j+k: AG Edition

John and I are pretty much the complete opposite of country folk, I grew up in St. Louis and John just was always more of a city boy.  Monday night we were invited to the Gold Buckle Gala at the Oasis, not having one clue about what it entailed, we said "what the heck".  We were completely out of our element but we had a blast.
Here is the lowdown: the Gala’s primary purpose is to recognize the efforts of Southwest Missouri District 4-H and FFA livestock exhibitors who have qualified for the prestigious Gala Auction, and to award youth grants and scholarships...for more info click here

We learned a lot and I was definitely the black sheep of the table being the only non-red meat eater at the cattle auction but everyone was very sweet none-the-less.

We didn't get a lot of pictures but here are a few.

The Pre-Gala entertainment

Top Hog Auction

The Top Steer Auction

DIY: Old Patio Chairs

When my parents bought their house 3 years ago, they discovered a plethera of old patio chairs in the shed. A couple years back John and I adopted some for a bbq we were having and we decided these bad boys needed a face lift. My love of  yellow and chevron/strips were our inspiration. They certainly brighten up our front porch.

Chairs Before

John adding a base of white

the legs getting a new coat of bronze

All taped and ready

Finished product a chevron stripe mix

our new brightened porch

Arkansas Birthday gathering

Sunday John, Greg, Amie and me headed to Marble Falls Arkansas to help celebrate John's mom's 50th Birthday. Cindy and Rob also came down from Kimberling City. It was nice to get to visit with all of us there! Happy Birthday Donetta! Also as many of you know John's stepdad went in for surgery Monday for the cancer that was found in his hip. We are happy to say surgery went well and the doctor are confident they removed it all. He will go back in for radiation after he has healed. Please keep him in your prayers!

Birthday Girl

says it all

Rob, Donetta, Cindy, Amie and Greg

John and Cindy with their mom

John with Pretty Boy

He loves apples!

John and me with Donetta

Pretty Boy's Love Nips

Pretty Boy loves sweet tea

weekend fun

This weekend John and I did a little bit of everything and nothing all at the same time...we lounged at the pool, ate breakfast in bed, visited with new babies and friends and did some yard work. Random weekends are always the best

Saturday we got to see Dutch again and boy is he cute!

John didn't want to give him up

Dylan is a natural

We brought him a little owl hat

Added some color to our front porch

I finally repotted the Peace Lilly from the Johnson's

Sunday I surprised john with.....Nutella Pancakes, OMG!

They were a huge hit!

Elephant Ears

My Aunt Julie and Uncle Scott gave us some elephant ear bulbs a month ago and we have been patiently waiting for them to come up to say hello. They finally came up last week. They had told us they are fast growers but we didn't expect them to get so large so fast. They literally went from nothing to monsters. The heat has wilted a few of the leaves but most of them still look lush. I have always wanted elephant ears and am excited to keep added more to our landscape. Thanks Jules & Scott!!

These weren't there yesterday, they came up over night.

to the right of the large ear is a new bulb coming up.