House Face Lift

Since we moved in our house in May one of the projects on our list has been to paint our shutters and front door! Finally, this past weekend we succeeded at marking this off our list! Kyle's Aunt Sherry gave us beautiful rocking chairs and a table for Christmas and we painted those this weekend also! 

Before picture...

AFTER!!!!!! It looks like a different house!! 

We LOVE our new front porch! 

Maci likes the color of our new front door too! (Isn't she so beautiful??)

It was a great weekend to be out working on projects! Signs that spring is on the way! 

Just What the Doctor Ordered

I never knew how much a simple girls weekend could mean to me until after a weekend spent with my best friends just a few short days after the worst news of my life.

On November 5th Kyle and I took a home pregnancy test and found out we were expecting a little one! To say we were excited in an understatement! We could not wait to tell our family so we did that following weekend. We had our first doctors appointment on November 30th at 8 weeks along. There we got to see a sonogram and watch the baby's heart beat. The doctor told us everything looked great and he would see us back at 12 weeks and scheduled our next appointment for January 3rd. On Sunday, December 30th I started spotting and cramping, we immediately called the doctor. He told us to stay at home until the following day unless my condition worsened. On Monday morning we went straight to the doctors office only to find out we had lost our baby. This was one New Years Eve that will never be forgotten.

Each day gets better than the day before but spending a weekend with my girls that mean the most to me helped more than I could ever imagine. We had planned this weekend back at the beginning of December when Kyle told me that's when he would be on his annual guys river camping trip. God knew what he was doing when it just so happened everyone's schedules were clear for this weekend.

We spent the weekend in Eatonton at Ashlen's dads house where we got to be lazy, shop, play with baby cows, and watch a cow give birth.

These babies were skid-dish at first but after they warmed up to us they kept wanting to suck on our finger like they were getting fed from a bottle. They were so cute! 

This is the precious baby cow to got to witness being born. It was one of the most amazing experiences I have ever seen. It was so adorable watching it trying to take it's first steps. 

After we left the cow farm we headed back to the house for a little target practice. Everyone shot a few times but I really liked these pics we were able to capture. 

Spending the weekend with these wonderful friends helped lift my spirits and realize God has a plan for everything and sometimes we may have to go through hard times but we will see the reward in the end. 

Kyle also had a fun weekend with his buddies. These are a few of the pictures he sent me from his weekend. 

They set out very early Saturday morning!  

The guys all bundled up!

Trying to keep warm by the campfire!

We have been so blessed with amazing family and friends who have been so supportive during this time in our lives and we cannot thank them enough. We hug each other a little tighter at night truly realizing just how precious life is. 

Arnold Annual Pumpkin Carving Contest

For the second year in a row the Arnold's have had a pumpkin carving contest! It just adds a little extra fun and competitiveness to a fun fall event!

 

The teams were....

 

 

Everyone was hard at work....someone was using power tools...Mrs. Wendy!!!

 

 

 

It was so much fun! We came in 2nd place!

 

Here is everyone's pumpkins...

 

 

From left to right the pumpkins belong to Bo and Wendy, Cam, Chris and Amy, then Kyle and I.

 

We called up some neighbors to come over and judge....Bo and Wendy were the winners...Kyle and I came in 2nd place!

 

I always love our pumpkin carving contest and I can't wait until next years!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

My Best Friends Wedding

Stevie and I have been friends since 7th grade and she means the world to me so getting to stand by her as she married the man of her dreams was amazing! The day could not have been more perfect! The weather was nice, not much of a breeze and the sun was shinning!

 

We got to Tryphena's Garden at 8:30 to start hair and make up! All the girls had so much fun getting ready together all day!

 

The bridesmaids had a good idea to send a picture text to Tommy to tease him about how amazing Stevie looked!

 

 

Just wait till you see her the signs read! This little flower girl, Savannah, was the cutest flower girl there ever was! She was a camera hog and was always posing and smiling!

 

Stevie looked AMAZING and her dress fit her perfectly!

 

 

Me and my hunnie...

 

 

I spy 2 photographers in the train line...these ladies know how to enjoy their job! (Check out thier amazing work at www.wedoweddingphotographyblog.com)  

 

 

Ended the night with a firework show!

 

 

It was an amazing day for my best friend and Kyle and I wish her and Tommy a life time of happiness!

 

 

 

 

Luke Bryan

Anyone who knows my sister knows that she is OBSESSED with Luke Bryan. She knows his whole life story, every word to every song and she loves seeing him in concert. Recently he came to Macon on his Farm Tour and we decided to go! Of course Mollie was going to go by herself if no one would go with her...but Daddy, Teena, Mollie and Judson all came down for the weekend and Daddy, Teena, Mollie and I went to the concert! We left Kyle and Jud at home!

 

The concert didn't start until 7:00 and everyone knows that's only the first opening act, Luke wouldn't be on until much later! We wanted to get as close to the stage as possible so we got there at 3:30 to get in line! The gates opened at 5:00 and Mollie and I darted to the stage! Daddy and Teena had their chairs so they hung back to get a good seat. Mollie and I ended up right by the stage! We could not have been in a better spot! But now came the waiting game...it was only 5:00 and no one started playing for 2 hours! I cherished this time! I loved getting to spend this time with Mollie, talking about everything and nothing! The time pasted fast and before we knew it the first opening act was on stage! Three opening acts performed and then it was time for Luke! Having seen him in concert many, many times he never disappoints! He basically stood, well DANCED, in front of us ALL night! It was amazing!!

 

This was such a great night! I loved getting to spend time with Mollie and see Luke shake it for us!

 

 

Fair

The Georgia National Fair comes to Perry every October and it is a true sign that fall is here! I have always loved going to the fair and I cannot remember a year that I haven't been at least once. When I was in high school we were there almost every night riding every ride there, but times have changed and now we just walk through the rides laughing at how stupid those people are for getting on those nasty, unsafe rides. We go for the food! And the animals, Kyle also likes to play a few games! I just love the atmosphere of the fair and the sights and smells!

 

 

I always love going to see the baby chicks! It is so neat getting to watch them hatch and then getting to hold them is great too! Kyle found his favorite animal at the safari animal tent...not quite sure what he is exactly but he sure is funny looking!

 

 

This was the first time we have seen the safari animals at the fair and they were so fun! By the time we left the giraffe had eaten all the duck tape you can see on that pole in the picture! His tongue could wrap all the way around the pole! There was a cage with a few little monkeys and they were the most hyper things! They were bouncing back and forth and swinging from the ropes, they were so much fun to watch!

 

New this year was the sea lion exibit! The put on a great show! They would dance and clap for the other sea lions as the performed!

 

I already can't wait for the fair to come back next year!

 

I appologize...

So it's official...I am the worst blogger there ever was! haha I have only had this blog since June and already, twice, I have gone month long spans without a post. Well today I am playing catch up with several posts about what has been happening this past month and a half! We have celebrated birthdays, my best friends wedding, a concert, fall , the fair and pumpkin carvings and tomorrow is Halloween! We have had so much going on and I absolutely LOVE fall time! The weather is finally bareable and it just makes you want to play!

 

To celebrate mine and Tray's (Kyle's BFF since childhood) birthdays we decided to spend a weekend at the farm in Cochran. It was so wonderful getting to spend time with Tray and his wife Amy since they live in Auburn we don't get to see them as much as we would like! We spent the weekend riding the golf cart and 4 wheeler, having bon fires and roasting marshmellows! It was definitely a much needed weekend to sit back and relax. Amy and Tray brought their dog Grady so him and Maci played hard all weekend!

 

Maci LOVES running with the 4 wheeler...riding it...not so much!

 

 

The BIG fire we had one night! It was so nice to cozy up next too, even though it wasn't real cold outside! And of course roasting marshmellows is always fun!

 

Maci couldn't wait until she reached her water bowl she had to drink out of the bird bath!

 

 

This is Grady, Maci's boyfriend for the weekend! They had so much fun playing together and swimming. They hadn't seen each other since they were puppies!