Baby Birds

Yesterday afternoon I found that a bird's nest had blown out of our maple tree in the backyard. I went to pick it up and heard faint chirping. There was one baby bird on the ground, and another still in the nest. I scooped it up and hurried inside. I placed the nest in the shoe box, called Mom, and we cried knowing they would probably go to heaven. Well, after I got off the phone, one of them opened it's mouth at me- who wouldn't have offered it something?! I soaked dogfood in water and tried to feed them.

They are so tiny and one is completely pink with no feathers. I'm not sure if they will make it, but I'm sure going to give it my best. So far, I've been feeding them every 20 minutes- yes, it's time consuming. They made it through their first night and are still doing OK now.

I'm not hopefully they will live, but I'm trying. Sometimes it's so hard being tender hearted!

A Day with Lily

Luke and Lily in the playdough

Making a "Aunt Melissa" snowman

It's messy work!

I think Luke had as much fun as she did!

French braiding her hair

Luke and Lily at Burger King

Miss thang!

Me and Lily at Burger King

Alicia and Me

Lily and Christylee

Yesterday, Christylee, Lily, our long time friend Alicia, and I met for lunch at Dixie Cafe here in Benton. We had a good time visiting. I was even able to teach Alicia a little knitting! Later in the evening Luke and I picked up Lily for a play date. We went to Burger King to eat dinner- her favorite! She ate all her nuggets and a few fries. Luke tried his best to get her to go down the slide, but she just wouldn't do it! He did though- not sure if he will try that again! We came back to the house and played with some playdough. It was a fun night...she's such a mess!

Conway for a Day

Luke and I took a day trip to Conway to check out Hendrix College. We were looking for a good spot to shoot some engagement pictures. I think we found it, Hendrix is SO pretty!!! I absolutely LOVE the new lens Luke got me for my camera....it is amazing! Afterward, we ate lunch at Stobys- which was delicious as usual. We ended the day with a trip to Collins Orchard where we picked our very own peaches. They were so yummy! I can't wait to make a cobbler!

The Cheapest Cheese Dip You'll Love

I was at Walmart the other day and about croaked when I saw the price of Velveeta- $5.98 for a 2lb. block!!! I bit the bullet and bought it anyway- it was for a party. While complaining to my friend Amanda about it, she told me her recipe for the cheapest cheese dip. I made it for supper tonight- OH MY, I won't be buying Velveeta ever again!!!

Cheap Cheese Dip
1 pkg. Pioneer Gravy Mix (just the plain kind, not pepper or buttermilk)
1 pkg. Taco Seasoning Mix (I used 1/2 of this package)
1 (2c.) pkg American/Cheddar Shredded Cheese (I used 1/2 of this)

Make Gravy mix according to the directions. Once it's done, add your cheese and taco seasoning mix. I added a few splashes of milk to get the consistency right. You can add more or less taco seasoning if you want.

All that for about 4 bucks- and actually I have enough to make another batch later! It sounds crazy, but it's SO good!!!