A few hours of fun

Hair and makeup done, now for some clothes...

Outifit #1--yes, I'm in skinny jeans...

and a hat....

My friend Amanda. We're in our second outfits. I loved my jacket!

So here's the story....My friend's mom owns the (only) cool, cute and modern boutique in Chesterton called Whimsy. The boutique was part of a fashion show at the local country club. My friend asked if I'd be a model in the show...why not?! It's was fun! Whimsy has great clothes. I went in the week prior and Kay fitted me with 2 outfits. Then on Thursday I got my hair and make up done by a local salon and got to strut my stuff on the catwalk. I got super nervous right before going out because I didn't want to fall and I knew 2 people in the audience (I didn't know they were going to be there; I may have reconsidered my participation). In the end, it was no big deal, but a great time to be out with a friend and try something new.

Rehabing our front landscaping has been more than it's cracked up to be, but CJ has it under control! Oh, and Becca's still cute!

The Colt's season begins with a new fan this year!

Mamaw and Papaw came with gifts this weekend. Her mamaw is showing Becca how to get her new John Deere gator going.

The gator is definitately a hit!

Like I mentioned, Chris has been hard at work outside. So here is some photo-documentation, starting with this before picture.

Initial demo. It was tedious; there are a million pavers!

Our driveway, the material staging center.

Chris not only removed the old pavers, but he had to dig down into the clay 4-6 inches. Then he wheelbarrowed in this bigger crushed stone (about 22,000 pounds worth, really).

Then there's a layer of a finer, more sand-like material than had to be wheelbarrowed in. Our neighbor has been so kind and generous with his time and muscle. Thanks Phil!!

Then Chris got to re-lay the old pavers. He thought that was going to be easy and fast...well, not so much. The walkway slopes down 8-12 inches from front door to driveway so Chris couldn't just use a level to insure he was doing it right...many long hours, but it's looking good! Oh, and he couldn't have done it without his trusty assistant!

My new favorite picture...what more needs to be said

Taking a break with Daddy.

Becca loves all the material piles we have in the driveway. Chris and I have thought maybe this should be a yearly thing; Becca will play and entertain herself for 10-15 minutes!

Playing in the clean laundry

We discovered that Becca loves corn on the cob. She can eat a whole ear. I just give her the cob and, well, you see the results (she's moved on to a chicken nugget, but you can see the remnants-everywhere!)

We got a little table for Becca to use and she loves it. Her she and spot are having a snack.