Friday night, Libby hosted a sleepover with two of her friends. (I'm not a big fan of sleepovers, but she had been begging for this for MONTHS and I finally caved.) Libby tends to set the bar extremely high for these types of things. She builds them up so much in her mind. I kid you not, she ...
That’s What She Said, Family Edition
Y'all, it is daily that my people say things to make me laugh. Sometimes, it is just using the wrong word or phrase in a sentence. Other times, it is something outright funny. This is a collection of some of those things. On our recent hike to Bankhead, we crossed over a small creek. ...
The “Big Tree” Hiking Fail
Take note of that sling Jase is wrapped in--it's going to be important later. And those closed eyes are Libby's new picture thing--she does it in every single picture she takes, unless I fuss. The struggle is real, y'all. If you aren't from around these parts (as in, North Alabama), you may ...
A Little Old Update
First, some business. If you follow me on social media, you know I started back to work this week. (You also know how badly I hate leaving my sweet boy, so I'll save my whining.) I've been trying to post regularly on here for the past several months and I'm still going to try to do that, my posts ...
Easter Celebrations
We started out our Easter weekend with an egg hunt at church. Each year, TBC hosts an Easter Extravaganza with blow-ups, food, and several hundred eggs. It's tons of fun. The weather was great and we spent the entire afternoon just hanging out at church, fellowshipping with our ...
Cave Touring With My Big Girl
Last week, Justin and I were both able to go with Kyndall on a field trip to Cathedral Caverns State Park. I always love field trips with my girls because its another chance for one-on-one time with them. It was probably one of the neatest field trips we have been on so far. At Cathedral ...
AWANA Grand Prix
Each year during AWANA, our church has a Grand Prix car race. Each child takes home a car to design and decorate. The cars have to be sanded.... And then painted. And decorated to their hearts content. This year, Kyndall wanted an Olaf car and Libby wanted a princess car. They were ...
Currently
For the last week and a half, the girls have been delayed or out of school every single day due to inclement weather. For those of us in the south, that means the temperature is below freezing. I know it sounds crazy to those of you who operate in these conditions all winter long, but us southerners ...
Lately
We have been doing a whole lot of nothing around here lately and it has been absolutely wonderful. Basketball is over and between bed rest and a new baby and the freezing temperatures outside, we do not leave this house. Well, the girls leave to go to school, but that's about it. You know ...
Jase Allen: A birth story, part 2
If you missed part 1 of Jase's birth story, click here. I delivered at Madison Hospital, which is a relatively new, smaller hospital in our area. They were super laid back, but completely experienced. While other hospitals are very strict about procedures and the amount of visitors, Madison ...
Disney On Ice, 2014
Our school took its second-annual, school-wide, Disney on Ice field trip last Friday. It is such a fun trip and I love that we load all 600 students and faculty up to go. (How about that big belly crammed into that little tshirt in the above photo? Ha!)The girls would enjoy just riding ...
The Weekend Lens
We had a friend-filled weekend, and this mama has been looking forward to Monday to catch up on my rest :)On Friday night, Justin took Kyndall hunting with a friend and his daughter. They spent the night a few hours away from home. Lots of fun, but no luck with the hunting.With them ...
