A Sad Day

My sweet little birds didn't make it. One died on Sunday and the other one went to heaven last night. I tried my best, but I just can't take the place of a Momma bird. I was amazed at the miracle of a baby bird though, they are just so tiny! I even watched as the food went down his throat and into his stomach- amazing! I am thankful that God let me witness this little miracle and take care of it for a few days. Now they are both flying in Heaven. As my friend Alicen said, "they are a wonderful addition to God's zoo!" Love it!

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!!!

Travs Game (Lots of posts below!)

Luke and I went with his company to see the Travs Game last Saturday night. It was HOT!!! We sat in lawn chairs on the grassy side. I brought along my sock knitting to keep me busy- baseball to me is so boring!! It was a good game, and I'm glad I got to enjoy it with Luke. He loves baseball.

We were introduced to others by a lady as "the only ones without kids at NIC." Let's just say it's taken me a week to get over that statement- I mean, should I be wearing a sign that says we have no kids??? When people make remarks like that it really does bothers me. It makes me feel like there is something wrong with Luke and me. Just because we don't have children, should be our business, and not what sets us apart from everyone else. I guess some people just need to think before they speak!

Ok, I'm off my soapbox for now! Enjoy the rest of the posts below- there's lots of them!!

Georgia Company

Sweet David

So sad to leave the sprinkler behind...

Ma enjoying the warmth of being outside

Mr. Corn on the Cobb man

Dad and Luke

David

Luke and sweet Emily

Dad and David on the Ipad

Emily and her beautiful coloring

Ann and David

David

Dylan and Ann

Dylan and Ann made a trip up to Neosho to visit family. We haven't seen them in 7 years! It was great to get to visit with them. Their kids David and Emily are just too cute! We had dinner over here last night. Luke grilled burgers and dogs. We had corn on the cob- which David loved- salsa, bean dip, chips, and cake. It was a spread. After dinner the kids played in the backyard sprinkler. I think everyone had a great time. We were sad to see them leave!!