Park Day!

I guess one of the best things about living in a sunny state is you get to be outside a lot! Even if it's over a 100 degrees outside (which it can STOP being a 100 and over, FALL you may come now).

My mom, bro, and all 7 grandkids went to Landa Park (one of my favorites) to take a picture of all the grandkids together for my mom. We did a picnic lunch, a lot of playing on the playgrounds, tree climbing, and swing jumping! I LOVE hanging out with my bro (Daniel) we have so much fun together!

After playing around like a bunch of monkeys, we were off to feed the ducks old bread, it's their favorite! We happen to meet a beaver? No, River Rat?, No, Nutrient? While honestly we aren't sure, I don't think it was a beaver, because it didn't have the paddle tail. Whatever it was, it was very friendly, I tried my best to talk Daniel into picking it up, but he chickened out when it came up to him!

After exploring, whatever creature it was and feeding the ducks, we went and did my kids and I favorite part of the park, the TRAIN!!!!

By time we were done with the train we were beyond hot, so we went and cooled down with sundaes at McDonald's. Then back to my mom's house for a dip in the pool. I'm pretty sure my kids over did it, Madison wasn't 100% back to being better, and by the end of the day she was starting to feel yucky again, and now Grandon has got "whatever it is."

Anyways, enough rambling, all in all we had a great day and it was tons of fun! Tomorrow is Friday, which is piano lessons day,the kids are really liking piano lessons! After lessons it's our chili day at home!

Trevor

All the kiddos

Dan and I

Daniel just jumped off the swing

A really good picture of Daniel and I

Remodel Project

I'm refinishing my great great grandmother's desk. I want to do a shabby chic with it, should I paint is white and then rough it up with sand paper or should I give it a natural oak stain finish?

Should my accent colors be bright orange or a bright red, for my pops of color? Should I do pops of red and orange fabrics for the front of the drawers (look at picture number 3 for my thought process on this)?

Tell me your thoughts!

Family!!!

Family is such a great part of our lives, and we've done so many family things this past weekend. It's so nice to have a nice relaxing family weekend. We went to Farmer's Market, HEB, errand running, and movie watching. Sunday was Church, it's so hard to get up and be at church by 9 during summer, but always so worth it in the end!

On a bit of a sad news side, My uncle is in our prayers though, he's in the hospital very sick, so please keep him your prayers.

Speaking of family check out this great giveaway, leave a comment and let her know I sent you there!

Half Tees!!!!

	Do you like to wear the layered look? Do you hate the heat from having that extra layer? Or the bunching, and getting in the way? Well I have a solution for you...HALF TEES! Amanda Barker, owner and creator of Half Tees, is a genies! ... Come and check out this great invention and get a special deal! Live out of state? Don't feel like going to yet another show? No problem, you can still order, you just go to the website: www.halftees.com enter a promo code, and you can get the trunk show deal! Pricing: The basics are 2/$24....normally 2/$26 The long sleeved are 2/$20....normally 2/$24 ~The XL white, black, and brown are out of stock right now, sorry :( Please share this with your friends and family!!!

Tomato Pie

What did you have for dinner tonight?

Random question for a blog huh? Well my husband is in LOVE with tomato pie (thank you Sharon!)
Since we had some AWESOME home-grown tomato's from Elva's garden, it made this pie one of the best one yet!

One of the best things about making this dish is that my kids can help me, and it's so much fun letting them! Tonight only Madison wanted to help:

Madison and Mommy...Such a good little helper

Fresh, homegrown tomato's from Elva's garden (Thanks, Elva!)

The finished product! Yum-O!

Our yummy fresh squash as a side to go with it!

So I know you're reading this post, and are getting very hungry, right? You are asking yourself, how do I make this yummy pie? Well, I'm just going to give you the recipe! ENJOY!

Tomato Pie:

1 package of uncooked pie crust
5-6 Roman tomatoes (they are meater)
1lb bacon
1 small package of green onions (diced) I dice my own
1 cup of grated Parmesan cheese
1-1 1/2 cups of Mayo

Step One:
Pre-heat oven to 375

Step Two:
Put the pie crust on a pie pan and cook in the oven for 7 minutes, take out and set aside.

Step Three:
Cook bacon in a pan or microwave till crisp. Crumble and set aside.

Step Four:
In a mixing bowl add your mayo, grated Parmesan, and diced up green onions stir intill just mixed, don't
over mix. Set aside.

Step Five:
Slice your tomatoes and put down a layer on your pie crust. Sprinkle a layer of bacon, add another layer
of your mayo mixture, sprinkle another layer of bacon, and repeat till all ingredients are gone.

Bake at
375 for 30 minutes and enjoy!

I LOVE my kids...

We all say that, right? But they have been so good today! Grandon has been sporting this outfit today!




When I asked him to please go get dressed, he informed me that he can't, because he is at a wedding. When I asked him who was getting married he said he was! What else can you do when your kiddos are being this cute, but pull out the recorder and encourage such cute behavior, so enjoy my kids at there wedding:

Scentsy from Tiffany

I'm now a Scentsy consultant! And...I'm loving!!! If you are on facebook make sure to look up "Scentsy from Tiffany" and like my page! Also check out the giveaway that I am doing under the notes section on my facebook page!

I also have an open show going on at www.scentsy.com/tiffanycox and for this month you get 10% off just about everything! So go buy from Tiffany's open show!

Let everyone know and refer them to me, you don't have to live in the same state to host a catalog show or to place an order!

A few things I love...

The Sound of Music is only one of my many favorite movies! I think we all relate "These are a few of my favorite things" song to that movie!

I have a huge love and passion for older and black and white movies! I could watch them all day long! I started this obsession as a little girl going to stay the night at my Oma and Opa's house, and we'd watch those movies!

But that got me thinking this morning, I don't think I've ever shared a few of my favorite things with my blog family! So since I'm in the pondering mood today I thought I would!

1. It's only right to start the list off with "The Sound of Music"
2. Audrey Hepburn - I LOVE her movies, and of course, "Breakfast at Tiffany's" is top!
3. Going out to eat for Breakfast at dinner time!
4. The hugs, kisses, and I LOVE you mommy, from my kiddos, makes my heart melt every-time!
5. Snuggles
6. Love notes left in random places
7. Fresh Flowers!
8. DIAMONDS, my husbands curse is he married an Aries!!!
9. Christmas EVERYTHING!!!
10. Music
11. Dancing in the rain
12. Shopping...for just about anything
13. Home Decor!
14. Making different things, and then giving them to loved ones, and watch the surprise in there face when they realized I made it!
15. My Heavenly Father
16. A hug with love and meaning just for no reason from my mom
17. My daddy for wanting to be my daddy, when he didn't have to be
18. Photography, amazing, talented people, who take amazing talented pictures of my family
19. The weird loving relationship I have with my brothers, you wouldn't guess we love each other, but we'd die for one another
20. For all the things my husband has given me so I can have a life of not working!
21. SCENTSY...SCENTSY...SCENTSY
22. My Thirty One

Oh, how the list could go on, but these are the ones I felt the need to share! What are is your favorite things list? Link up and share your favorite list!

They're only sweet when there asleep....

Why is it that your kids only know how to be sweet when they're sleeping?

I love my monkey girl to death, but she is going to be the death of me...I SWEAR! She is all over the place, has a hard time being nice to anyone, including me!

She can give you a look that would make your great grandmother cry and all for no reason what so ever!

But....when she is sleeping, she is the sweetest, cutest, and most innocent thing in the whole world! Now how to keep her that way....hmmmm (ponder)

New Haircut...

So after much back and forth on what to do with my hair, I finally made a decision! I really wanted extensions, but have you seen the price of those babies??? I mean really $500, I just couldn't bring myself to spend that kind of money!

So What did I do, I went the complete opposite direction and cut it all off! Clayton hates it with all of his being, but he hates short hair! 5 out of 7 days of the week I LOVE it, but I do LOVE my long hair, I'm just very impatient and I'm NOT paying $500 to have it super long!

Oh well, as I've always said "It's just hair" so what do you think?

Like, Love it, or maybe it'll grow on ya???