterday we hung out at my in-laws house for a while to visit with my sis-in-law and her kiddos. She has 3, but the newest baby boy is quite the little miracle. 

She and my bro-in-law were told quite early in their marriage that children wouldn't be possible. Being the people that they are, they turned that into a positive by adopting my nephew Jacob, and niece, Amberlee (yes, it is quite confusing at family gatherings having an Amber and Amberlee). Anyway, after they thought they were just going to be a happy family of 4, guess who comes along.......

This little guy!

Mason Isaiah

Mason and Amberlee

I'm so glad Wyatt will have lots of cousins to grow up with!

* We are hoping after October, my bro and his new bride will have a few :)

A Horse of Course

When I was a little girl, I toted around a pink blankie EVERYWHERE. Oh, who am I kidding, anyone that knows me knows I STILL have that thing. No, I don't sleep with it anymore, but it is still a precious part of my childhood. I don't even know where I got it, but my mom swears it used to be pink with a satin trim around it. Well, you would never know that now, considering it is more of a faint beige color with ragged edges. It was truly my "comfort" blanket.

Well, when I was pregnant with Wyatt, one of my sweet clients bought him a horse blankie. Little did I know, that would become his best friend. He does nothing without it! I was so worried that I would lose it, I even bought 3 more. I had planned on putting those away for emergencies, but he found them in his closet. So guess what?! He loves them all!

So much, in fact, this is what he does while one is in the wash....... 

waits patiently for it to get its "bath"! He is so sweet!

At last they are reunited!

And there isn't a happier boy around!

Every little cowboy needs a horse of course :)

Our new baby girls!

Guess who came to our house this weekend?!?

Two of the most beautiful baby girls you have ever seen in your life!

We are so glad they came into our family. We wanted Wyatt to have a puppy to grow up with, and then we decided 2 would be better!! No really, we didn't want them to be lonely, so we took two litter mates. They are perfect. 

We love them so much already!

Miss Gypsy (Isn't she beautiful?!)

Miss Harper (She's just so sweet!)

Wyatt loves his new girls too! He already likes to play in their food :) BTW, they do have bowls, but we had just brought them home, so a lid would work just fine for the time being!

As you can tell, they are going to fit in perfectly around here! Girls that like to rough-house...... what could be better?!?

And this little guy is so excited he can hardly stand it!!

Well, that was our excitement this weekend. I'm sure I'll have more to share this week. There is NEVER a dull moment around here!