Merry Christmas to Whitney...EARLY!

I have been dying to put these pics on here for weeks but I was trying to keep this precious pooch a surprise. My sister, Whitney, has been wanting a little puppy for a long time - so being the wonderful sister that I am (haha!) she got her wish for her birthday/Christmas. She named him Riley and he is a Shih Tzu/Poodle mix and extremely precious! It was hard to give him up after having him at our house for 2 weeks. Hopefully she loves him and is not hating me for giving her something to potty train :) Merry Christmas Whitney!

The happy new "mother"!

Of course, the ridiculous hats and costumes have begun :)
This is Riley 90% of the time

When you talk to him he cocks his head to the side and makes the cutest expression - he could really be on a card!
This is a picture from the first night we got him - "pre-bath"
Brady loves his new cousin and is missing him so much - they made great playmates!

My friend Amy had this cute idea - isn't he adorable?

As fun as having Riley has been, Zach and I are realizing that we are not cut out for more puppy potty training, long nights of crying, etc - we'll stick with just Brady for now....the next long nights I hope to have better include a real baby :)

Weekend with Friends!

OK - these are a little old, but I got busy and haven't blogged in a while. This is my sweetie on Halloween - he was the cutest little spider!

Waiting for trick-or-treaters!

Zach's brother, Nick, came to visit a few weeks ago and somehow "lost" his toothbrush - sorry Nick!

Our friends Amy and Joe Evans came up this past weekend and we had so much fun with them. Here we are at the Old Mill Restaurant in Pigeon Forge, TN. This was after Amy and I hit the outlets - we are very dangerous together!!

We wish you guys lived closer!

My very best friend :)

Fall and Football - my favorite time of year!

I LOVE this time of year!! I hope you are all enjoying the beauty of this season!

This is a view from our kitchen window on a clear day - although I complain about how little the town is where we live, it is really beautiful.

This is my "harvest scene" on the front porch

This is mostly for nana - here's what I did with the basket from the Holiday Mart - what do you think?

We have been having some gorgeous sunsets but this one was amazing - and when it takes Zach's breath away you know it's good :)

Here's my little cutie in his TN jersey - Zach of course hates it but he looks so cute! (Especially with that innocent look on his face!)

Here we are tailgating at the TN/SC game - GO VOLS - sorry Neil! It was the perfect weather for a football game! Zach's smiling because Georgia was just about to beat Florida - YEAH! Whitney and Amy Margaret - "professional tailgaters"! Amy really knew how to "man" the grill!

OK - I know this is silly but we matched so I HAD to take a picture - poor thing, he looks so embarrassed! One day I will have kids to take pictures of and you guys won't have to look at so many dog pics!!

The Hutto Wedding

We spent last weekend in Columbia, SC watching our good friend Neil get married. It was such a wonderful weekend and we got to spend time with our best friends we hadn't seen in about a year. I miss them so much and hope they know how much they're loved!

Congratulations Neil & Stacey!

Bree, Audrey, and I - Don't these girls look great and they've had babies!! Bree is carrying her fourth!

The boys - trying to look cool :)

Neil giving his big speech

The gang together again!

" You can't just walk into a room...you gotta slide" -Neil Hutto

Corley Mill House and Gardens

Audrey and Jacob - wow, that's a nice suit!

Bree and Keith

Zach and I

Waiting on the wedding to start - I think this was the first time I have been "early" to a wedding!

Neil's wonderful mom and dad

Stacey and her dad

The beautiful bride and groom





Their first dance

Silly!

Neil, who's this fine lady you're dancing with??? :)