Girls/Wedding Weekend

This weekend our dear friend Rachel got married, and it was the perfect excuse to get together and have some girly time! :) And it worked out even better because Ben had planned a guy's getaway for this weekend, so we both were able to spend some time with friends we love! God is good.

We ate good food, did lots of shopping, talking, laughing, snuggling with Jan's baby, and were so glad to get to see our friends Rachel and Reagan say "I DO!" The only part we didn't enjoy was getting lost on the way home from the wedding (right, Charissa?) :) I was wishing Ben didn't have our GPS with him! haha.

As always, here are some pictures, because they speak louder than words!!

we had one boy along for the girls weekend, but really didn't mind! :)


my FAVORITE picture from the whole weekend!
loving on sweet baby myers! we adore her already :)


c & c at the wedding


all of us girls with the lovely bride!


smoochy smooch! :)

Charissa and Cake Pops :)

Well, today's been a very busy day!

I woke up early to go have my tooth implant surgery - blah!
But it went ok and at least it's over... until the last step in 3 more months (putting the crown on)

But the day was brightened when a trip to the airport produced a friend visiting! :)
Charissa is here for a few days! Woo Hoo!

Here's a picture of us from tonight (we're tired!)...


Also she helped me finish another batch of cake pops!
This time I tried Ashlee's suggestion of Funfetti cake mix and Cream Cheese frosting - YUM!
Also tried light blue candy melts and sprinkly candy melts, and love the springy colors :)

Here, take a look:



They are really easy to make, you can click on this link to see Ashlee's step-by-step pictures.

Basically, here are the steps.
#1: Make the cake according to the box directions, and let it cool.
#2: Food process the cake until crumbled.
#3: Add 3/4 can of frosting and mix well.
#4: Form into balls, place on wax paper lined cookie sheet, place a lollipop stick into each ball, and freeze until hard. (at least a few hours, can be frozen overnight)
#5: Melt bag of candy melts, dip balls into the melts.
#6: Coat with sprinkles, frosting, or however you choose - ENJOY!! :)

I'm still learning different tips and techniques to make them better -- Let me know if you try them and what you think!

Florida Sunshine...

Last week Ben and I were able to go down to Florida with my parents to visit my dad's side of the family. What a blessing!

I had not been able to get down to Florida to see them for about 5 years, and Ben had not been able to meet my grandparents yet at all! as they were unable to make it to our wedding, and we had been unable to get down there since our wedding! :) So it was great for them to meet, and for Ben and my grandpa to swap war stories!

We were able to stay out at the beach and had a fun time walking along the ocean -- we even saw a bunch of stingrays one day (pretty close to the surface!) We got to visit with my Aunt, Uncle, and cousins as well, and played a fun game of "Win Lose or Draw" on our last night together. :)
Here's the whole gang after dinner (at the Sawgrass TPC golf club restaurant):


And here's Ben and I with my grandparents!

We had a great time and are hoping it won't be another 3 years before we get down there again!