Wedding Album

Today was my sixth wedding anniversary. Six years folks! We have grown so much and learned so much more, but that is many other stories not to be told today. Today I wanted to show you something that means so very much to me.

A wedding album made for me by my grandmother out of the same material of my wedding dress.

It is embroidered with our wedding date and edged with a matching gold cord and best of all filled with all of our special memories from that day.

How cute was TJ as a little buckaroo. Also you can see our wedding announcement from the local paper which comes out only once a week.

Here's our invitations. We saved money and had a family member take our pictures. I was going for an antique feel. This is the one thing that I look back and wish I had done a little different. Especially when I see all the really great invitations that our friends send out now.

The rest will have to wait for another day.

But back to this. I am so grateful to have such an amazing gift that brings a smile to my face every time I see it. It reminds me of my grandma, her creativity, her love, my wedding day, that fabric...I searched everywhere for the perfect fabric and after I did she went back to the store and bought the very last piece. It makes me think of being young and in love, and how I felt as I attempted to plan every perfect detail of what I thought was the most important day of my life...but it was only the beginning.

The boots

Aren't these boots adorable. I had to have them for my little Tyke.

Camo tops are the coolest thing right now for 2 years olds. The only problem, the tops wore his chubby little calf raw. So the best solution...

I removed the straps that were causing him pain and suffering. They're still cute right?

Bulbs

On Sunday my very sweet grandma stopped by and brought me these bulbs.

Yard work has become a bad word at our house. We are in a constant battle with our yard. This year it seems to be winning. So I have had no time to really think about what to add, only to dream about a weed killer that kills everything I don't want and leaves everything I do. The Dyer's Wode really took its toll on me. I have had no desire to weed any other beds. Last year we threw down mulch and really didn't worry about it.

Our other battle, the water. We have a sprinkler system, but it doesn't reach all the areas. So we have to manually turn on each area and screw it to the garden hose. Not that tragic I know, but has been a challenge to keep these areas alive. We lost two shrubs that were planted right in front of the house. That is where I am going to plant these lovely bulbs. It will be so nice to have one beautiful clean area amidst all the chaos.



First I picked the spot...or it really picked itself when the trees died and my grandma said "What were you planning to plant there?"



First dig a trench about 5 inches deep and 3 feet across. These bulbs need to be planted 6 inches apart and about 4-5 inches deep.

Place the bulbs in their new little home.

Now cover the bulbs with about 3 inches of dirt. This will help speed the growth process. After the bulb sprouts then add more dirt to aid with support.

Water well.



I mean really good, but be careful to press down the dirt first so that your bulbs don't float up. Thats it. Now the package says it may be 6 weeks until you see growth, but I'm thinking it will be sooner. Now I will plant the other half of the bulbs in about two weeks, to keep the color around a bit longer. But since I have no flowers to show you, I'll give you an update on my strawberries.



They are suprisingly doing very well! Next year there will be jam, even if its just one jar.

Cloud up and rain all over

When I was younger my grandma used to tell me "I'm going to cloud up and rain all over you." This is exaclty how I pictured that happening in my head.

This has been quite a year for storms. This one rolled in Sunday afternoon and I just had to get a picture.