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
This is what we do for fun on the Thursday night before a big rodeo. The county blocks off the street and we have an old-fashioned ho-down. OK, it’s not quite as redneck as that. They do block off the street and one of the local bands played while everyone danced. There were some country line dances going on, as well as a little of the cha-cha slide. The girls.. 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
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
The summer countdown is on!! There are only 4 and 1/2 days of school left–I could not be more ready for this break! (Insert loud screaming and crazy dancing here). That said, with the coming of summer, I always feel excited about my to-do list and I always make it too long. You know, like this is the summer that I am finally going to catch up on a combined.. Read More