Month: May 2012

The kids and I went to Mississippi for spring break this year.  Doug had to stay at home to work, so we got to stay with my parents for 10 days.  It was a great trip (Mom even survived the car ride with the kids both ways).  Ten days is a perfect length of time… Continue reading Mississippi Happenings

All. boy.

Mom and I thought it would be great to go visit a firehouse before we left.  Macy and Steven love firetrucks and I had great photo ops dancing in my head, but like most grand ideas you get as a parent, it didn’t go as expected.  The firefighters were very nice.  They turned on the… Continue reading A trip to the firehouse

There’s not much more southern than sitting on the back porch eating an ice cream cone…unless maybe you’re drinking sweet tea with it. Mom found the tiniest ice cream cones that I’ve ever seen which were perfect little treats for the kids.  They were only 2 or 3 inches tall, so Macy was able to eat… Continue reading Ice cream

My grandmother and uncle came to my parents house to visit.  It was funny to see the kids personalities come out… Steven was pretty stand offish (which is why I don’t have any picture of him).  He likes to assess the situation from afar.  He was much more social on our second visit…but of coarse… Continue reading A visit from Grandmommy KayKay

While we were in MS we got to have a play date with the Fab 5 (minus Kimberly…who we caught up with later).  Macy and Steven had a great time playing with Eli and I had a great time getting some baby snuggles from Lauren and Mallory. The horse was a hit! Logan loved Lori… Continue reading The Fab 5 (or in this case, 4)

These $3 balls from Target were the best toys we could have gotten in Mississippi.  To say that Macy and Steven were entertained by them is an understatement…they spent HOURS playing with these balls!  It was so nice to let them get out and run as far as they wanted (and sometimes further than they… Continue reading All you need is a big plastic ball