Today we took the day off from the endless driving and spent the day doing tourist-y things instead. My dad told us about this Grand Canyon Railway that takes you to the Grand Canyon, and we decided to give it a shot. We had such a wonderful time. The Grand Canyon was amazing, so I have more to share on that next time. This time I just want to share a few amusing quotes from the trip so far. Why? […]
» Read morePrepping for the big cross-country move…..it’s exhausting! If you come to our house this week, it will look like we plan to stay another year. There are no boxes to be seen, and all of our stuff is still sitting in its regular old place. That’s the beauty of a military move. They actually send a team of “packers” to your house, and in 2 or 3 days every single item we own–minus candles and cleaning products–will be boxed up. […]
» Read more“Bring on the summer,” they say. This group of boys is so adorable, and this is just a few. There’s really a whole slew of them, ranging in age from 3 (Dan included) to 10. They gather at our local park after school, and yes, there are girls in the group as well. A few of the kids have recently begun migrating into the backyard of a friend of ours, that happens to have this hammock and a really cool […]
» Read moreThis year was, by far, the most fun I have ever had on Mother’s Day, as a mom. It wasn’t that I did anything special. I somehow didn’t even manage to get in my regular Sunday nap. (How did that happen??) The thing was that I just had so much fun with my precious family. Alan took them to town on Saturday and let them pick out my gifts. His store of choice: Five and Below. Sounds like a recipe […]
» Read moreplanning, planning, planning! So much has happened this past week. Once our military orders arrived, all systems are GO, GO, GO! You know all those stereotypes about men? You know what I’m talking about: “When men are sick they lay down, but women keep working,” and other such derogatory thoughts our society has attached to our males? Well, let me tell you, Alan blows all those negative sexist remarks out of the water. That’s right. I said sexist. Everyone’s so […]
» Read moreJohn David is now 9 months old, so I figured it was time for another “remember when” kind of post. Check them out!!! This collage has each of my boys, at 9 months of age. Can you tell which baby is which?? Isn’t it funny how people think JD is chubby???? He’s our thinnest baby ever. ; ) You can definitely tell which boy is so old that I don’t have very many digital pictures of him. I did have […]
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This past Friday, we gathered up all of our chick-ies and headed to Massanutten Ski Resort. I had been so proud of myself for finally booking a nice vacation for us, well in advance. We aren’t always the best vacation planners. You can make us sound fun by calling us “spontaneous”, but really that just means we procrastinate until we actually leave and then end up “winging it,” missing out on all the things that book out really far in […]
» Read moreWho knew I would ever be so excited about a label maker? I have big plans for this thing. Alan also got me this beautiful necklace. Love it! This past week I turned 33. That makes me stop and ask, “Am I where I wanted to be at 33?” Yes, definitely, plus some! I never counted on having all these blessings, and to top it all off, I have way more direction and goals than I had 10 […]
» Read moreThis was one of THOSE weeks! I have to shout this to the world before I go any further!! JOHN DAVID ROLLED OVER BY HIMSELF TWO TIMES TODAY!!!!! Yes, I realized there are very few of you, other than myself, that are all excited about this news, but by golly, I was thrilled!! Of course, as soon as I whipped out the camera, he became “stranded baby” and wouldn’t budge. Have you ever had one of those […]
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