For the past two days, we have been on a mini-vacay to Atlanta, Georgia, with some of our very best friends. Can I just say that I have no clue how people traveled before technology? Between Ipods and DVD players, there was hardly a peep from all four kids on the entire 4 hour ...
A birthday story, part 2
Six years ago today, our world was completely changed in the best possible way. We became parents for the first time. On August 1, 2006, we went to the hospital to get ready to meet Kyndall Malynn. The plan was to induce at 7 am, so Doctor Loncar asked me to check in to the ...
Love and Potato Soup
A few days ago, I was perusing this awe-inspiring blog over at Thistlewood Farms. Karianne was telling the story of baking her then-boyfriend, now husband, pancakes. It was like deja vu, I'm telling you. So when I got an email from the lovely Karianne asking me to share my story, I ...
A birthday story, part one
Four years ago today, we headed to Huntsville Hospital to meet our 2nd baby girl. I was scheduled to be induced that morning, and my first labor had gone very quickly, so we all headed over bright and early. All being all the grandparents, aunts and uncles, etc. We got to HH and ...
Birthday Party Bash **Warning: Photo Overload**
This year, the girls decided to have their party at Chuck-E-Cheese. It drove my little planning-heart crazy to let someone else do everything, but I gave in. They were so excited. I think the biggest thrill for them was getting to go into the "Ticket Blaster" and catch as many ...
An adventure
Adventures are always so much fun! A little scary, but mostly, lots of fun. Carrie and I started talking about a little adventure a few weeks ago. That little adventure has grown, like all good adventures do, into a full-blown amazing thing. A few weeks ago, we decided to ...