birthday weekend

*Warning: Lots of Pics*

This last weekend for my birthday we rented a cabin with our friends in Ruidoso, NM. I have always been a barefoot and sandy toes kind of gal so I was pretty reluctant to spend time in the mountains. It was actually farther from the ocean! But I have to say... I'm not sure if I will ever be a beach gal anymore. The mountains were amazing! The air was so clean, the wildlife was everywhere, the roads were fun to drive, the scenery was glorious. Everything about them was amazing!

It was the best birthday a girl could ask for! Our friends are amazing and I am incredibly blessed to have them in my life and be able to consider them family! 

Here are some pics (all taken with my iPhone) of our extended weekend away...

Our first morning there was beautiful!

Trying some French beer and a Green Chili Beer. 

Neither tasted as good as Coors Light.

The best-est friend a girl could ask for!!!

The kids loved playing with the snails!

Putting my feet in the hot tub on a chilly mountain morning.

Divine!

Lake Bonita

Pony races! 

We lost a whole $12 :)

I absolutely loved this weather!

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Beth Moore’s Living Proof Live

This last Saturday I attended Beth Moore’s Living Proof Live simulcast. And I wanted to show you parts of my day through the lens of my iPhone.

Have I told you how much I love Beth Moore? Well I do!

My BFF and I attended the simulcast at a small church in a neighboring town. I was shocked that more churches in our area were not having one, but that may have been due to the fact that she was only like 2 hours from here!

The day was wonderful! They had breakfast, lunch and snacks for you to munch on throughout the day and childcare. Michael took the day off to watch the boys for me so I could enjoy myself, and while I was gone he cleaned the house! I’m talking scrubbed baseboards and washed windows cleaned too. Have I told y’all how much I love him? Well I do! A lot!

The simulcast was amazing, just as I expected it to be. The message came out of Luke 1:1-4 and Acts 1:1-5. The seven points of the day were:
1. We were created for good company.
2. An individual calling can only be fulfilled in a ‘we’ context.
3. God never overlooks a single ‘me’ in the bigger ‘we’.
4. Jesus became a friend of sinners so we could become a friend of God.
5. We can revel in the certainty of the things that we’ve been taught.
6. Jesus has passes us the salt also.
7. We can ALSO be many convincing proofs that Jesus is alive.

This woman here is one of the best friends I have ever had. She is truly an amazing woman. She is wonderful at all she does. She makes me want to be not only a better wife and mother, but a better person. She is like the big sister that I never had.

I met a lot of wonderful ladies. They were all so sweet and welcomed everyone with open arms. If I lived there, I would definitely attend church there.

Lazy Pool Days

The last couple of days we have been hanging out at the pool with various people. It has been sooo nice to get out of the house and have adult conversation. And we even got some storms!!!

Here are a few pictures from our day at the pool today…

Who wants rice?

Here is sweet Tyler watching the chef cook our food.

Derek and Tyler

They didn't want to look at the camera because Noel had cookies.

Noel.... I'm not sure what she is doing!?!

The Big Splash

Here is my water baby who loves to splash!

Lunch with Friends

Today was our day out with friends. We went with Courtney and her daughter (and Tyler's gf) Laney to Midland so we could go to the little craft fair that they had going on. First we stopped by the Olive Garden for lunch and enjoyed their soup, salad and breadsticks and some raspberry cheesecake! The craft fair was a little bit of a let down. It cost $7 to get in and they only had like 30 vendors and everything was really expensive. And it was nothing I would really wear anyway.

It was a good day all in all. The kids behaved really well and we plum wore them out so they all slept good on the way home!

The picture above is of Tyler and Laney eating at the Olive Garden. Don't they make a cute couple?!?! lol