Wednesday, June 23, 2010

Look Whos Kickin!

So yesterday evening we went to the 4D ultrasound of my niece, MacKenzie Grace, who is to make her entrance into the world in August.

We all piled into the car…


Big sister!


How cute is the name???


Mommy and adorable sister!!


And here’s MacKenzie!


Let’s get a closer look!


MacKenzie had an audience, ha!


She was pretty mellow. Not extremely active and was being camera shy!


The lights were off in the room and the flash on my camera didn’t work very well!


If you can tell, kind of looks like she’s smiling in this picture!


Funny, because now it looks like she’s pouting in this picture, ha!


They got about 60 different shots of the sweet girl and they got a video to keep!! It was a lot of fun and so glad we could all be there. It was so neat to see all her features. She has the cutest button nose, prettiest lips, and the sweetest cheeks. We can’t wait to meet her!

Then after we left the ultrasound we went to Outback!




It was a great night. Aunt LuLu will see you soon MacKenzie!!!

Look out tomorrow. A giveaway is coming your way!!!

Tuesday, June 22, 2010

"Believe"

The word "believe" for the longest time has been my montra that I live by. To me, anything can happen when you just believe.

I even have a tattoo on my foot!



So, when I found out Jennifer opened up her own etsy shop making signs, I knew exactly what I wanted on it.

She sent me a picture yesterday of how it turned out, and I LOVE it!!



She offers so much more, so I encourage you to check out her etsy shop, Show Me A Sign. She's so creative and talented and know you'll find something you like. Not to mention she's great to work with and fast and efficient. She and her husband have been called to adoption and they are trying to raise money for the whole process!!

For me, it hits home because adoption will be in my future and I think it's a beautiful thing!!

So if you felt led, would you think about blessing this sweet couple and placing an order that will bring them closer to bringing their precious child home????

Thank you so much!!! Now go place that order!!! :)

Monday, June 21, 2010

Dolphins and massages make for a great weekend!

So wanted to share with ya’ll the rest of my dolphin experience and show you pictures from the rest of the weekend!!

First off, if you are in Florida or ever in the Orlando, Florida area, you have got to visit Discovery Cove. It’s so worth every penny. They treat you like VIP. All the food is complementary (it should be for the price you pay, haha) and the park is just so beautiful and neat. My Mom so enjoyed herself and kept telling me over and over again thank you. It was a great day! Enjoy the pictures!!

We're here!!!


When we got there we had to have photo ID tags made!




This is the complementary photo they took of us when we got there!!


Everything including the scenery was just beautiful!!


Oh, which way to go??


I think we'll head to get some breakfast!


The beach area where the dolphin swims are held!


My sweet Momma!


Me!


Dolphin swims already in progress!!


Pretty flower! The greenery around the park was just gorgeous!!


Before our dolphin swim we enjoyed swimming in the lazy river they had there. The water was so warm and felt wonderful!!!!

Mom and I before the dolphin swim!!


This is the Seahorse Cabana where our group had to meet before the dolphin swim and watch a video and all that.






Then it was time for our dolphin swim. It did not disappoint. So much fun. I shared some pictures on my Saturday post. So check them out!!


After our swim we got some lunch!! All the food they had to offer was delicious!!


And there was some entertainment!!


And pretty soon it started raining cats and dogs and had to stay under shelter because it was thundering and lightening really bad. And this is what happens when you can't do anything else, ha!






Then after the rain and thunder let up we got the go ahead to resume our activities and chilled out some more in the warm lazy river water!




There's an area where you can snorkel and see all the pretty fish and manta rays!! We opted out of that because the water was so doggone cold in that area and especially after it rained! But was so neat to see!







Then our last stop was the Bird Aviary!


So many incredible birds. Here's some of my favorites. It was neat!
















By this time it was around 3:30pm and we decided to call it a day. The weather was overcast, we were wet and cold and we got to do everything we wanted to do! This was a picture I got of the ceiling of the entrance to the park as we were leaving.


It was the perfect day!!

Then Saturday the goodness continued! My BFF Melissa treated me to a one hour massage!!!!


Out of this world pure bliss!! We had lunch and was able to spend the afternoon with her!!

Before the massage we were able to sit in the hot tub for awhile outside to relax our muscles. It was so nice and relaxing and the scenery was nice!




They had drinks waiting for us!!


Gotta love Florida palm trees!




And then after our massages Melissa treated me to a Sonic Cherry Limeade.


That's what I call a true friend :)

The weekend couldn't be getting any better!!!! :)

I can't believe it but I barely got any pictures on Sunday, Father's Day! I went to church with my Mom and her hubby and then we all went over to their house and hung out by the pool and ordered pizza. It was a nice and lazy Sunday filled with family and outdoor fun!!

I did get a picture of the cheesecake we picked up from the Cheescake Factory for dessert after lunch!!! YUMMMM!!!!


Oh, I almost forgot. My stepsister Christy and I made a quick trip to the mall yesterday afternoon to use up my H&M giftcard that was burning a hole in my pocket. It was fun and found this cute find among some others!!


Hope everyone had a great weekend and that all the Father's in your life had a great day!!! :)