Intentional Living – Page 9 – Blessings Multiplied

You Are The Peanut To My Butter…

There comes times in every relationship where we forget why we love the person we love. But then one small moment of one day makes you remember. Makes you smile. Makes you look at that person you love and makes you fall in love all over again.:

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Nothing Worth Having…

❥ truth:

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Isn’t It Nice…

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Come Let Us…

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Erik & Laurel’s Wedding!

'Three beautiful ladies - inside and out!'

Three beautiful ladies – Renelle, Laurel, & Aunt Mary Ann

I was able to attend my cousin Laurel Mura‘s wedding while in Colorado! She was beautiful bride, the wedding was well organized, lots of fun, and amazing! It was great to see a lot of family over the weekend too! Wishing her and Erik an awesome life together! Lots of love!

'Uncle Rick giving Laurel away at the wedding!'

Laurel & her Dad (Uncle Rick)

The Kiss!

'Congratulations @[32508013:2048:Laurel Mura] and Erik! We are so happy for both of you! Welcome to the family E! :)'

Congratulations! Newly married couple!

Happy for my cousin and wish her the very best!

Little Blessings

Dunkin Donut Coffee Treat

Sometimes it is the little thoughtful things that you do for another person that will most brighten their day. My husband was a big blessing to me this morning. It was a busy, cool, and rainy Monday morning and he went out of his way to make sure I knew how much he loved me. I know it is just a cup of coffee from Dunkin Donuts, but the little random acts of love and kindness speak volumes to my heart. Thankful for a husband who takes the time to demonstrate how much he cares. The coffee was amazing and hit the spot this morning. Thanks Babe!

Boy Oh Boy – NICU Time with Sweet Kaelan

'Meeting sweet Little Pumpkin for the first time! Brings back so many memories of NICU!'

Recently, I had the opportunity to spend a week in Colorado with family. My cousin Renelle Broughton (who is like a sister to me) had her little one early and was spending a big part of each day in NICU. I was able to spend time with her, her husband Eric, and their new sweet little one Kaelan! It was a precious time for me.

Words cannot express how honored and truly amazing it was me to spend time with this awesome Momma, caring Dad, and adorable little guy. Not to mention to have the chance to experience NICU from a totally different perspective from when the girls were in it over 10 years ago. Kaelan won my heart immediately and I am grateful for Renelle and Eric opening their home, sharing their precious boy with me, and everything during that crazy busy week.

Thankful for a chance to spend some extra time with my Aunt, Uncle, cousins, my parents, and other extended family over the weekend as well! Wish I lived closer to see them and their little guy grow up. Love you guys! Lots of hugs, kisses, and prayers always from South Carolina! Thankful for an awesome husband Jake Hayes for taking good care of our two chickies while I was in Colorado that week!

'The goodies we put together for Kaelan!'

Goodies for Kaelan!

'Momma waking him up for the next feeding!'

Renelle is like a sister to me and it was wonderful spending the week with her.

'The most adorable little feet! He was not too happy with us doing the footprints, but we got it done!'

He was not happy about getting his footprints done and into the baby book, but his tiny little toes looked so stinkin cute afterwards!

Precious time with Renelle and her sweet little bundle of joy. I cannot tell you how amazing this week was for me to spend with her, Eric, and her adorable baby boy!

School Activities, “Snow White & The Prince,” and Roller Skating!

Our girls at Falls Park

These last few weeks have been a whirlwind of fun with Jake & I going on our anniversary cruise, the girls school activities, fun adventures, work, and more! 🙂 Here’s a little snip-it of some of the school and fun activities Brina & Karlie have been up to lately -“Snow White & The Prince” Play at the Peace Center, a School Roller Skating Fundraiser, Beta Club Induction Ceremony just to name a couple. Very proud of both girls for their hard work at school. They were both accepted into Chorus, STEM Club, National Beta Club (for maintaining an A or A-B grades for their past year in school), Library Assistants, Safety Patrol as well as a number of other school related extra-curricular activities. I had no idea how busy 5th grade could be! Thankful for their hard work, positive attitudes, and their love of learning!

'Ready to go see "Snow White & The Prince" as a family! Thankful for Jake's willingness to take his girls to these fun events!'

Hanging out with the family!

Skating with Daddy!

'Proud of these two kiddos for working hard, maintaining their grades, and getting accepted into the National Beta Club! Good Job Girls! Love You!'

Beta Club inductions!

'Waiting for the Snow White play to start!'

Snow White & The Prince at the Peace Center

Volunteering at School

Crazy day volunteering at school, watching both girls speak in front of their classmates, teachers, and parents – they did awesome! After running errands, sharing a surprise with someone who has been a blessing to our family, and various other activities I was able to finally sit down, eat a late lunch, and soak in the beautiful sunny Fall view from our back deck. Thankful for the colorful landscape!

Flashback Friday: Girls 1st Halloween

We have a cute little Brina Bumblebee and a pretty Karlie Flower

Today we Flashback to October 2005 when the girls were eight months old and celebrating their first Halloween! They were good sports with the Halloween costumes. We really didn’t go “trick or treating” instead we just stopped by to say “hello” to some family in the area that evening. The kids had a lot of fun playing and hanging out a little bit with family.