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Monday, September 15, 2014

August 2014






 KBK Farm in Nashville

Awesome four-wheeling ride on my uncle's farm. We stayed there for our best friend Jay's wedding. Such a fun time had by all!
 Anne Springs Greenway, across the street from our neighborhood
 This donkey presented the perfect opportunity for me to attempt a Mary and Joseph life lesson






 We had the privilege of visiting the actual Air Base here in town to celebrate our friend Holt's and Heyden's birthdays.  Their daddy is a Lieutenant Colonel, so he showed us around the aircraft he flies. Coolest experience ever.



Miss Independent can scamper up this barstool faster than you can blink, and she'll stand up, play on my computer, and booty dance.  I turn my back for two seconds and she has climbed something else.  She is into everything, repeating everything her brother says ("I don't like it," "stop," "hungee," "I do it.")

Jackson continues to read aloud, and he starts off his stories with "once again..."  Makes me smile every time he says it. He is really picking up on the words of the hymns and other songs I play at meal times. He loves his sister, and they play well together half the time, and then start swinging punches/shoves/head tackling the other half of the time.  These cuties sure do keep me on my toes!  If ever (ahem, usually, often) I feel overwhelmed at the routine nature of my everyday tasks (read "Desperate" by Sally Clarkson...she affirms this feeling!), I recall the perfect verse:
"Lord, you have assigned me my portion and my cup. You have made my lot secure." Psalm 16:5

Blog post coming soon on the (many!) books I've read lately, as well as our September activities (kids in school! Yippee!)

Saturday, August 23, 2014

Highlands 2014

The first week of August we were in Highlands, NC, with my family.  We had the best time, wore a light jacket the majority of the week, enjoyed seeing my brother who flew in from Austin, missed my sister who is currently in India with the World Race, and enjoyed catching up with our best friends from Orlando who joined us for the week.  AND, I'm loving that Highlands is only 3 hours from us.

 My no-napper only napped on car rides

 About to hike Whiteside Mountain
 Waiting on the rest of our crew at Old Edwards Inn at the Cove

 Thank goodness I had suckers in my purse to keep my crew (somewhat) contained

 Despite his face, we all enjoyed the fire
 Jackson helping  Ellie put her shoes back on

 My kids organized every golf ball on the practice putting green


Atop Sunset Rock

 Jackson was trying to help buffer the wind by pulling up Ellie's hood




 I took the kids on many "adventures" while trying to give the rest of the adults a little breathing room and peace&quiet.  We found this really cool lake hidden back in a neighborhood, across from Sunset Rock.



All my little ducks in a row...



 Don't give my brother your iPhone or he'll take some crazy selfies

 Hiking at Dry Falls


 Adult-only dinner at Meritage

 Time with Aunt Teensie

And Aunt LeLe




After putting the kids to bed one night, Andy and I left the "grown-ups" at home for their dinner and we snuck out to the same fire pit at Old Edwards Inn at the Cove for some quality conversations over drinks.  We were the only ones there and loved those few moments of peace and quiet in the lovely mountains.

 Jackson hung with the guys for 18 holes of golf


I think both boys had fun :)

 Spider Man loved his new costume from GiGi
 Fairy wasn't so sure about it
Thank you for a FUN week in the mountains Mom and Dad!