Show us your life: Our Boxer, Bentley

Today, Kelly's Korner is doing a Show Us Your Life and the topic is pets. Well, we love our Boxer, Bentley, like he's a human, so it's only fitting that he have a place on the blog, too! :)

We got Bentley in the summer of 2008 - we had pick of the litter, and we sometimes joke that we picked the "special puppy." He's had his share of ailments when he was a baby and can be a stinker sometimes, but for the most part, he is a wonderful, sweet, and protective dog. I know I could not imagine my life without him! He's SO GOOD with Carter too, so that helps!!

Here he is when we got him.

And here's our handsome boy now. Our big, 70-pound furry love.

Show Us Your Life - Christmas Cookies/Treats

Today, Kelly's Korner Show Us Your Life theme is Christmas cookies and treats. One of my favorite things to take places at the holidays is baked goods so I'm all over this! :)

Cookies for an exchange at work...chocolate crinkles...YUM! :)

Mini Boston Cream pies for a party!

And not technically Christmas, but since Seth's birthday falls so close, it is always tacked right in there with the Christmas baking! I love to make and decorate cakes (nothing fancy of course), so it's always fun!

....making this pregnant lady hungry! :)

Show Us Your Life - Baby Showers!

This week "Show Us Your Life" at Kelly's Korner is baby showers!! Seeing as though my sister just had twins, my mom and I had a great opportunity to plan one recently.

The theme of the shower was "Sweet peas" and everything had an orange, lime green, white, and dark green theme which we based off of the invitations. It was so much fun.

We had the shower at a cute little italian place nearby, complete with a yummy buffet of chicken, red potatoes, green beans, pasta salad, fancy pizzas cut into small slices, fruit salad, and of course cake! Here are some pictures of the shower!

The invitation and the favor (homemade chocolate dipped pretzels)!

The flowers pre-arrangement...all orange, white, and green!

The shower location - sort of a dark picture, but you can probably get the idea!

Another shot of the favors - we did some green and some orange.

The cake, which we modeled after the invitation!

Another picture of the cake!

You didn't think I could write a post about baby showers and not include a pictures of the babies that were born, did you?!?! :) Here they are at 2 months!

Show us Your Life: Favorite Vacation Spots!

This week at Kelly's Korner Show Us Your Life is favorite vacation spots!! And this is easy peasy, since I love all things Caribbean--or with a beach, gorgeous water, nice weather and spending time with my favorite people.

I've traveled to a good amount of Caribbean islands and non-Caribbean places, but here are a few places I've traveled that are hands down some of my favorite spots!

Hawaii - Hawaii was absolutely gorgeous. Aside from the dreadful plane ride from the east coast, everything was awesome. We spent lots of time on the beautiful beaches with pristine water, stood on top of an active volcano, and did so many fun things. We went to the observatory on Mauna Kea, and saw the sun set above the clouds. So cool!

Turks and Caicos - I have never in my whole life seen water so perfectly clear and calm (and 80+ degrees). It's pretty much the only way I get in the water, so it was amazing. The island was so pretty, and again, the locals were so nice.

St. Lucia - As I mentioned last week, this is where we went on our honeymoon. Since it was December and freezing in PA, it was so much fun to go somewhere hot! The weather was wonderful...even when it rained, it was just for a few minutes. The food was awesome, the locals were so nice, and I got to spend 8 whole days in a tropical place with the love of my life! :) It was so romantic and I distinctly remember being so sad when we had to go home. We're hoping to get back there for an anniversary (maybe 5 or 10?).

Those are just a few of my favorites, and I have many places on my wish list:

- Italy

- France

- Anguilla

- Antigua

- Alaska (preferrably a cruise!)

- Grand Canyon

Show Us Your Life - Wedding Reception and Honeymoon

Kelly at Kelly's Korner is doing a thing called "Show us your life" where each week has a different theme. This week's was wedding reception and honeymoon. I just couldn't pass this up! :)

We got married on December 16, 2006 in Lancaster, PA. Our reception was at Willow Valley Resort, which has a lot of meaning to my family, since we've gone there the weekend before school for as long as I could remember when I was a kid. I loved having a winter wedding -- so pretty with all the reds, greens, and whites. The temperature was fairly warm though (in the 50s) for December so it didn't feel too winterish.

Just me!

Post-ceremony on the way to the reception

Again


Smoooooch!


being frisky...haha


Bouquet toss...I think Seth's cousin, Jessie, caught it

Then it was off to the honeymoon - We went to Sandals Regency St. Lucia, which I would hands-down recommend to anyone who is planning their honeymoon. I loved that it was all-inclusive and we never had to carry any cash, especially since tips were prohibited! It was so fun and romantic -- and lots to do...and eat. :)

Gorgeous, huh?

The Pitons!

Seth and I at dinner one night - with our "miniature leather sandals." During your stay, you can play games and do all kinds of stuff to ear points for prizes and those things kept coming up over and over. We had no idea what it meant until we got some at dinner!

The view from our room - it was like heaven! We can't wait to go back!!!