the bone

Benton LOVES his bone...

he hides it everywhere that he can.

and typically it is not seen for a few days and then i will find it in funny places like...

my swimsuit basket

stuffed between the sofa and under a blanket

buried in a blanket (i saw him hide this one... dug up the blanket, and moved it over the bone with his nose, pretty clever little guy)

under furniture

and, beneath pillows. i have even found them in my draperies :)

here he is, i caught him in the act! so funny that afterwards he looks around like "what? i wasn't doing anything. there isn't anything under this blanket"

he is a cutie and is a GREAT source of entertainment:)

scharr wedding :)

so, the scharr wedding was amazing, to say the least... matt and i feel so honored to have been a part of such a sweet, special day. meg looked SO beautiful and i don't think i will ever forget the look on chris' face and the tears streaming down his face, as meg came down the isle. the look on my husband's face throughout the entire ceremony will be a hard one to forget as well... he just cried and cried. so sweet to see the overflow of his love for his best friend.

matt's brother, phillip, did the ceremony. it was perfect! way to go phillip, you couldn't have said anything better, it was beautiful :) really, it was a fun wedding for the whole hunter family... almost every hunter had a part in the ceremony! now, doesn't that say something about Godly friendship the way the Lord intended?? The whole family was there to celebrate a beloved brother in Christ as he wed his bride! Such a sweet weekend!

i only have a few pictures to capture the evening...

me and my man... the love of my life :)

mr. & mrs. scharr

after meg and chris were pronounced as mr. & mrs. scharr, phillip told everyone to celebrate right then... such a great idea because most of the time the celebrating goes on outside the chapel where no one else gets to participate

the beautiful bride

drew and ange :)

so much to celebrate

so much to celebrate here lately...

we traveled to STL to celebrate the coming together of our best friends, meg and chris. it was such a special time for matt and I, what could be better than his best friend marrying mine? :) The ceremony, and weekend in all, was so sweet. matt and i both cried through the entire ceremony... love you Mr. & Mrs. Scharr!!!

wow! beautiful, huh?

more pictures to come...

Benton made his first road trip and slept like this most of the time... he was a great little traveler :)

Andrea and Drew, my brother and sister, came back with us on Monday after all the wedding events... we LOVE having them in town and cannot wait for Drew to move here in the fall!

in the car, ready to be home :)

uncle drew got me a bone... and i LOVE it!! thanks uncle drew!

matt and I celebrated 3 years of marriage on monday... still can't believe the Lord blessed me with this guy! matt, you are the best! i have loved every minute of our 3 years of marriage and am so blessed to be your wife. everyday gets better, can't wait to see what this year holds for us! God has been SO good!

may 30, 2008

we were also able to spend a lot of time with family while in STL... it's such a blessing to have all of our family in one place!

hunter girls with our matching felt flowers :)

more pictures of all the celebrating to come...

DIY: paper flowers

today i made a bunch of these...

aren't they so fun?? and look so real??

and the best part, they were so cheap to make!

napkins and pipe cleaners from the dollar store,

a bunch of fun decor for under $3! wohoo!

made for my bestie's bachelorette shower... should be a fun night ;)

idea found @ MADE

you should go make a few... like, now! it will brighten your day!

matt & lauren + one...

We would like to introduce...

Benton Bingham Hunter

our sweet new puppy :)

DIY: ottoman

matt and i always joke that when either set of parents come to visit, our home makes a major improvement... the blessing of having sweet, giving parents. :) were just here and my mom bought us all the fabric we needed for my next DIY and my dad did a lot to help too.

Remember these??

my dad loosened the bolts and moved the

wood from the inside of the spools to the perimeter...

added a little cushion

and covered with this great fabric :)

this is the before of our sofa...

and after

i am loving getting away from everything being blue or white and glad to get some color. Thanks mom and dad for all your help!

... if you are interested in doing a DIY ottoman from a salvaged spool, i got the idea here

DIY: Kitchen

another "phase" of finishing our kitchen is coming along...

"Man does not live on bread along but on every WORD that comes from the mouth of God." Matthew 4:4

$5 chandelier from goodwill

sneak peak of my next DIY... i cannot wait to start this one!! :)