Train potty

Before I introduce the giveaway today, I can't post without acknowledging yesterday's events in Boston. My college roommate (who is 9 months pregnant) & her husband (who was blocks way watching the marathon) live in Boston and thankfully they are safe. My thoughts & prayers are with the city of Boston and those affected by the bombings. 

 A few months ago, I posted about wanting to highlight & host giveaways for my readers who have Small Businesses, Etsy Shops, etc. I am all about supporting fellow women/mom's (for free!)

I am excited to introduce Anna of Simply Beautiful B and B!

She is so inspiring & her Etsy shop is to raise funds for their adoption.....meet Anna!

I'm anna.
i'm a early-30-something wife,
 happily married to a great guy,
who happens to be a pastor.

i'm the homeschooling momma to Grant,
 a laid-back just-turned 6-year-old
who happens to have juvenile rheumatoid arthritis.

and our almost 4 year old (this week!) daughter, Grace Abigail.

i love {real sugar} coke, africa, orphans, sweet tarts, Italian food,
to run, cook, browse Pottery Barn's catalogs, wear flip flops, and stay up late.
later than i should.

i start my day with my Bible and coffee.
with lots of half and half.

i have this etsy shop, that bloomed out of a hobby.

i love instagram. a lot.

i love making all-natural bath and body products. truly.

they WORK, and there's no i-have-no-idea-what-those-ingredients-are in them!

it makes me happy to mail out spa packages.

they come packaged way cute. it'll make your day. promise.

i write about faith, family, and living with multiple sclerosis at Just as I Am.

{i was diagnosed a year ago. MS is scary, but my Savior is Bigger}.

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Anna, you are inspiring. You have a wonderful attitude & a big heart! 

 Anna is giving away a lip kit, a whipped body butter, and a foot cream from her Etsy Shop, 

Simply Beautiful B and B.

She also has a discount code for YOU!

THINKSPRING is the code that will get 10% off through this weekend - which is her mother's day shopping deadline.

Thank you, Anna!

{Visit Anna's Shop HERE and Blog HERE}

To enter, just leave a comment letting me know what your favorite home spa product is.

Mine is for sure Foot Scrub. Flip Flop season is coming up....my feet taking a beating. Can you say cracked heels?!?! Yikes. Foot scrub is a must!

All aspects of Saturday were just beautiful...

The weather, 70 degrees and sunny (Thank you, God!)
And, my sister....she was the most beautiful bride I have ever seen!
I was able to snap a few pictures of the day.
Can I tell you how hard it was not to have my camera by my side the whole day?
I was Matron of Honor, Kevin was a groomsman & the girls were flower girls which meant I had a lot of responsibility during the day & there was no way I could take all the pictures I wanted to!
I can't wait to see the professional pictures...we won't get them for several weeks, so I will try to have patience!
I don't have any pictures from the ceremony or the church.
But, let me give you a play by play.
Kate & Claire were the flower girls, but only one of them actually walked down the aisle.
Guess who chickened out?

We were all lined up outside the chapel & the wedding procession was beginning.
Claire was starting to scream & yell at Kate.
I was trying to get her to stop, but I was panicking inside because it was almost my turn to walk down the aisle. Gail, the wedding coordinator grabbed my arm & said to me, "You are not a Mom right now, you are a Sister & Matron of Honor, don't worry about Claire, I will deal with her"
Those words from Gail were awesome & gave me permission to not worry about it.

Kate did an awesome job being a flower girl & was smiling ear to ear walking down the aisle dropping the flowers. We keep waiting for Claire, but she never made it!
Didn't my mother in law do a great job with the bows on the dresses?
This is Torrey (her dad officiated the wedding & also married Kevin & I)
Torrey was a LIFESAVER! I had her babysit/help me with the girls all day and with out her, it would have been crazy. When Claire failed to walk down the aisle, she hung out with Claire in the hallway of the church during the ceremony.
Thank you, Thank you, Thank you, Torrey!
Bridal Party walking to take pictures:

With my parents:
The Wedding Party:
Kevin & I:

Pictures are done, heading to the reception!
Here are some pictures of the reception room:

Close up of the flowers:

Place setting & Menu:

My bouquet:

The cake:

First Dance:

She had a photo booth during the reception & one of her friends took a picture of us while we were photo-boothing!

Leaving the reception & off to Maui!

Congratulations Jason & Rebecca!
{I promise I will do another post of wedding pictures once we get the professional ones because they are going to be AWESOME!}
As for me, I am officially on Spring Break!!! So thankful to have a week off to hang out with my girls & recover from the wedding weekend!

It was a beautiful, lovely & all around wonderful celebration!