We spent our Saturday out on the lake with my parents, riding the jet ski, cruising in the boat, jumping off rocks and stuff. My girls are absolute river rats, but the lake version. Come to think of it, they love any form of water–ocean, lake, river, pool–it doesn’t matter. Cruising around with Daddy. A fun ride for Mom. Super fun boat ride. She SO wanted to drive by herself. Not.. Read More
Last night we took the girls camping out behind the house. Remember that we live on about 400 acres of farm land, so when I say behind the house, take that loosely. Justin worked most of the afternoon finding the perfect spot, bringing rocks from the creek to circle the fire, cutting wood for the fire, etc. The result was a perfect camping spot overlooking our pond. We grilled hot.. Read More
This is what the girls do with their daddy when I have somewhere to go. He calls it work, some of us just call it play!! Either way, the girls love it and so does he.
With summer in full swing, and me home to get things done around this place, I stopped to make a list of the major things I wanted to get accomplished. Here they are, in no particular order: 1. House. In a perfect world, this would mean BUILD the house. In my world, it just means finalizing the plans, talking to builders and bankers, etc. All the things that have to.. Read More
To kick off our summer, we took a trip down to the beach with my mom and sister. We left the boys at home, so we were a little worried about how all our stuff (beach chairs, toys, nets, etc.) was going to make it down to the beach, but we managed. Okaloosa island is a small stretch of beach between Destin and Fort Walton and it was beautiful. Libby.. Read More
Tonight, my little sister graduated from high school. Tonight she is beginning a whole new chapter of her life. Watching her walk across that stage and accept her diploma, I thought about the past 13 years of her life. Yea, I’m sure it could have been better and I’m sure she has regrets, but it also could have been much, much worse. Mallory, I am so proud of the woman you.. Read More
We all ventured down to our creek this evening for a little exploring. We ended up with some awesome snapshots. She was hoping to catch something really cool in her net! This enormous guy gave us a little scare…I’m sure we gave him one too. He was resting so peacefully on the bottom of the creek until I almost stepped on him, thinking he was a rock!
Thank goodness for the advances in technology. I consider myself very tech-savvy and use technology consistently thoughout my day, but my VERY favorite right now is FaceTime. The girls absolutely love getting to see Aunt Kristi, who lives 9 hours away, while they talk to her. And it’s just precious watching them sit and look at her, and her dogs, and anything else she chooses to show them. Neatest technology.. Read More
During Spring Break, we were able to venture down to the beach for a few days (8 days, total). We spent the first 5 days with the family and then they all headed back home and we met up with some of the girls that I work with and their kids. It was a super fun trip all around. K was ready to buy a beach house and live their.. Read More