Knocking on 30! ;)

OK, not really, but since everyone had the "30" jokes today,

 I thought I would join in! lol

Today is really my 29th birthday and I have had a great day!

I got to work and my friends, Jessica and Mandy had decorated my office!!

I'm still finding confetti everywhere!  My purse, my pocket, my car!

Jessicas daughter, Addison "made" this for me!!!  How stinking cute is that?!?!

I have had so many facebook messages, comments, texts and sweet calls from my wonderful friends!! 

Then it was back to mommy mode, because I picked Landon up, rushed to soccer practice, had a "gourmet" McDonalds birthday dinner (in the car!), picked up cookie dough fundraiser and then headed home for bath and homework!  lol 

We are having a girls night in this weekend that is sure to be loads of fun though!!  Pics to follow soon (hopefully before the new year!  ha)

Heres to the last year in my twenties!!!! ;)

Wordless Wednesday...silly style!!!

We are so silly ;)

Like mother, like son!!!

So You Think You Can Dance

In case you all have been under a rock, you already know I LOVE reality and dance shows!! ;) 

So, when I got the call from Natalie asking if I wanted to go see SYTYCD on tour, I was SUPER stoked!!

Nat and Steph

We had great seats!

Opening number!

Disco!!!

Janette and Brandon

Philip and Janine!

If you watch the show, you know exactly what dance this is!  lol

Melissa, Kayla and Janine

Janine and Brandon!!!!!

This would have been such a great pic if it wasnt so blurry :(

I tried to catch it again, but no such luck!  lol

My camera died about 1/2 way through, so I am patiently waiting on the rest of the girls pics!!

It was soooooo much fun and I cant wait to go again!!

Halloween Fun!!

I have so much to update on still, so I decided to start from the most recent!  I didnt want to be posting Halloween pics on Thanksgiving!  lol

We went the Sunday before Halloween to some friends for a pumpkin carving party.  The kids had a blast while the parents did all the work!  (isnt that how it always works?!?)

Landon bobbing for apples!

Even without teeth, he managed to get one!

Crazy kids!

Addison and Steppie

Landon, Drew, Les and Addison

Mom and her soaking wet child!

Here is our almost finished product!  I managed to not get any good pics and now they are nice and molding! ha

Halloween night

My Tough Boxer

Faith and Myles the dinosaur

Skylah the 80's chick, Addison and Drew, the pirates, Myles and Landon

The Burts!

Such a nice make up job!

Just the 2 of us!!

So silly

So mean ;)

Trick or treating

So there you have it!  Hope you all had a fabulous Halloween!  Here goes the rest of the year!  lol

Its finally time for New Moon!!!!!  My birthday is the 12th and then New Moon the 20th!!  How stinking exciting!!

Wig Party ;)

One of my best friends, Natalie, turned the big 3-0 last month!!

She decided to have a wig party and go out for a girls night!!

Little did we know how much fun we were going to have!!!

All the girls!!!

Thats the crazy birthday girl with the short orange wig!!

I made her a scrapbook of "30" memories we have together!  I had such a blast making it and looking through 10 years of our friendship!

(and yes, that is a page dedicated to just Twilight!  lol)

In the van on the way to dinner!

Pomegranate Margarita!!  YUMMY!

Vicky and I

Natty and I!  Love you girl!

Cheers!!!

Another group shot before we left dinner!

We tried to get one at the club, but between the fog, lights, and drink people we had take our picture, this is the best we got!  ;)

The birthday girl with the glass she stole was given at dinner!

We had such a fabulous time and I met so many new people!

Thanks for being such a wonderful friend Natalie!! 

I love you and Jeff very much!!

Family Reunion in Hope, Arkansas!

Its hard to believe our reunion was a month and a half ago!  We had such a wonderful time in Hope and look forward to going back to visit!  Small towns are fun to visit, but I sure could not live there!

Nana and Landon

Landon and his great grandpa..Papa!!

Mom and Papa

Some old pictures from our previous reunion.  The last time I was there was when I was pregnant with Landon!

Lindsey and I

The boys playing football!  Landon felt right at home!  ;)

Aunt Barbara, Aunt Lane and my mom!

Of course we had to visit the Clintons gravesite.  The whole time is cover in Bill Clinton stuff!  lol  My mom actually went to the same day care (years later) as Bill Clinton did!  Oh the things to be proud of!  ha

The family!!! 

I'm smack in the middle and Landon is the 2nd kid from the right!

The Ray side!

(Olivia is right next to Landon in the front!)

My pumpkin!

Crazy monkeys!  Landon, Olivia (in the middle), and our other cousin.

So there you have it! 

Thank you all so much for your sweet messages, comments, phone calls over the last week.  It was such a wonderful feeling to be in Arkansas with my family.

They services were just amazing.  I felt weird saying that about a funeral, but thats not what is was.  They did such a great job making it a celebration of her life!  She was a wonderful little girl that went way too soon, but we all know she is in such a better and more beautiful place.  Olivia has been to more countries, missions, and served her Lord more than many adults I know (including myself)  She had a wonderful 10 years and they portrayed that so great at the services.

There were over 800 people at the service!  They also have friends and family all over the world, so they had it broadcasted on the church website LIVE.  They had over 1,000 people watch it online.  Theres just a little glimpse at how many people loved this little girl and her family!

My aunt, uncle and cousins are so strong in their faith and doing as good as can be expected.  They have a tough road ahead of them, so please continue to keep them in your prayers.

I still have a bunch of posts that are half done to post!  I need to get to work I guess!

Of course that will have to wait until after I meet up with Steph, Rach and Emily for dinner and drinks tonight!!!!  :)

Olivia Noel Ray

My beautiful 10 year old cousin was involved in a terrible accident on Saturday morning in Arkansas.  While on her way to a fun run for her church, she was hit by an SUV while crossing the street.  She went to be with the Lord on Saturday afternoon. 

I was lucky enough to have seen her last month at our family reunion.  Her smile will be missed and I am lucky to call her my cousin.  I only wish I would have been able to see her more often since we lived so far away from each other.

Please watch this video to see how many peoples life she touched in her short 10 years of life.  Please pray for my Uncle John, Aunt Jane, and her sisters, Hope, Hannah, and Naomi.  Their pain has only begun to start.

My mom, Aunt Barbara and I are flying out Wednesday night to Arkansas for the funeral.  I cannot even begin to think what a gut wrenching few days this is going to be for all of us.

Here are just a few pics that I thought I would share (some I took from Hopes facebook page!)

Uncle John, Olivia, Aunt Jane and Naomi

The Ray Family..creative and beautiful as ever!!!

Jane, Hope, John,

Olivia, Naomi, and Hannah

Olivia Noel Ray

Her beautiful smile!

Olivia and Naomi..silly girls

This was taken at our family reunion last month! 

The Ray side!

(well, some of us!)

John, Olivia and Hope

May 3, 1999- October 3, 2009

Olivia..you will be missed so much.  Until we meet again...

I love you..Steph!