About two weeks ago, the girls started talking about hosting a birthday party for their stuffed animal, Cherry. Invitations were handmade. They both spent several hours in K's room building a piñata for the party. After two weeks of planning and creating, Libby decided on a date. ...
Our Family is Growing!
Our family is growing!! After several years of struggles and loss, we are expecting a new little one in February of 2015. We weren't quite ready to spill the beans about our secret. We had a "plan" to wait until after 12 weeks to share this great news, but our big girl is very smart, very ...
Beach Trip Number Two
We left last Saturday and spent an entire week at the beach with my family--the four of us, my parents, my grandparents, my sister, and her boyfriend. You know you had a good trip when you didn't stop long enough to take many pictures!We stayed at the Caribe resort in Orange Beach, AL, which ...
Memorial Day Beach Trip
Over the long Memorial Day weekend, we went down to the beach to hang out with Justin's family. His sister, her husband, and their sweet baby boy drove over from Arkansas. His parents drove down, too. We spent most of our time stealing sweet baby snuggles. The girls turned ...
Project Life Tuesday, Digital Edition
This past week has been extremely busy. The good kind of busy, but still, busy. I didn't get to catch up on any layouts--I barely had time to complete this current week. I really need to do better about limiting my photos--maybe choosing only ONE photo per day, or one per 'happening'. ...
Confession: I’m Not A Fan of Mother’s Day
First off, my Mother's Day was wonderful. I couldn't have asked for a better day. We started off the morning at church, ushering in a new pastor. Lunch was at my moms house, with the family. We moved from there to my in-laws, where the girls got in their first swim of the ...
Confession: Easter is My Favorite Holiday
It's true. Of all the holidays, I think Easter is my favorite. And this is why.There is less focus on gifts and more focus on the reason for the holiday. Yes, the Easter bunny comes with a basket full of goodies, but it's much more low-key than Christmas.For the past several years, ...
Throwback Thursday Stories: Strong
I'm not sure if it's the story I've been sharing in the library (Baseball Saved Us by Ken Mochizuki), or the fact that she would have been ELATED about Kyndall's baptism, but I've been thinking about Mamaw West a lot lately. I wanted her story to be the first I shared in participation ...
Just Like A Circus
Yes, I just used Britney Spears lyrics' as the title to this post. It had the word circus, and I was desperate for something other than "Our trip to the circus." {hangs head in shame.}Sunday afternoon we went on a whole-family excursion to the Barnum & Bailey circus.Papa with all his girls ...
Love this Life
As I watch my girls play this afternoon, attempting to sell flowers from this makeshift stand of cardboard boxes, I want so hard to freeze time. I'd say these years, at 5 and 7, are the best years. But I've said that for every age so far. (Except maybe the threes--everyone says ...
Orlando Vacation, Part 2–The One Where We Meet Anna & Elsa
Our original vacation plans only included 3 days at Universal Studios. It really hurt my heart that were were going to be SO close to Disney and not see Anna and Elsa, who just happen to be our favorite. If you've ever been to Disney though, you know that going for only a day is much ...
Orlando Vacation, Part 1 (Universal Studios Tips)
We left Saturday morning around 5 am and began the LONG drive to Orlando. We stopped at the Florida sign for our traditional photo.Don't you love the "Open For Business" sign above our heads? :)We didn't get to our hotel until late, so we spent the first night just getting settled. Shout ...
