Today, I am one seriously thankful girl.

I'm thankful that the Hub walked away from this^ yesterday night without a scratch.

I'm thankful that no one else was hurt either.

I'm thankful it was paid off.

I'm thankful that we paid cash for our new car.

I'm thankful that we were already planning to sell my old car and by doing so will have money to buy another car for Hubby-Dear to get to work.

I'm thankful that my parents took us out to dinner last night so I didn't have to try to cook in the middle of the craziness.

I'm thankful for my two little buckets of sunshine.

I'm thankful that we still get to go on vacation.

I'm thankful that I get to see my bestie Jade in 2 days.

I'm thankful to see Josh & Amanda.

I'm thankful Megan just called to give us free roasts. (You rock!)

I'm thankful. Thankful. THANKFUL. And that's all.

Now please pray that we arrive in Utah safe & sound. I'll be thankful for that too!

So as I said before, I'm headed to Utah on Friday.

It was suggested by Tib that I throw out the idea of a Blogger Get Together. Or more specifically. A bunch of bloggers stuffing their face at Cafe Rio. You all know how I love me some Cafe Rio.

So here I am... putting myself out there. How about it? Any takers?

You have your Daddy's bright blue eyes, but other than that, you're all me. You're much mellower than your BIG brother in pretty much every aspect. You are a self entertainer and any fussing can almost always be quieted if you're handed something with BUTTONS. You follow Gideon everywhere he goes and sometimes it makes him crazy. Sometimes you're not so good at sharing. But hey, I love my assertive little girl.

Tuesday, you weighed in at a whopping 22 lbs. You're 29 1/2 inches long. Which basically means you're still a giant. I don't know where that comes from. *cough*

You still only have 3 teeth. 2 on bottom and 1 loner on the top. Your hair is getting longer, but not long enough for clippies or top-knots so you're still stuck with bows as big as your head. Luckily, they don't seem to bother you!

I can't believe you'll be A YEAR OLD in 3 short months.
I swear you were born yesterday.

So here's the deal... Devri, over at The Naulu Tribe is giving away this adorable tutu plus a matching head band or flower clip. I think all of you with little girls should definitely NOT enter so that I have a better chance of winning and all you that DON'T have little girls should go enter on MY behalf.

Best. Idea. Ever.

So stinkin' cute!

(Just kidding about the not entering folks...kind of)

Found this at MaryRuffle. Source here.

If you haven't been to this tumblog.... you should cruise by. There are beautiful pictures every day that make the world seem a little prettier. (At least they do for me!)

The Hub and Spenser have been teaching Gideon the "No Evil Signs"
As you can see he's picked them up well. I love when he covers his eyes because he won't cover them all the way. He gets this look on his face like we're trying to trick him or something. He's a pro at the others though!
But mostly, he just wants to play! Love that boy!

Our anniversary is a week from today! And to celebrate... we're packing up the kids and driving to Utah! Well... not until Friday the 27th and technically we're going to be there to see Jade and her Hubby get sealed and to visit Jake's brother Josh and his adorable wife who is so pregnant she could burst at any time. (She's due while we're there! I hope I get to see baby Talon!!!) But I'm excited. Love that Hub.

Okay, Okay... here's the color of my kitchen.

I hate it.

It was supposed to be much less easter egg and much more beautiful muted teal.

It would mean a great deal to me if you'd cruise over to The Cutting Table blog and read about my new undertaking. Seriously. It's awesome...

Go right over here to This, That, and the Other... RIGHT NOW!

She's having an awesome giveaway that requires poem writing! Okay, it's not required but basically you can get 11 entries and it's fabulouso.... SEE!
It's just a few of her favorite things! How fun! I'm sooo needing that table runner!

Hey guys! I know, I know... you're all dying to know what color my kitchen is... And I have to be honest, the only reason I haven't blogged about it is I'm not sure yet if it's going to stay this color. I'm just not as in love with it as I thought I'd be.... and that's not a good thing. So another gallon of paint might be in order. (do you catch my drift?)

HOWEVER, on a totally different note I've been loving the Quilt Shop lately and I've had the privilege of helping to launch their new Weekly Giveaway-The Fabric Free For All. That's correct folks, free stuff every week just by going to the forum and playing along with us. It's easy as pie and the forum is brand new so your chances of winning are great right now! Just head over to the FORUM to join in the fun... I can't even win, I'm just telling you because I love you!

Sorry for the lack of blogging... there's a lot goin' on! I'll be back soon I promise!

1. We bought a car! Success!! We're now the proud owners of a fully loaded Chrysler Pacifica. We found a great deal on Craig's List, drove out to take it for a test drive and wrote a check. It's basically amazing. (Laura... we fell in love, we can be twinkies!)

2. Gideon puked on my stairs last night, which nearly caused me (and Jake... and Spenser) to lose MY (their) meal during the clean up process. I have a hard time with barf, ok!?

3. In celebration of our new car purchase, Jake's car died on the way to work today. And I mean totally dead. He thinks the alternator. Fun right? Good thing we got such a good deal on the newb.

4. The projects are still rolling. I promise you'll get pictures soon!