Larken turns 3 & appliance shopping.

Last Saturday, we went to Mallory's cousin Larken's birthday party in Wilson.  Mom & dad picked up Mallory & I, and the ride to and from Wilson with my parents will be a whole other post for another time. 

When we got to the party, dad picked Mallory up out of her car seat and noticed she was wet.  The back of her entire outfit & car seat were soaked.  Dang Huggies...they do not work on Mallory!  She didn't get to wear her cute outfit, we had to put on the backup from her bag. 

Here is the birthday girl.  She is so stinkin cute!

Larken's party was in her backyard.  There were so many toys, Mallory would just look around like she couldn't decide what to play with next.  She liked this little grill because it had her favorite food on it - hotdogs!

Lined up to go in the bouncy house

Weeeeee down the slide

I think she is going to have to have one of these when she turns 2

Lots of presents

Grandmother & the princess

Dan & Brenda always do great party favors.  When we got home Mallory had lots of fun with the sidewalk chalk that was in her favor bag.

When we got home Saturday, shingles were going on the house.  Patrick & I went to look for appliances & furniture yesterday.  We went to Sears in Jacksonville.  We joked when we walked out of the mall that the only thing we learned was that they sold really good pretzels in the mall.  Seriously, we just confused ourselves with all the different brands they had & the sales people were about to scrap with each other so they were NO help to us at all.  Patrick liked a Samsung refrigerator, I liked a GE Profile cooktop and oven & we both agreed on a KitchenAid dishwasher.  No bueno.  I do not want my new kitchen full of mix matched appliances.

We ended up meeting at lunch today & looking somewhere else & I think we have decided on all KitchenAid.  I also put a deposit down on our first furniture today!!  I have been eyeing a bedroom set for months that has been on sale at a store near my work.  The set has a Queen bed, but has been discontinued so they can't order it in a King.  I finally decided to buy all the pieces except the bed & just get an upholstered bed to go with it, because I am loving those right now.  I hope I don't regret that decision!  & today when I got home, the tubs had been put in the bathrooms :)