I'm a Sucker

I'm such a sucker. I read Erika's post about the Wonderbar and immediately ordered one.

The wording is eerily similar to another product that I came to love in my teens and early 20s.

In the past month of being a 30-something, I've started to notice lines on my forehead and a gray hair (gasp!). The gray hair I'll worry about later...I've convinced myself that I have the same hair as my Aunt Beth (my Daddy's older sis) and she has very, very few gray hairs.

As for my skin...it just doesn't have the same elasticity as it used to. Wonderbar to the rescue!

In the past week of using it, I have to say...it has made my skin very dry. My skin is on the dry side to begin with, which has always been good because dry = fewer breakouts. The downside is that dry = more wrinkles. Not good.

There is a disclaimer that for the first few weeks, your skin goes through a "healing crisis," which can cause dryness.

Straight from the website:
"Ultimately, after this period (the healing crisis) is over, a more youthful, healthy, radiant skin will be revealed. You will be amazed by the results!"

So...I'm sticking with it. After all, pardon my vanity, but don't we all want more youthful, healthy, radiant skin? I'll keep you posted as to whether or not I'm amazed by the results!

On the Subject of things "I Heart"...

Five years ago today Graem and I became "Mr. and Mrs." It has been a wonderful five years!

Graem: I love you more and more each day! Thanks for being the best husband and father this crazy girl could ask for!

I Heart Weekends

I feel like all of my posts lately have centered on our weekend activities. I love weekends!

This past weekend was especially wonderful because our very good friends, the "Skis," came to visit. We haven't seen them since New Years! Ski is an accountant, so he doesn't get much free time between January and mid-April. We had a wonderful visit, with lots of laughs, good food & good company.

We started out the weekend with a visit to Riverbanks on Friday.





Ashley gets attacked by a lorikeet...







I think all children are fascinated by this machine!



We hung out at our house all day on Saturday...the children had a great time playing together outside and Graem and Ski grilled & smoked a bunch of meat. I regret that I didn't get a picture. Chicken, ribs, turkey tenderloins, sausage...hopefully our arteries have started to recover.

Miss Leah is such a sweet girl...she was constantly giving Roper hugs and kisses.









Even Cassius got in on some of the action.



Taking a break from playing for some ice water.



Mason is so sneaky.



Group shot of the children.





The Skis stopped by campus on their way home...Ashley sent me this picture and I had to share it, since she refuses to start her own blog. :) What a sweet picture!



One morning this week Roper discovered the dog's water bowl. Why are children so fascinated by the dogs' food & water?? It will never cease to amaze me frustrate me that I have to battle with Mason to get him to eat veggies...yet he willingly eats dog food if I let him. Nonetheless, Roper quite enjoyed splashing the water all over the place. This probably makes some of you mothers cringe...but I let him go for it...after all, its just water.

Other Weekend Happenings...

What were the boys doing while I was living it up at the beach? On Saturday they went fishing at Graem's parents land in Edgefield. Mason has been carrying his fishing rod around all week, talking about fishing at Grandaddy's pond!

I'm amazed at how well he can cast his rod!

The Future Mrs. DeBerry

Jessica, one of my college roommates, is getting married in 2 weeks. Her fiance's family was kind enough to let us use their fabulous beach house for a girl's weekend before she & Steven tie the knot!

As you can tell from the pictures, we really enjoyed ourselves!

Jessica with her future sister-in-law...


Out to dinner...






Me & Laura


Picturesque Murrells Inlet sunset


Best Wishes, Jessica!!!

Melt My Heart...

Not only is Mason's vocabulary increasing by the day, but he can communicate so much more effectively lately. Last night when I put him to bed and told him I loved him, very clearly he replied, "I love you too, Mommy." So sweet. I was not prepared for the effect of hearing those four words for the first time, completely un-prompted. I will do my best to recall that feeling during his next tantrum!

Easter Sunday

Easter Sunday was very fulfilling in every sense of the word...food, fellowship, family, and most important, reflecting on the sacrifice that God made for us.

Greater love has no one than this, that he lay down his life for his friends. John 15:13

We started the morning with Easter baskets.




Aunt Ruth gave Mason these bunny ears for his first Easter and I pull them back out each year because they are so stinkin cute! Roper is giving them a thumbs up.




The requisite chocolate bunny...


After church, we headed up to the farm for a delicious lunch at Mama & Daddy's followed by dessert and an Easter egg hunt at Aunt Beth's house. More baskets, courtesy of Bebe...


Easter would not be complete without a few of these:


My sweet nephew, Baby Robert...






Roper is such a snuggly baby...you just can't help but whisper in his ear...


See, I told you...




We enjoyed spending time with Gigi...she was feeling good and was having a "good" day for which we were so grateful.






Mason's favorite treat from his basket was not the chocolate or other candy...it was his bubbles. The yo-yo was a close second. Bebe helped him with his bubbles.


Group shot of Gigi's great-grandchildren:


Caroline is going to be a great help when her new baby sibling gets here this summer!


Sydney has been trying to teach Roper to crawl...I'm not sure I'm ready for him to be mobile!


Whistle!