Getting the heck outta Dodge

...or Jacksonville...same thing.

Mike's birthday fell on a Friday this year, so I surprised him by picking him up for lunch at work and booking it down south to Orlando for the weekend (without kids)! He had NO idea I had been planning this and he was thoroughly confused as to how he didn't have to go back to work for the rest of the day.

We started the weekend out by chilling in the hotel and watching a Gator baseball game then we went to dinner at The Cheesecake Factory that night.

The next day we got up, hopped in the car and went to the temple. It was so nice to be able to drive 10 minutes there and ten minutes back, rather than two hours! Since our eighth anniversary was earlier this week we were able to perform some sealings. It was so wonderful!

After that we were off to Wet 'n Wild and then back to the hotel for an uninterrupted nap!

It really was an amazing and much needed weekend for the two of us to reconnect.

On a really cute side note, this is how we found Dallin when we walked into Grandma's to pick him up...guess he had a fun filled weekend, too!

June

Not really sure where the summer's been going...or why on earth I haven't blogged nearly enough, but here are a couple of shots from June...and by "couple" I literally mean "two".

Tutu Cute

Nikki threw a "Pinkalicous" party for her daughter, who just turned 1! Here's a cute shot of her in her birthday outfit, that Nikki and I made BY HAND! :)

Baby Shower

A very special friend of mine has been trying for YEARS to have a baby and she is finally being blessed with a sweet baby girl! Here are some of the decorations from the shower a friend and I threw for her:

Tissue Paper Pom Poms

Favors: Mod Podged Baby Food Jars w/After Dinner Mints

Invitations - they fold up like a match book

Water Bottle Labels and Topiaries

Ahoy Mateys!

Graduation!

I can't believe my little baby is growing up so fast!!!

Cute little class of 2011!

Hayden with his Diploma

Hayden's fantastic and ever-so-patient teachers

Hayden and his church buds

Hayden and Kaden

Cute little buds

Hayden and Grandma Brenda

Proud parents!

Heebie-Jeebies

Last Tuesday the boys and I headed to Chick-fil-a for Family night and boy oh BOY did they have fun! I'm thankful for the zoom feature on my camera so I could keep my distance!

I have no idea what this ugly thing is, but Dallin thought it was super amazing!

Some ugly lizard...

Yep. Hayden's petting a gator. A real live man-eating GATOR!!!

Not so sure about the boa...

I guess he warmed up to it though. I'm getting the shivers just sitting here on my couch remembering that thing around his neck! *shudder*

Handsome Pants

A guy, his kids, and a golf cart...

It's a beautiful thing!

My Mother's Day Gift

Mike surprised me yesterday morning with these two pictures framed on my table. He went on Saturday night to have them done while I went to Hobby Lobby and Joann's for HOURS by myself! I was so impressed that he thought of this by himself!