anniversary pics

My best friend met up with us on our way to dinner for a few quick

shots. She did so good, im in love with them!!

Thank you Ballard, I love ya ;)

~our 5 year anniversary~

Well we made it! Bryan and I have been married five years today :)

We had a very "eventful" anniversary. Started out Bryan was

not gonna be able to be off and have to be at work the entire day :( but thankfully things fell into place and he didn't have to go! We had

a run-in with the jeep dealership concerning maintenance on our car, shew, help them lord!!! We are on our way from having our pics done to our dinner reservation at The Stockyard and I am feeling so so very dizzy and nauseous. When we get there I slowly am feeling worse and worse.... we end up having to get our dinner to go :(

Although Bryan got me something I have wanted for several years,

some diamond solitaire earrings.

I am so thankful for my husband and the wonderful provider he is for

our family. I am so looking forward to many many years

with my man :)

~dollywood~

We went to Gatlinburg over the weekend to meet up with my mom and

Gerald for them to take Albo back to East Tenn for a visit.

So we figured why not make a "stay of it".

We met up with VIckie and Gary, Maranda and Josh (our cousins), and of course mom and Gerald. We went to Dolly~Wood on Saturday. Stayed in downtown Gatlinburg and just walked ALL over Pigeon Forge on Sun, then we drove home.

This was Aubree's favorite thing in the entire park.

They have a huge kids section with playhouses and playgrounds, etc.

In the middle there is this giant sprinkler splash pad.

She absolutely loved it!

All three of us at the end of the day. Worn out, exhausted, and hungry.

It was the only picture we managed to get of the three of us all day.

Look at this cutsie photo prop, couldn't

resist!

Gerald, Bryan, and Josh hanging out after they got off a

roller coaster.

Mama and me. She says she pays good money for me.

Like mother like daughter!

Part of the gang comin off a ride.

The only 3 willing to ride Dare Devil Falls and get

dripping soaking wet :)

You cant go to Dollywood without having a funnel~cake!

Here is Albo with her first experience!

She was in love!

My cousin Maranda and her husband Josh

Lil' Randi and me. That is what i called her when

she was little :)

Now she's all grown up and married :(

Aubree and I after we rode the elephants together!

They were so cute!

Eating lunch and having what else...

Chicken tenders and ranch dressing.....................

lol!

Aww, my baby is growing up!

She rode the bumble bee's all by herself!

This was her first ride, so i figured i had better

hop on with her just to make sure she would be ok.

She did great and loved every minute of it!!

This is so funny. No Bryan isn't riding the veggie tales

roller coaster by his self. Aubree is in there somewhere she just so

little :) He rode this ride with her and said she hated it!

She was hollering for her mama the whole time :)

It prolly did go a little too fast for her.

Eena and the bryan mini.

Look how much she looks like him here!

crazy!

The classic carasouel! Aubree had rode one of these

before at the zoo. She loved it.

Aubree and Gary. I bet they played on these step for 30 minutes or longer!

I can tell he would spoil her rotten. She would have him wrapped in

no time :) It was sweet watching...

The weather was not bad and we really did enjoy getting to spend time

together. Especially with Maranda and Josh and Vickie and Gary.

Thanks mom for such a fun weekend :)

our first mall~ride

We went to the mall tonight with my cousin Maranda. On our way out

Aubree noticed these little rides. You know, the ones

we all rode at Wal~Mart as kids?

She absolutely thought these were the greatest

creations ever. It was so adorable watching her steer the wheels.

She suckered me into letting her ride a second time.

Can you believe its 75 cents to ride these?!

Anyway, worth every quarter!!