First things first, I want to apologize for the lack of posting last week. It was Book Fair week at school, which is always crazy. By the time I got home in the afternoons, I was beat. Done for. Finished. So we are starting our week off with a “Currently” post. Be sure to check back Wednesday and Friday for our Panama City Beach recaps, too. This girl.. Read More
How to Bathe a Beast (AKA: Max, an 80-pound dog)
In case you were wondering, yes we still have our fur babies. I know things have been all about our real kids lately, but Max and Oakley are still very much a part of our lives. (We LOVE our dogs. I only call Max a beast because of his size. He’s actually a really great dog. Well, he needs major leash-walking lessons, but other than that, he’s a really great.. Read More
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 have never heard of the Big Tree. We live near the Bankhead National Forest and about three miles.. Read More
Third Grade Field Trip (AKA Pumpkin Patch Visit #3)
Earlier in the week, Justin and I went to Gullion Farms with Kyndall’s third grade class. She insisted we both go because Libby got us both on her field trip, and this was only fair 🙂 There were big slide races–Kyndall won every time. She used her hands to push herself down faster, which was HILARIOUS. She shared a swing with her teacher–they even both jumped out at the same.. Read More
I Heart Fall…..And Especially Pumpkin Patches
We have a tradition. (Ok, we have a lot of traditions, but this is our ‘fall’ one.) Every October, for the past six years, we take a trip to a semi-local pumpkin patch with our friends. We’ve visited Tate Farms, 4D farms, Gullion farms, and Lyon Family farms. We pick our pumpkins, take our requisite photos, play, and just enjoy the day together. Here we are last year at Lyon.. Read More
Photo-shoot in the Cotton
The cotton is blooming at my parents house so I took the girls out for a photo-shoot after church on Sunday. They usually gripe and moan when I take pictures, but they seemed to enjoy this as much as I did. Libby is fake smiling right now and I happen to love it. It’s a phase all kids go through when learning how to work their “real” smile, and it’s.. Read More
How To: A Raised Vegetable Garden
Since we’ve moved away from the farm, we had to get a little more creative with our gardening. I guess we could have just tilled up some land in our backyard and planted a little garden as always, but that wouldn’t have been nearly as pretty 🙂 I somehow convinced Justin that it would be SO much better for us to have a raised bed, and that our plants would.. Read More
Farms, Eggs, and Field Trips
Libby’s class went on a field trip to a local farm the other day. (We took this same farm field trip with Kyndall when she was in Kindergarten.) Libby is such a girly-girl, and I wasn’t sure how she would like it. Animals, insects… mud! She completely surprised me and loved it! Our first stop was the henhouse. Everyone got to gather an egg and then pet the baby chicks… Read More
Pen pals come to visit + a field trip = an awesome time in 2nd grade!
It’s only Tuesday, and this week has been rockin’ for K! On Monday, her pen pal came for a visit and they carved a pumpkin: And then today, we took a field trip to Pine Ridge Day camp. There were the normal, obligatory photos with friends: And a hike. The class. The silliness. The pumpkin. The petting zoo. The hay ride. The mommy. All the mommies. And the thing.. Read More
Field Trippin’ with my Baby Girl
The baby girl and I went on a field trip to Tate Farms with her class today. It was so much fun, made even better because I was able to devote my entire attention to just her. The majority of our time, both girls are together, so to get to spend individual time with them is precious. We started out with a hayride to the pumpkin patch, where we both.. Read More