A Couple of Awards

First, a big thank you to all of you that left such kind and encouraging comments on my Friday afternoon blog entry. It meant a lot to me to read those!

Alrighty, on to the fun stuff now! A couple of weeks ago I received my very first blog "award". I was honored but didn't realize I was supposed to pass it on to others (clearly I only skimmed the post and didn't read the rules)! Last week I received my second blog "award" and realized then that I was supposed to pass these things on. So here we go!

A couple of weeks ago I received this award from Ethan, Zach and Emma's Mom.

So when I think of lemonade I think of a cool and refreshing drink, therefore I'm passing this award on to other bloggers who have cool and refreshing posts to read!

The Lemonade Award:

So here is the award and the rules.

#1 You must link back to the person you received the award from.
#2 You have to nominate 10 bloggers who are deserving of this award!

My top 10:

1. I've recently become a fan of "So Very Blessed". Absolutely adorable kids (6 of them!) and of course 3 of those kiddos are triplets - something I'm always a fan of!

2. Longtime readers of this blog already know I love, love, love The Meanest Mom!

3. Libby at Brossettelewis always keeps me entertained with the stories of her 4 kids, two of which are TTTS survivor twins!

4. Cakewrecks. Need I say more really?

5. This weekend I found what could be my new favorite blog to stalk. Money Saving Mom! In about 5 minutes time I signed up for two valuable coupon books, two samples of granola bars and a 2 year subscription to Parents magazine... ALL FREE!

6. She may not have a traditional blog, but boy is Brenda's little boy cute!

7. Reading "Our Ordinary Miracles" gives me a glimpse into the future I think. Laney's triplets are about a year older than the boys and they keep her on her toes!

8. Amy at Tales From the Higby Gang cracks me up with her posts. She's got 5 kids and 3 of them are triplets who are about a month older than the boys. Talk about hectic!

9. Pam at pyjammy's blog is always a favorite stop of mine... she's got identical boy triplets too!

10. My pastor's blog is always good for a deep and meaningful read. Check out "Seeing Gray".

Ok, and on to the second award!!

Amy, at Tales from the Higby Gang gave me a hug last week! Follows is a list of 5 bloggers that have impacted me lately (there may be a repeat or two from the above list - if your name is listed twice feel free to just pass on one award... doing two at once is super time consuming I've learned!).

1. This person may not update their blog very often, but he's getting better... he is a HUGE support to me though, so how could I not pass a hug on to my husband?!

2. Jen at What Really Matters is being added to my blog roll today. She's been leaving comments on my blog recently and some of her recent posts have been a real encouragement to me!

3. Ethan, Zach and Emma's Mom at The Mommy Diaries has been an entertaining read lately, and I love her Mosaic Mondays!

4. The Meanest Mom may be funny, but she's got a serious side too, as evident with this touching post...

5. Kathryn at The Indermuehle Family inspired me this week to set up the boys little table! You'll see pictures of that later this week.