A Baby! & More!

No not me silly! haha

But I thought that was a good blog post title to get your attention ;)

Man this weekend has flown by!

I had a million things going on, and lots of things to share about :)

First and most importantly...I have blogged about my friend Kelly before... I think the last one was actually her so cute prego pictures done by the fabulous Alicia :)

Presh!

Well you may notice on her belly in the pic on the right, due date is Dec 29th ... no sir, that little baby was ready to come out YESTERDAY!!

Baby Mack entered the world at 11:06am weighing 5lbs 12 oz :)

Congrats Kelly & Garrett!!

His cute little stocking on the hospital nursery window!

After he got all cleaned up :) So cute! Look at all that hair!!

I can't wait to hold him! More pics to come I'm sure haha

Next on the agenda... I found Frankie's twin brother on Pinterest ... and in reindeer attire no less ...

How CUTE is that??

Too bad my photo of Frankie isn't quite as professional and nice as his twin's haha

That's a cute idea for next year's Christmas card though!

Last night was my RE/MAX office Christmas Party!

Chris & I

I didn't get very good pics :(

But I did get my fave make up girl at MAC to put eyelashes on for me :)

gross pic, but look at those falsies ha!

Ok lastly...

If you know me, you know I have been SERIOUSLY contemplating getting a tattoo on my wrist for a while now. I think they are cute! And I also think it's a great place on my body to get this particular one for two reasons:

Reason #1-  I will be able to see it daily and it will be a great reminder for me

Reason #2- With all the arm candy I usually am dressed in, if I ever have the desire to hide it, I can do so super easily with a bracelet or something :) See below pic for previous arm candy post!

So while thinking about this over the last two months I have gotten several "signs" if you will, that I should go for it. I won't bore you with those, but they were definitely signs ha.

I stumbled across some interesting tattoo related things on Pinterest...

White tattoos? Hmm.. that's different!

A bracelet tattoo... ok that's pretty cute!

Now I hope you can read this because this is funny....

That'll make ya think about whether or not you should get a tattoo right?

If I follow this chart, then I should get the tat ... ;)

Very logical. Ha.

What I want to get, because I know you're wondering and I've held the suspense, is a little saying that means a lot to me...

"It is well with my soul"

If you grew up in church, you may be familiar with the hymn that these words come from.

Well that song was my grandmother's very favorite... I can hear her singing it in my head (a familiar sound that I hope doesn't go away with age)... I love the words to the song... 

If you aren't familiar, here are the lyrics...and a YouTube video by one of my favorite Christian groups, Hillsong United!

**Pause my Christmas Playlist at the bottom of the page before you watch!!**

I love it. I get chills every time I hear it. At church I usually get teary eyed, people are probably like what is going on with this girl? It was played at my grandmother's funeral, and since then, I am loose cannon when it comes on LOL not a joke.

So I think getting these simples words on my wrist will not only remind me of her when I look down at it, but also remind me that no matter what happens in life, stressful times, emotional struggles, happy or not so happy times, sad or mourning, sick or healthy, excited or thankful...

 it is well with my soul because someone bigger than me has it under control.  :)

These fonts below I saw on Pinterest and I think I am leaning towards "Feel Script"... 

It's readable, but beautiful too :)

Soooo... what do you think?? Anybody have one on their wrist now that they regret? Actually don't tell me! Ha! I don't want to know! I think I have made up my mind :)

Hope you had a great weekend!

XO,

Three One Six

This week I had the opportunity to do something I absolutely LOVE!

My church, Southland Christian, took on the awesome task of partnering with a program, Lifeline Christian Missions, to help feed children in Haiti. The goal is to pack 1 million meals, that will feed 3,000 kids for an entire year! Wow!

Chris and I (along with 6,000 other volunteers) knew as soon as we heard this that it would be something we would do.

The first time we did it (either last year or the year before I can't remember??) we thought it would be fun to bring the girls also so that they could get the feel for what service truly is and also see that there are so many kids that need help, and that they can be a part of the mission of helping! I really wanted them to just experience it and hold that act of service in their hearts. 

When we did it the first time it was so rewarding knowing how many kids would not go without food because of what our church was able to do for them. Ella & Ava had a blast doing it too! Bonus! lol

This year when the time came, we were all so excited!

The night we went, it was PACKED! It is such a great atmosphere, you just help where you can at your table, music is blaring, everyone is there for one purpose... to help pack food for all those kids!

When you get done with a bag this is what it looks like... this is a meal :)

There are different ingredients that go in the bag to make the meal. Each person at your station has a job and fill the bags, seal the bags, box them, label them and then go to the next!

Of course we wear hair nets ha not to stylish but hey, it's only an hour or so. ;)

Chris carried big tubs of soy and rice around to tables as they got low.

The girls were putting soy and rice and vegetable mix in the bags. I was helping them and then packing the boxes and taping them up to send off.

After the meals that are planned are fully packed for that shift, we all sat down to learn a little about what we did that night, how many meals we packed... and what a success the night was!!

These are some facts about Haiti kids... from the screen so not very good pics ha sorry

So sad to read these facts... but rewarding to know that we made one little step in helping them!

That night us, along with the other volunteers, packed 132,000 MEALS! woohooo!

Up to then this week the church as a whole had packed 743,000 MEALS! crazzzzy!

Quickly on the way to 1 million!

It was such a great time!

To learn more about this and the three one six series at Southland you can click HERE.

"For God so loved the world, that he gave his one and only son, so that everyone who believes in Him will not perish but have eternal life."

John 3:16



 

Blog Swap Reveal!!

Nothing gets you in the Christmas spirit more than a Christmas BLOG GIFT EXCHANGE!

 I mentioned before that Raven and her BFF Leslie came up with a great idea to do a gift swap between some blogging ladies and then have everyone blog about it today! I was lucky to get paired up with the oh so sweet Rachel over at In My life I Love You More!

First of all, my gift arrived in a big box with a cute address label and everything!

How cute is this card...?

Girl has got some major skills!

I want to know what pen that is and how to make those snowflakes?? LOL Adorable!!!!

The box had TWO gifts inside.. that's right... two ?!?

A super cute box with a beautiful ornament tied on...

AND...

Look who else got a present? Soooooo sweet of her to think of my baby ha!

He was SO excited to get a prize :)

He opened his first... and look what he got... :)

Precious.Adorable.Love It! ;) So sweet!

Then onto moi... PUMPED about my gift... she must know me well to know I have a mild obsession with these...

 (excuse the crazy hair, had been laying on the couch and this was taken by a 9 yr old lol!)

A MAC special of not one, but FOUR lip glasses in a cute little ornament ball!

LOOOOVEEE it :)

They are so pretty!

How great are those?

Love them!

Thank you so much sweet Rachel! I am so glad we got paired together and you were just so thoughtful with your gifts! I appreciate it so much! I hope you enjoyed your gifts too :)

To read her blog post about the swap today go visit her here and don't forget to follow her blog too!

She has some great ideas and her blog is super cute!

Now just a little Pinterest for today... :)

I love this for a party or get together... small shots of Taco Dip! Great idea!

Seven layer dip shots -- great for a party so people don't have to be crowded around a big bowl of dip. Layers: 1. Refried Beans 2. Sour Cream 3. Guacamole 4. Pico De Gallo 5. Queso Dip 6. Cheese 7. Green Onion

Two kitchens I am highly obsessed with...

Love that island!

Has anyone tried this magnetic spray paint??

Think I may try this week..

Love this dress for a holiday party...

Are you dying over that fur Chanel scarf? Ahhh!

Love these bracelets!!!

I am doing this for Christmas... already got the supplies ha! Chocolate and Sprinkles dipped glasses to drink milk out of! Love this! Great for a birthday party too!

Wish my bottle of Vaseline looked like this haha love the bling... Here are some great things to use it for if you don't know these...

- It makes your eyelashes grow: Lather Vaseline all over your eyelashes overnight and watch them thicken, even without a prescription! 

-To Soften dry and cracked elbows. 

-Dry cuticles: Store a mini-Vaseline container in your purse and utilize for emergency dry cuticle moments. 

- It is a misconception that Vaseline clogs pores, so smear it all over your face, neck and arms for softer skin. 

- It eases eyebrow plucking: Tame your eyebrows and lube up the under-skin so you can pluck with ease.  

- To make your accessories look brand spankin’ new: New job interview? Scuff the crap-ol-la out of your patent leather heals thanks to pitcher night? Put a small dab on your shoes and shine away! 

- It’s your new exfoliating body wash: Mix with sea salt and come out of the shower feeling soft. And sexy. Can be used to smooth and soothe skin after shaving. 

- Bonus - For Halloween - Once you carve your Halloween pumpkin, rub Vaseline on the exposed edges. it keeps it from rotting or going dry.           

Now some inspirational words for all of us...

I have to admit I have moments like this. Ha, don't quite say it like this, but think it often LOL it comes with this business I think ;) 

Mac n Cheese isn't a vegetable?? LOL

and Bless Your Heart is my favorite saying...just sayin.

Love this.

Sorry for the long post but this was a special Monday! 

Hope all you other gift swappers were as pleased as I was :) Can't wait to go read all of them!

Weekend Recap!

What a weekend... it has been jammed pack! I don't think I have stopped all weekend!!

Wanted to do a quick recap because tomorrow is a BIG day... Glitz & Glam Blog Exchange Post (which I opened tonight and Rachel did soooooo amazing I am so excited to share!!! LOVE my gifts!) and also Pinteresting Monday :)

First let me tell you that we Chris finally cut out tree and made it pretty :) So we decorated it all morning Saturday and I did the inside while he did the outside, and I think it turned out pretty good!

Our tree :)

Skirt is just some faux fur from Hancocks Fabrics... I couldn't find a skirt I liked this year so this is sufficing ha, it kind of looks black in this pic but IRL it's pretty cute!

I still have some greenery to add to this and I'm sorry for such a bad pic but it was from my phone... but our mantle with our 5,000 stockings lol!

New Nutcrackers are from Homegoods... I think they were cheap like $15 or so....? They are very blingy, I love them :) Got some for the kids rooms also!

(Kids Xmas Rooms coming soon in a post!)

Speaking of the kids and Christmas... our Elf on a Shelf, Jingles, has been totally crazzzzzy this weekend!?!

Take a look for yourself...

 (thank you Pinterest!)

Making Snow Angels (and a mess) out of flour in the kitchen!

Reading a story when we got home to all the gazillion stuffed animals and even the little action figures and army men from Jake's room!

We even woke up this morning and he was on the shelf with his arm around Barbie (forgot to get a pic!) and as soon as Jake saw it he said "Oh my gosh, Jingles married Barbie last night!"

Hahahahaha. Too funny. We were dying. ;)

We went ice skating this weekend to the new Ice Rink down at Triangle Park in Lexington... it was pretty fun!  Crazy crowded, but fun!

Today we went to church, went to a chorus performance of Ella's and then took some pics for Christmas cards and such this afternoon... pretty cute ;)

Chris's parents came down also and got a quick pic in too...

We had such a fun weekend!

I have gotten 3 new favorite CD's and they are just basically on repeat on my car now 24/7...

I already told you how great the Michael Buble CD is... but now let me tell you I am obsessed with the JB Under the Mistletoe CD haha laugh if you want, but it is good and you will agree!! :) And also, got the new WOW Christian Christmas Songs CD at Sam's over the weekend and it is soooooo good! It's a two disc set and all the songs are awesome, I am loving it!!

I am working on a Polyvore Christmas Wishlist for this week too... Just for fun :)

(And for CJ ha)

Check back tomorrow for the reveal of my blog swap gift!!

And some good Pinteresting too!