Get Real Mom's Event

I had the opportunity to go to "Get Real Mom's Event" that our church put on last month. It was absolutely wonderful and I will use so much wisdom that I got from it.

 I thought this was a cute welcome for us.

 

 They gave out "favorite things" during Friday night and Saturday morning. Look at this ginormous cookie! Thanks to sweet Susan for making these for everyone! It was soo yummy! We also got an FBC bag, M & M's, EOS lip balm, a calendar, bible study for March, and more!

 The praise and worship was great too.

 Cari Trotter!

 There were also mini breakout sessions. They were all wonderful.

 Lisa and Jason led the breakout session about building blocks of discipline. I got so much out of it and could not wait to share with Russell all I learned.

 I had the wonderful privilege to meet Cari Trotter. She is so precious and so authentic to everyone she meets and took time to get to know everyone!

Here's our group of Sunday school ladies! Natalie, Rhyanne, and me, Mandy, Nicole, Kelsey, Lisa, and Kari. It is such a blessing to know all of them. Such sweet friends.

This was my first mom's event to attend and it was incredible. We also learned so much about praying for your husband and your children. There was so much awesome info I will have to share when I have more time. :)

Hope y'all are having a wonderful day!

 

In God, whose word I praise-in God I trust and am not afraid. What can mere mortals do to me? Psalm 56:4

Celebrating Christmastime

It's truly the most wonderful time of year! As much as I would love to be caught up on my blog, it's not the case. But oh well! I will be behind, and that's okay. :) Here's more about what we have been up to.

Russell's company Christmas party was last Friday night. We were so excited to go on a date night. Jackson enjoyed spending time with our babysitter, too!

Thank you Demi for taking this picture! I just love my tall, dark, and handsome man!

Jackson was so interested in his book. He had no time to look at the camera. :)

We loved the snowman tree!

Bo and Jennifer are so sweet. Russell works with Bo in the office. Bo and Jennifer have a sweet baby girl who is about a month younger than Jackson, Ava Claire. She's so cute.

We always love spending time with Tony and Amy at the company party!

We played a few rounds of "family feud" and it was hysterical. Very fun!

Saturday, we took Jackson to his 1st Christmas parade! He was so amused with it all from the fire truck sirens to the high school band playing, "Majesty." We were so excited that they played that awesome song that I grew up singing in church!

The three of us!

The floats were so cute!

My favorite was...

You guessed it!

A Christmas Story!! Oh, so fun!

We went to Cracker Barrel for lunch. The waitress thought that Jackson was so cute and she gave him a kid's menu to look at and "color." He was such a big boy! We never tire of Cracker Barrel. It's one of my favorites!

Russell and I helped at our church's local Christmas Store.

I had to snap a pic of Ali, Erica, Rylie, and Jonathan. They were helping so much with gift wrapping.

Love Angie!

Rylie loves Jackson! She is one of our babysitters and is so sweet.

So glad to run into Leah and Jake! They are such sweet newlyweds! It seems like only yesterday when Russell and I were only married three months and now it has been seven!

The next day was Sunday and our sweet boy wore his Christmas attire. :) He is our wonderful baby boy and we adore celebrating every day with him!

More updates soon!

God showed how much he loved us by sending his one and only son into the world so that we might have eternal life through him. 1 John 4:9

A Trip Down South

Last weekend we headed  to South Arkansas for a wedding and to see family. I took so many pictures that I decided to write two separate posts.

Friday, we hit the road early in the morning because we knew we would have to stop a few times for Jackson.

We stopped to feed Jackson at Two Rivers Bridge and it is beautiful there.

The bridge!

My little traveler. :) He did pretty good considering we were in the car for a while.

I was thrilled to see my wonderful sister, Kelly, in her classroom! It was Jackson's 1st time to visit "Aunt Kelly's" class. :)

She gave Jackson a fire fighter hat. I think he looks adorable! Thank you, Aunt Kelly!

Kelly is the best aunt to Jackson. Love seeing her play with him!

Kelly's class just loved playing with him. They were so sweet.

Russell and I were SO excited to be able to take Logan and Lauren to lunch. Their choice was PIZZA! What else? :) *Yes, I know the lighting in the pic is bad, but it was cute of the cousins!

We loved Kelly and Eric's fall decorations and mums!

Friday night, we went to Todd and Dana's wedding rehearsal and dinner. They served fried fish, fries, and hush puppies. Oh, and of course, it's not a Southern affair without sweet tea! I'll post about the wedding very soon! :)

Saturday morning, Mamaw and Papaw Price surprised us and stopped by to see Jackson. He has grown so much since they saw him back in June. We enjoyed visiting with them.

Mama and I got to visit my Mamaw (Daddy's mother) and she met Jackson for the first time. I told her, "This is your great grandson, Jackson." She was so tickled to meet him. I really thought about Daddy a lot when we were visiting Mamaw. Miss him so much. It was really good to see my grandmother, though!

Jackson and I gave Mama (KK) her late birthday present! Sweet of KK and her second grandson.

Post wedding:

Connie, George and Phyllis came to Jackie and Ricky's house to visit and they were tickled to see Jackson in his pumpkin sleeper. :)

Mamaw Lawson, Russell and Baby J.

It was great to see them!

*Disclaimer: I totally forgot my dress pants for church! Woops!

We went to church with Jackie and Ricky on Sunday morning and we got to see our best friends, Haley and Keith! We have been friends for years and they truly are special to us.

It took a long time for us to get home on Sunday but we were glad to be home. There's no place like home even after a special time with family and friends.

Being confident of this, that he who began a good work in you will carry it on to completion until the day of Jesus Christ. Philippians 1:6

Secret Keeper Girl

This past Thursday night, our church had a great event for girls ages 8-12 years old and their moms! It was Secret Keeper Girl Pajama Party Live!!

 Here's the stage before everyone arrived.

I helped with the merchandise section of the event.

 Me and Sarah before it started. We are both kids at heart!

 Beth and Lisa

 I had to get a picture with my co-worker, Stephanie! She is so fun to work with.

 SKG showcased their "totally tubular TV moms" from the past. It was quite funny to see my friends dress up as cute characters.

 It's Lucy from " I Love Lucy"!

 Alice from The Brady Bunch

 I had to get a picture of this sweet mother and daughter, Shelley and Kylee!

 Jane Jetson from the Jetsons!

All the girls loved dancing the "chicken dance" together. :)

 A special story for special girls

 What FUN!

 Jennifer and Katie!

I really enjoyed helping with the credit card table because I got to interact with lots of special people.

 Mary Catherine and her sweet mom!

 There was even a cool fashion show for the girls. Too cute!

 The girls modeled modest, cute and stylish outfits to fit any style!

 My heart melted after Jennifer and Katie came back to say hi to me. Katie is my new little friend. We loved each other's nail polish. We had to show it off. :)

 Reagan, Michaela, and their sweet mom, Kim! They loved those balloons and really wanted to take them home. So funny!

 Baylie and Angie, Kylee and Shelley after the event!

Me and sweet Shelley

 

It was awesome helping at this event.  I am not a mom (yet), but I know I will be someday. If we ever have a little girl, I would  LOVE taking her to something like this. It was so special and inspiring for girls of all ages!

 

Your beauty should not come from outward adornment, such as elaborate hairstyles and the wearing of gold jewelry or fine clothes. Rather, it should be that of your inner self, the unfading beauty of a gentle and quiet spirit, which is of great worth in God's sight. 1 Peter 3:3-4