Lucie Turns Six!

First I want to say "Hello" and "Thank You" to all of you new ladies that have visited my blog and left me comments. I appreciate you stopping by and wishing me well as I start out in the blog world.

On June 5th, my sweet boyfriend James' precious little girl, Miss Lucie Lou, celebrated her sixth birthday. Daddy and I took her to Chuck E. Cheese to celebrate.

Here is sweet James with Maggie, his oldest daughter, who is nine-years-old right now. Both of the girls are just precious and I absolutely adore them, and I think they feel the same way about me because I love to spoil them rotton. What else are little girls for?

I feel so blessed and thankful that these wonderful people have come in to my life. I have had a hard time in my life in the recent past with relationships, and when I met James he was like a breath of fresh air. The girls are the sweet, pink frosting on top!

Sweet Miss Maggie Mae was proudly showing me her first strand of coveted "tickets" that will eventually be turned in for a fun prize or two. I can't wait to see what she gets!


Miss Lucie was riding a pony in the derby. I think this was the one activity she loved most at Chuck E. Cheese! She really loves horses.


After we had our fun at Check E. Cheese we went back to my house and had cake, ice cream, and P-R-E-S-E-N-T-S for Miss Lucie. I set the table and put a few decorations up for a "mermaid" themed party. I made some flowes from white, pink, and aqua tissue paper and hung them on the chandelier and curtain rods in the kitchen. I made party favors with sweet pink stawberry "mermaid pillows" candies in a clear celophane bag. I made a name card for each of us and tied it on the bags with pretty, pink ribbon. The napkin rings are jeweled crowns that my mom, Ginger, gave me and I just love them. You can visit her site at http://www.glitterandroses.blogspot.com/ . James and the girls get so excited when I decorate for them. It feels so wonderful to have these sweet people in my life that I love so much who really appreciate the things I do for them. I appreciate them too and it is so wonderful to be in a relationship with a man that appreciates me and loves me for who I am.

It was time for cake and Miss Lucie couldn't wait to eat that sweet, pink icing.

Ok, Miss Lucie, make a wish before you dig into that cake! Isn't she the cutest thing!!!?

Happy Birthday to you! Happy Birthday to you! Happy Birthday Sweet Lucie! Happy Birthday to you! She closed her eyes, made a wish, blew out the candles, and informed us all she would not tell us what she wished for. She knows the rules . . . it won't come true if you tell! Later she told me she wished I would marry her daddy so we could be together forever.

Lucie got several Barbie dolls and Barbie clothes because she L-O-V-E-S to play Barbies, and I love to play with her because it just so happens that was my favorite thing to do as a child. I am so thankful I have gotten to have so many Barbie play times with her already. It is so important for us to invest our time playing with the little one's in our lives while they are still little. I just love these sweet little girls!

There was a big surprise waiting for Miss Lucie outside. After she unwrapped some small gifts indoors, we took her out to the drive way and she discovered that daddy bought her a new bicycle!!! She was so excited and a little stunned, because she certainly wasn't expecting it. She immediately wanted to ride it so James gave her some lessons because the new bike was bigger than her old one she is used to riding. She took a few spills but each time would rise to her feet and shout "I'm ok!" or "No harm!" and we just had to chuckle. She didn't quit until she got the hang of it and then she was a pro by the end of our walk around my small community.

I hope Lucie has some wonderful memories of her sixth birthday. I know I do and I am so thankful that I got to be a part of it. I love this family so much and I feel so blessed to have each one of them in my life. They bring me unbelievable joy and that is such a gift. Each one of them is truly a gift!

I wish you all blessings today!

Much Love To You!

Love Tammy

Growing . . .

I went out to the garden this afternoon and the little guys got fat on me! I found four fat ones and a whole bunch more babies! They've been chowing down and before you know it I will be hunting around the yard for cocoons!

I can't wait to show you the butterflies after they emerge! That is if I can find the chrysalis after these fat guys slink off somewhere to transform!
Life is just so amazing and it is so important for us to not take one moment we have for granted.
Can any of you relate to being transformed?
I hope you will keep checking back with me so you can see the final product. I sure hope things turn out like I want them to, meaning I hope I get to take a picture of the beautiful Black Swallowtail as she emerges from her cocoon so you can see it. Life is just so awesome!!!

I wish you blessings and peace today!

Love Tammy

Transformation

Life is so amazing. There are so many transformations that we go through in life, so many changes. The blog is slowly transforming as I learn new things and I am hoping that soon it reflects who I am, because it really doesn't yet. Since I just started two days ago I should probably just be patient with myself, huh? I am a pretty fast learner and I know I will figure out how to get the things I want on my blog the way I want them. I am just hoping that when people visit here they will be inspired and leave a little more light-hearted and refreshed, maybe with a smile on their face or a fresh idea in their mind.
I have SOOOOO many things I want to share with you all and it feels like I am bursting at the seams with ideas. I can't wait to share all of my pictures of my beautiful house, my sweet boyfriend, my furbaby Stoops, my family and friends, my passions, and my creations.
One of my passions is gardening, and I have been blessed with the opportunity of raising Black Swallowtail butterflies. Speaking of transformation, it is so incredible to me that a tiny egg can transform into a fat caterpillar that can transform into a beautiful butterfly. I went out to my gardens to water last night and realized that I HAVE WORMS!!! Yes, it is true. I get excited when I get worms because I know that in a few short weeks I will also have an amazing Black Swallowtail butterfly that will spread her wings and finally fly free into this great big beautiful world we live in. The picture above is what the little guys look like right now. As the weeks go by I will post photographs of the transformation that the caterpillars are going through while the blog is going through it's own transformation. Life is just so amazing!
I wish you a peace-filled day full of blessings! Love Tammy

In The Beginning There Was Light . . .

Hello Blog World!

I have been highly encouraged by many people to begin my own blog, so here I am. Since my blog is in it's infancy and I am still learning about how to make it what I want it to be, I hope you will be patient and check back with me in the coming weeks. It will be fun for us all to watch my blog be transformed, much like my own life has the past several years. I am excited to share more about who I am and also my passions, gifts, and talents. I hope to connect with many of you other bloggers and make friends with you. I am excited about sharing my ideas for decorating and entertaining with you. I am also looking forward to providing comfort and encouragement to others when they need it. We all go through hard times and it's nice to know that there are others out there that care. I want to be one of those people that can provide an encouraging word to you and lift your spirits. We all have so many beautiful gifts and talents and it is so wonderful to have an outlet like this to be able to share with one another. I am looking forward to this exciting journey as my blog site gets better and my list of friends grows longer.

I am getting ready to go to a craft class with my mom today. We are making a nature journal. Her blog is at glitterandroses.blogspot.com and it is lovely. If you haven't seen it you must pay her a visit. I'm sure the nature journal and our experience of creating it will end up on both of our blogs. I hope you will check it out if you are interested.
I better get going because I still have hair and makeup to do, and then I have to travel. I wish you a beautiful day filled with blessings and peace.