Sunday was my favorite day of them all. Brady and I attended our normal church service and then headed off to take our one year anniversary photos, once those are ready I will post them on here!! Then we had lunch with his parents, brisket ummm :)
And this is now
Some fresh flowers..
And wa-la...
We just had a new garage door installed so I will have pictures posted soon of the new door.
-Cooper Lane
They are going to have so much fun and will remember this trip for ever.-Cooper Lane
Brady and I just bought our first brand new set of washer and driers. We bought the Samsung Steam Wash. The steam machine was a little bit more expensive but this is something that we will have for years and years to come. The steam clean is supposed to help get out those stubborn stains and extend the life of your clothes which is always a plus!! There is also a new technology called Diamond Drum which replaces the old typical washing drum with one that has smaller depressions so that your clothes do not snag. And the new items use less water, which was the husbands favorite part!
-Cooper Lane
We have been to the Gaylord several times for events that they have held in their atrium but we had never stayed. So we booked a room and it was lovely. We had an atrium view room so that we could see the whole inside area of the hotel. In the atrium there is a beautiful garden of flowers with different shops to go look in. Each time we go the Gaylord they have a different theme. This weekend the theme was Alice in Wonderland. 
The next day, after breakfast, we went to the lovely Bass Pro Shop to get Brady's birthday present from me. Since he is an avid hunter haha all he wanted for his birthday was a gun case, and so that is what I got him. He is pretty easy to buy for. After we left Bass Pro we headed to Texas De Brazil. Brady had been begging to go since I went with the girls and showed him all of the pictures. So Steve and D'Lynn (Brady's parents) met us at the restaurant and we had a nice lunch. (Brady LOVED it!!) Once we left lunch we then went to another lovely place called Cabelas, needless to say I was worn our from all of the "hunt" shopping. At Cabelas we picked up another present for Brady from his dad which was a new gun safe, which was a much needed gift! 
It was a strawberry cheesecake ice cream cake with graham cracker crust!! Neither one of us like regular birthday day cake so we normally always get cookie cakes. But this year I decided to go to Maggie Moos and get an ice cream cake and mmmm mmm was it good! Earlier today we were looking for our next excuse to buy an ice cream cake and we came up with the Fourth of July!!! We can get a patriotic ice cream cake!! :)
Emily Giffin is one of my favorite authors. Her stories make me feel like I am in the scene, that the person she is talking about is someone I know. Heart of the Matter is a book about 2 women, Tessa Russo and Valerie Anderson, both women are mothers to small children. Other than what they share as mothers the two women have very little in common. Every other chapter is a perfect description of life in their eyes. Emily Giffin creates a story of these two women, both good people, caught in circumstances that test them in ways they never thought possible. Each having to question everything that they once believed and each discovering what truly matters most.
Emily Giffin has 5 books out now. Something Borrowed, Something Blue, Baby Proof, Love the One You're With and the latest is Heart of the Matter
In 2009 2S Films teamed up to produce Something Borrowed and Something Blue. Something Borrowed is shooting now with a fantastic cast that includes: Kate Hudson (my favorite) and Collin Farrell. I am soo soo excited. Both of these books were published in 2006 and I have not read either one of them.
So next on my list of summer reads is Something Borrowed and Something Blue.
-Cooper Lane
was soo excited to see his mommy and daddy yesterday night when we got home!! He had soo much fun at his grandparents house (Brady's parents) that he didn't think about us too too much but when Sunday night rolled around and into Monday he started getting pretty worried that we left him forever! 4 days gone from us is a long time for our sweet little boy!! As soon as we got home they came to drop him off and he was soooo excited to see us!! He gave me soo many kisses! Now he is connected to my side and does not want to leave it in fear that we will leave again.
That night we had to take Lauren and Justin to the airport which was sad because I was not ready for them to leave and plus them leaving made it closer to the time when we had to leave. We arrived at the airport a little earlier and so we goofed around in the airport! It was soo much fun and left us with several different memories to laugh at for years to come! Once they checked in their luggage they still had about 30 minutes left until they were boarding so we sat down and played some Skip Bo. We all love to play games!
-Cooper Lane
