And Then He Turned 5..... WHAT?!!!!

Yes you read that right.....

Sir Cuteness turns 5 TODAY!!!

This boy is just the sweetest thing going.
He makes this world a better place.
He makes me a better person.
He is goodness wrapped up in a beautiful 5 year old package.

Last night we had his birthday party,
and what a party it was.
Here are some of the festivities in action....
well as much action as you can pack in a picture =)

Our wee babe and his daddy.

They are just the best!!

We had all Sir Cuteness's favorites.
Raspberry Punch.....
(Seriously this stuff is too good for words).
Thank you Pinterest =)

Homemade Cheese Pizza, Homemade Pepperoni Pizza (for the big boys =)
Canteloupe and grapes.....
Baby Carrots and Ranch.....
Oh yes, it was quite the spread.
At one point in the afternoon, Sir Cuteness pours me some punch
and says, "Here Grandma, you been working hard all day." =)
I tell you, this child is the sweetest thing.  He is so thoughtful
and loves full on!!

There were presents.....
Ya know, torpedo blasters and web slingers.....

And cake!!
Oh this cake!!!
Thank you again Pinterest.
You seriously know how to rock a 5 year olds world =)

I took the pic on my phone to Price Cutter and the lady said no
problem.  She'd fix us up and boy did she ever!
And this only costs $8.99.  WHAT?!!  BOOM!!!!!

And candles.....
oh yes we had candles.
Six to be exact.
Yes I know, he's 5,
but one of those candles was a very special Spidey candle,
so we had to have it and the five regular candles.
Its the way we roll.

Blow out those candles little man!!

And celebrate being 5!!!
You are the best thing!!!!
I love you so!!!!!

And with this post, marks the returning of my blog.

Yes after much consideration and really an urging from the Lord,

I am back.

I have started posts and deleted them.

I have two currently drafted but not finished.

I miss this blog, and know it is time to get it going again.

So howdy!!!

Can we be friends?  =)

Love y'all ~~  Let the posts begin.....

Day 9 ~~ Days of Thanksgiving ~~

Uncommon Love & Grateful Submission

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So today is my stepson Chase's birthday.

When I first married my husband, I had NO idea how being a stepmom would enrich my life.

I was nervous as to how to relate to his son.

At first, I wanted to love his son, because I loved my Mr. Winslow so much,

but over time I started loving him, because of who he is.

His struggles, his pain, and his heart has drawn me to him over and over again.

I have fought with him, laughed with him, and cried over him,

but most of all,

I have loved him.

Being a stepmom has given me the unique opportunity

to love outside my comfort zone.  

It is a rare Blessing when you can love so completely,

which only happens through Christ.

I love Him so!!!

So today I want to give a huge HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!

to my sweet stepson Chase. 

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When I married Mr. Winslow, I had no idea how to be truly submissive.

He has been so extremely patient and kind with me.

I sincerely wanted to love him well.

I sincerely wanted to be submissive to him.

But I had to learn what that meant.

You see, this is what I have learned:

When you are loved like Christ loves the church,

which is how a husband is suppose to love his wife,

and which is EXACTLY the way my Mr. Winslow loves me,

then submitting to his authority is beautiful.

He doesn't lord it over me.

He doesn't demand it.

He just loves me.

I love him so.

Please enjoy

"The Day Before You"

by
Matthew West

So let me encourage you today,

Jesus loves you SO much!!!

He wants only His best for your life,

and that my friends,

is a beautiful thing!!

I love you so ~~ Have a Blessed day ~~

BOOM ~~ BOOM ~~ BOOM!!! Fun on the Fourth of July!!

I hope you all had a fun, safe and Blessed 4th of July.

I really love the 4th of July.  It is my fav summer holiday.

It is always full of family, friends and food.

3 of my most favorite things!!

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This pretty girl came and shared in the rivarly and fun with us.

Here she is playing Rummy with mom.

These two crack.me.up.

 And speaking of my beautiful mother,

here she is playing Rummy with Alyssa.

These two have SO much fun together.

Mom is feeling better.  That is some much needed good news for us.

 2 of my favorite people on the planet!!

 Sir Cuteness and I hanging out.....

 As only we can.....   =)
(LOVE this pic!!!)

 Sir Cuteness, Georgia and I

Yesterday was G's birthday.

We had SO much fun!!!

I missed her b-day party with her family because my car messed up yesterday morning while I was out, so my Mr. Winslow had to fix it when he got home, but it was an easy fix....YAY!!

Sorry I missed your party G ~~ but thanks for coming over and sharing the 4th of July fun with us!!!

 Cute Alyssa..... real cute =)

 G doing her thing on the grill.....

Chase getting his fireworks on.....

And Sir Cuteness, being....well, cute!!!  =)

 So why is Alyssa so happy?!!

Yep, she's beating Grandma (mom) at Rummy!!

It doesn't happen often, so enjoy Alyssa!!!

 Some of our delicious yumminess.....

 Burgers and dogs.....

 And Vegan Burgers for me and Alyssa, because that is the way we roll =) 

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 And some chicky.....

 And then on to some firework fun.....

 This picture cracks.me.up. 

I crack.me.up.

Never take yourself too seriously.

Hahahahah.....

 Our beautiful G.....

 It makes me laugh out loud that my 71 (almost 72) year old mother still shoots off fireworks.

At least a little bit. 

Her Asthma finally got the better of her and she had to go in and take her medicine,

but she sure had fun.

And what cracks me up about this pic, is that when my mom was looking at it last night, she immediately said, "Oh my mom would be having a fit with my legs wide open.  She was always saying, 'Christine, put your legs together and sit like a lady.'"  This makes me smile. 

My Grandma Lawson passed away the year before I was born and my mom still talks about Grandma all the time.  She tells me delightful stories about Grandma and Grandpa (they died together in a car accident).  My mom REALLY misses them, even now.  I love that about my mom.  She keeps their memories and heritage alive.  She says that my Grandma would have just LOVED me so much and my creative side.  Everytime I show mom something I've made she almost always says, "You and your Grandma would have just LOVED each other."  I love it!!!

 Hahahahahaha ~~ I am SUCH a chicken =)

 Rock right on pretty mama ~~ Rock right on!!!

 G you are too funny.....

 Bac-Bac-Bac ~~ see, chicken =)  .....

 Hahaha.....  You are so silly .....

 Our neighborhood did it up right this 4th of July.

There was some people who spent LOTS O' MONEY on a bang.

Not us.  I think I spent about $8 and we had LOADS of fun.

And Chase spent about $18 and had LOADS and LOADS of fun!!

 My man and Sir Cuteness having fun!!

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 BOOM BABY!!!!! 

Brought to you by our neighbors =)

And there you have it ~~ our Fourth of July fun!!!

We had the best time.

And what is missing from this post?

Yes pics of Dak, because he worked yesterday, got off at 5:00 PM, came in for about 15 minutes and was off to a friends.  

I was just happy I got to see him for those few minutes. 

I'll take what I can get =)

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Today Sir Cuteness and I are taking it easy.  We are SO tired from all that fun  =)

Hope your Fourth was fun and FULL of memories!!!

Love you so ~~