Last week we celebrated my mom’s birthday. She received some beautiful handmade gifts And some non-handmade gifts. While the kids were in school this week we finally took her out for a spin. And we quite literally spun in circles. We were laughing so hard we were crying. My mother-in-law witnessed the whole thing from Read More
Grammy’s Birthday
What’s Up Wednesday
What we’re eating this week: M- Lasagna, T- Leftover pizza, W- Tacos, Th- Enchiladas, F- Burgers What I’m reminiscing about: What I was doing on this day last week. What I’m loving: This is just a screenshot of a video, but Tess has decided that she absolutely loves dance! And it’s the cutest thing I’ve Read More
Nashville
Although it’s a little hard to tell, there were 5 very excited moms behind those black masks. We bid farewell to our 21 children, prayed for those who were in charge while we were gone, and headed off to Music City. We ate all the delicious food We found all the beautiful murals We listened Read More
Weekend Recap
The weekend brought us one last wonderful blast of hot weather, so we soaked it up. There was plenty of swimming and tubing, and some fine boat dining. It even included a bottle-flipping show and a super close encounter with stunt children. These kids would tube from morning to night. They settled for sunset tubing, Read More
Friday Favorites
Favorite picture: One of Tessa’s favorite days: pumpkin shopping day. Favorite clothing item: Tis the season for sweaters and jeans in the morning and shorts and tank tops in the afternoon. This cardigan is warm, soft, and easy to throw on and then take off 10 minutes later. Favorite food: My mom and I tried Read More
Currently With the Kids
Claire absolutely loves water sports. Tubing, kneeboarding, wakeboarding, jumping off the boat- she would do all of them all day long. And she never, ever gets cold. She is still going strong with her crocheting hobby. The other night she crocheted herself a little dog. Which is great, because she still doesn’t have a real Read More
Weekend Recap
My sister celebrated a pretty big milestone birthday on Saturday, so a surprise yard card was in order. The girls set it up at 11 at night, and Kel had no idea they were there. 😂 On Saturday we had a Sunday school picnic, which started out at a super pleasant temperature of 70 degrees Read More
Labor Day Weekend
Our weekend was packed full of sunshine, swimming, and sweet time with good friends. Our long-time friend Joel and his son came to visit us Thursday through Saturday. These two boys had so much fun together with army guys and approximately 234 nerf battles. Their dads also got in on the nerf action and carried Read More
Tessa’s 1st Day of School
Tessa has been (not so patiently) waiting for her turn to go to school (this was her last week when the other kids started). But yesterday, the day finally came. Her teacher, Mrs. Landers, taught all of our kids in Pre-K. And she is, without a doubt, the greatest Pre-K teacher that ever lived. She Read More
