And Baby makes 12

Nieces & Nephews that is! I know what you're all thinking. Ha Ha Its going to be at least 2013 before this announcement is for myself & Rhett. I often mention all the little sweetie pies in our family but today I am going to introduce you to each & every one. Lets start with oldest to youngest. Fair warning this is a long one!


My teenage niece 13 (who has a bf) ughhhh this kid needs to quit growing. This little chick is so dear to my heart. She still lets me hug & kiss her. I think I will just burst into tears the first time she is too big for this. (hopefully it will be never)  *Brooke Claudia*

Next is seriously the most helpful sweetest kind hearted 11 year old you will ever meet. She is a crazy, loving, adorable girl. I know I have said it before but when Rhett & I got together she was 3 months old. Now look at her!!!! *love*
*Madison Cait*

The first birth I was around for was Mr *Jack Pierce* (almost 11) I can still remember how wonderful it was the entire family was at the hospital waiting when he arrived! He is named after his Grandpa on his mother's side. I am so happy I got to be a part of the special day he arrived in this world. He is a very athletic child. Which is awesome!!!! 

Rhett's godchild *Max Claude* (almost 9) is such a little sweetie. He occasionally will go hunting with Rhett. Literally for his 5th or 6th b-day we bought him a gun. I know we are crazy!!!! He loves candy & soda lol What kid doesn't?? He is also very athletic & I very much enjoy watching him & Jack play sports.

Next up is *Will August*  who just turned 7. Gosh these kids are growing up fast. He is pretty quiet usually around me. He tends to keep to himself a lot. I think he is finally past the stage where he doesn't absolutely despise getting his picture taken. Lol Their for a while I could never get any of him. What a cutie!

*Tess Elisha*  I swear this kid is going to be a model. She is gorgeous and she is only 4 

(5 in November) She is sooo sweet. For a long time she didn't talk probably bc she has those 3 big brothers who didn't let her get a word in! I got to spend a lot of time with her during the time she had speech therapy. I really appreciated spending that one on one with her. She is going to be an adorable flower girl. I can't wait!

*Jake Jay* (4) Ohhh the stories I could tell you about this little booger. He says the funniest things and cutest things. He just makes me laugh and laugh. Right now he says his name is Jakers not "Jake the snake" (which is what I call him) I love that I get to spend so much time with him. He also looooves candy just like Max! 

Last but not least of the 4 year olds is *Claire Ann* I am not sure who is funnier her or Jake. It is a close call! She says the funniest & cutest things as well. I feel that she & Rhett have a special little bond! She is a farm, animal loving girl all the way. When she gets older she is going to hear the story about the day she was born when Uncle Rhett & Aunt Sara went to meet her and my car broke down. Fun Memories! Not!!! Uncle Rhett was not a happy camper.

My godchild *Maggie Brand*  (2 1/2) The other day when I left her house she said Bye Sara. Awww melt my heart! I was so excited when Jeremy & Tracey asked me to be her godmother. Her little dimple in her chin is just the sweetest thing ever. Love love her! 

I promise we are almost there!

*Cole Justin* (1 1/2) The happiest baby I have ever met in my life. This kid is so cute & so happy I think I say it every single time I am around him. He just makes my day! I hope I have babies just like him lol bc he is adorable. He gets into everything!!!! Very active baby. He is just starting to really talk so hopefully soon S A R A comes out of that little mouth! 

Last but not least *Cletus Roy* (will be the big 1 in August) What a chunky monkey. With his little rolls & red hair so sweet. I like calling him Cletey. He is a slobber butt too! Such a good baby. I think he has like 6 teeth now. 

Whew that took a while to sort through all the cute pictures and choose just 1 for each kid.

So I am sure you are all wondering who is giving me #12 niece or nephew.............

That would be Meghan & Jason! Baby Markotay is on the way & due in January!!!!

Beyond excited and so happy for both of them. Meghan & I said we were going to have our kids close together so you know what that means for me! 

Love love love all these kids with every oz of my heart!

Before it is all over I am probably going to have 20 nieces/nephews after my siblings have them too. I can't wait!

Graduation Memories

In honor of the graduation weekend we had I am going to share some oldies but goodies of Rhett & I. Happy Graduation to my little brother Alexander Dale Phegley (aka alex p spot) That is what he swore his name was when he was younger. He has definitely made all of the family proud. It will be sad to not have him around for the next 4 years as he is off at college in Rolla. He is of course the baby so my Mom & Dad will soon have an empty nest. I have a feeling they will still stay very busy.


Friday night at the ceremony it was gorgeous. I thought it was going to be quite hot but it turned out to be a great night temperature wise. It was pretty short & sweet. So happy it was outside as well and not in the hot gym. Sunday was the party for Andrew & Alex to celebrate both of their graduations. Now this day was quite warm! It was at Ratz park in Red Bud and their was a nice turn out. Congratulations to both of my little brothers!


All kinds of exciting wedding stuff going on too. I shared my toss garter recently and now I can share MY garter. Thank you Vickie so much!!! Love it.

 The flower girl dress also arrived. Sadly the sash was not the correct shade of purple. Rhett said I am too picky but I want the bridesmaids & flower girls to match because I know in pictures you would be able to tell. The pictures are extremely important to me. Luckily David's Bridal had inexpensive sashes that are the same as the other girls dresses. They also just so happened to have 1 in stock so had to order 2 more. I just couldn't wait to see Maggie in her dress. Saturday I hopped on over to Jeremy & Tracey's house for a little fitting. (the 1 minute it takes to get there) Here is my sweet niece. It fit perfect and she kinda acted like she didn't want to take it off. That's a good sign right?  Now I just need to order 2 more for the other little ones.

 

I recently went into my backyard and picked some wheat. It is planted all around our lake so their is plenty to spare. I plan on making several arrangements like this for the reception. 

Tomorrow I am off to work my 4 day weekend has come to an end. Boo! It was great while it lasted though. 

3 Little Princesses

I officially now have 3 little flower girls in my wedding. How can you pick just 1 when you have 3 adorable little nieces!! My sister in law Tracey suggested looking for dresses on e bay and oh man what a fantastic idea! They have some cute inexpensive dresses on there. I ended up ordering this one and then if we all like and it fits well I will order 2 more. It is simple but cute. I am praying that purple is the right shade (fingers crossed) but if not the sash & flower are removable.

One day several months ago when I was babysitting Tess I showed her my wedding dress and seriously she had the sweetest response ever....."WOW". 

So I can just see this with her...

One of my garters is finished! This is the one that will be thrown to a lucky man. Mine will be similar but a little different. Thanks again Vickie for making!!!

Love this!! I might have to borrow Rhett's boots for a few photo ops

Love love hydrangeas. These are the cutest cupcakes!!

yummy shower ideas 

decorated marshmallows on stick!

 frozen strawberry lemonade 

 Have to keep it short & sweet today lots to day before work at noon! 

Just a bunch of ramblings

It is officially summer because school is out and that means.....#1 my sweet nieces & nephews are going to be free every single day to do fun stuff with me. #2 my Mom, Mother in law, & Sister are out of school to help me with all my fun wedding planning! (You all have no idea what I have in store for you) Ha Ha!!!!
Just joking but really now I won't feel bad asking for help. I loved the summer when I was a child. It meant softball, my birthday, and swimming!! Speaking of swimming we have a lake at our house now so if it would actually RAIN and fill up we could utilize it.


Last week Meghan & Jason were on vacation in Florida so I checked on their dog Bear every day.The three little doggies went to a dog sitter but Bear just hung out at home living solo for the week. (She was my gma's dog before she passed away) We are all so grateful that now she has a great home with wonderful doggie parents. Anyways....sweet Meg & J bought me a gift for checking on the dog. Love the sign, love the card, love the $20!! They really did not have to get me anything but they did and for that I am thankful!

I am officially signed up for the COLOR RUN!!! So excited if you couldn't tell

I am now reading Fifty Shades of Grey-holy moly can't put it down

Their are 2 movies out on red box that I really want to see & I have several weeks worth of tv to catch up on. I don't think their are enough hours in the day anymore. Plus every time I get on pinterest I can't get off of that stinkin website.

My Mom, Sister, & I are planning a visit to Eureka Springs in early June so I have been dealing with setting up things for that. I now have an appointment to get my hair done (trial run before the wedding day) at Crescent Hotel & Spa. We are going to meet with the photographer, visit the chapel, visit the reception site. All kinds of fun stuff! Just getting everything finalized. 

Here are a few cute hair ideas!! I am pretty sure I want to wear it on the side. I don't want the back to be covered bc it is my favorite part of the dress.

This is just too cute!! Have to do it!

                                                               

Loving these cakes....Decisions Decisions!!!

                                                         

Can totally see Tess, Claire, & Maggie under there!

Hope everyone has a great day! 

Happy Mother's Day!

I had a fantastic weekend! It started off Friday with a sweaty work out with Darla then I headed off to Fareview Heights for some shopping. Anytime I go to the mall I get my ring cleaned at Kay's Jewelers so now my ring is all sparkly and I can't stop staring at it! I was on a mission for carpenter style jean shorts for Rhett. Let me tell ya that was one difficult task...after 5 stores I finally found them at Wal-Mart. I also made a stop at Big Time Beads in Swansea to look for jewelry for my bridesmaids. It was just a little too pricey for me so I ended up buying some earrings at good ol Kohls. I also made a stop at Grimm & Gorly florist & Cupcakes Too and picked these up for my Momma for Mother's Day

A lot of thought went into choosing each & every one of these cute little cupcakes!

I also stopped by Bath & Body Works and picked up some hand soap for her and a gift certificate at Creve Coeur Camera. At the cupcake place I also got a couple peanut squares which I knew Rhett would be totally excited about. Once upon a time he mentioned he had them as a child and really liked them. I printed out a recipe from online so in the future I will have to try making them. 

Saturday was my brother Andrew's college graduation day. Boy how did this day get here so fast. I am feeling awfully old with 2 of my siblings now in the real world.

Andrew & Alex (who graduates from HS next week)

It was a long, cold but very nice ceremony & I am sure glad I was able to attend. 

Now onto Mother's Day!!  I have to say I have the BEST mother in the world & the BEST mother-in-law. They are both so giving, caring, and loving. So thankful for both of them each and every day. Rhett & I attended church with his parents and then treated them to breakfast at Lisa's in Rocher. Afterwards we stopped by my mom & dads to visit for a bit. We then spent the rest of the day cleaning, gardening, sleeping, cooking, & riding around looking at the crops. It was a great day! I was teasing Rhett about getting me a mother's day gift bc I am a doggie mom....He said well I do have a gift for you but it is for your birthday. Heck I didn't want to wait till August!! He led me downstairs where it was hidden among his hunting gear and this is what I got. A beautiful gold & diamond bracelet. He thought I could wear it for the wedding which is exactly what I plan to do! 

What a sweetie!! In 11 years I have gotten 5 pieces of jewelry (including this one) total from Rhett as gifts so this is a very big surprise. A wonderful & thoughtful gift. 

Good News Galore

 I have mentioned in the past about the color run 5K I was going to attend in Chicago. Well it ends up I am unable to attend it at the end of the month but on Friday I got some awesome news!! The Color Run is officially coming to St. Louis. Yay!!!!!!! I literally was jumping up & down screaming at work when I got the text. I think my boss thought I was a lunatic. I am beyond so happy & excited. It is August 18th and I am off that weekend which makes this chick even happier. 

Then at the end of my work day I got even more exciting news! My sister got a new job and it is in Edwardsville. She texted me and said to call her when I got a chance (2 exclamation points) I just knew exactly what she was going to tell me!!!!! Yay!!!!!! So excited again this time I was seriously crying. She is going to be much closer which makes me very happy. I am so proud of her because she is an amazing person & teacher.

I also have some new wedding goodies to show off. 

Erin helped me out with my unity candle & it turned out great. 

The lace on it is from my grandma's house which makes it even more special. 

My pew bow for the church which Britney from Creative Concepts made. Still trying to decide if I like the thing in the middle....any thoughts

My beautiful ring bearer pillow that my friend/co-worker Vickie made for Jake to carry. She is also making my garters can't wait to see them!

That's all for now I am running on fumes from lack of sleep all weekend. Have a great & blessed day!

A stroll in the 1950's

 Today I am sharing some pictures from my Grandma & Grandpa Phegley's wedding day! They were married on November 26, 1955. They were married for 49 years. They almost made it to 50!! My Grandpa went to heaven when I was in x-ray school in January 2005 & my Grandma just recently passed away in September 2011. They are both missed every day by all of their loving family members. Today we remember & celebrate them!!











(LT to RT)
Uncle Junior Bachelier ( Gma's brother),
Dolly (Gma), Dale (Gpa), Uncle John Niermann
(Gma's brother in law)

 Outside of St. Joseph's Catholic church in
Prairie du Rocher. My parents got married there as well. It is a beautiful church.

My Great Grandma & Grandpa Phegley's 50th Wedding Anniversary Party

Ruby & Calvin

                                 My Grandma & I at my college pinning ceremony for x-ray school

My Dad (on right) & his brother Steve (I think this pic of my dad looks like me so I had to share) 

Love & Miss You Both!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!