S'mores

It was really hot!

Gettin' his sugar buzz on.

It takes some deep thinking to toast a marshmallow, apparently.

Sam had a friend stay the night last weekend, so we built a fire in the pit and made some s'mores. It was kinda balmy that night for a fire, but the sweat was worth the dessert.

A Happy Place To Go

Any guesses as to what's going on at our house lately? This little potty is so cute that I just had to get it for my non-willing Kate. It has its own flusher! And toilet paper holder! It sings when she "goes." Wouldn't every potty-training young'un just love it? One would think.

I will say she does at least sit on it when I encourage her, whereas the other one (that has no bells and whistles) was treated as if it was going to bite or something. The funny thing is, she was really interested in the boring potty for a while and then started balking at the very mention of it.

She lights up when the song starts playing, and she has even run to it on her own a couple of times when I had her wearing panties. I have the most adorable picture of her on it that she asked me to take the first day. The problem is that she just plain loves her "Biaper." I ask if she wants to wear panties and she says, "NO! Biaper." I'll keep ya posted.

Supermoon

Supermoon over Riverfront in Nashville

Over the capitol

Larry and I went to visit my sister's family last Saturday night in Nashville. I knew the moon was going to be the Supermoon according to all the press, and would appear the largest it will be for the next 18 years. So, with that knowledge I took my camera with me in the hopes of having some time to photograph it in the downtown area. I hadn't brought my tripod (which I regretted) but I was having fun just seeing what I could get. Larry drove me around chasing the moon, and we ended up at Riverfront Park looking over the bridge. As soon as I got out to take some shots, a Channel 4 News truck pulled in also. Two guys got out and took some pictures near me with their phones, then as I was walking back to the van one of them approached me and asked if I would mind doing an interview. Uhhh...I tried to pass them off on Larry but neither of them were having that. I really, really didn't want to, but I was having a good hair day so I went for it! I truly have no idea what I blathered about. We went straight home because if I was going to be the nightly country-bumpkin with the strongest Southern accent, then I wanted to see it! In the end I was spared that agonizing moment, and they just showed about 9 seconds of film of me taking pictures of the moon....mostly from the side which accented my nice hair day instead of my incredibly Southern drawl. Thank You Lord. But it was fun, and Sam was so excited while we waited to see what they would show. He thought I was a celebrity and kept saying, "No one is gonna believe me when I tell them this!" Combine this 9 seconds with the 6 seconds I was on WGN during a Cubs game in the 90's, and I have had my 15 seconds of fame.

The camera guy shot all around me as I was supposed to pretend he wasn't inches from my face. Awkward!

Old Towne

A couple weeks ago Larry and I were able to get away for a little over-night trip to Signal Mountain, TN. We stayed at a wonderful B&B, Old Towne Bed and Breakfast. Isn't this welcome sign the cutest?

If you look closely you'll see Larry toting in all my bags for our one night stay.

This is the room we chose. I loved the "flip a switch" fireplace for when I got chilly.


This was our private dining area for breakfast, which was so delicious...fresh fruit and yogurt with dark chocolate, (okay we could have stopped there and I would have been happy with chocolate for breakfast!) wonderful eggs, homemade bread, blueberry mini-pancakes, bacon, and cheesy spinach grits (amazingly, they were my fav.)

It was great to get away for a little trip. We are very thankful to Larry's parents for keeping our kiddos!
Here's the link to the B&B.

Just Happiness

Must.Catch.Kite.

Getting closer

Almost!

Got it!

Well, got part of it anyway.

Then that part flew away...

Got it again!

Running with jubilee in over-sized Crocs on pavement inevitably ends this way.

No tears from my thrill-seeker, though. Just happiness.

Crazy-Busy

Hmmm, I haven't been taking any pictures lately. Guess I'm going to have to do better. We have just been so crazy-busy that I quite honestly haven't even thought of it. Strange.

Sam and Claire joined the swim team a few weeks ago which is keeping me running a couple nights a week. Then one night a week until Easter Larry and they have drama rehearsal for the passion play at church. With the weekends being filled with activities it seems we only have one night when we aren't rushing off somewhere.

So, an update? The older two are really enjoying their swimming practices. Sam has also joined Claire in her Hands of Grace signing class. They both have active social lives on the weekends with their friends that keep me hopping. School is winding down (8 weeks is winding down, right?) and we all couldn't be happier thinking about summer.

Kate is....whew...busy too. Busy climbing, jumping, scaring me, not potty-training if she can help it, sassing, and bossing. The latter two are mostly directed toward her siblings, but not always. She is like no other!

There is a beautiful Spring forecast for the next several days, so perhaps it will inspire me to grab one of my cameras and get some shots of our busy lives.

All Weekend We:

Ran,

Played,

Laughed,

Flew,

Flew some more,

Partied,


And performed.

The weekend also included a friend spending the night with Claire and an MTSU basketball game with Sam and our "boys" (all 6!) that we spend time with about once a month. I was happy to see Monday so I could rest.