Our Adventure called Life

Paisley and Mr. Snow The snow has melted (hooray), we've begun wearing shorts (a little early, but we couldn't wait), and we have jumped head first in to outdoor activities and various celebrations!  It's been a great winter but we are ready for spring! Pappaw joined us for snow cream Our final snow day didn't disappoint!  We rode the 4-wheeler, pulled the kids on the sled, whipped up some snow cream and made our first snowman.   As much as we enjoyed the snow, when it quickly melted a few days later we were not sad to see it go (although the muddy mess that temporarily took its spot was not a welcome replacement).  My entryway rugs will never be the same. I can't even put in to words my love for this boy... March 14 (pi day) meant I needed to make some cherry delight (pie).  The kids helped by licking the beaters.  I appreciated the help.  :) I have so many memories of licking the beaters while my mom and grandma cooked, I am happy to...

1985-ish, fishing in Florida Growing up I saw a lot of states from the back of my parents Oldsmobile.  We drove everywhere, every which direction, and my sister and I loved it.  I didn't catch my first flight until I was 15 years old.  Road trips were the norm and I was lucky to marry a man who agreed! We have had several small road trips with the kids; Kentucky Lake, Louisville, St. Louis, Indianapolis, etc.  So when our annual ski trip was on the horizon, I didn't bat an eye when Scott said, "What do you think about driving?" Disney 1986-ish I scoured Pinterest for tips on road tripping with toddlers.  There were great ideas such as giving them a cookie sheet to snack/play/color on.  I glued fleece on the back of each childs cookie sheet so it had some cushion and wouldn't slide off their little legs.  Both kids enjoyed and utilized their sheet (Lila mostly used hers to kick and produce noise, but whatever).  I also visited the dol...

Neither does mommy... She went down at 7pm just like every other night.  I knew her teeth were bothering her as she has white caps poking up through every bare space of gum.  The nightmare (for me) began around mid-night.  I had been asleep for roughly 2 hours and I hear her fussing.  I gave it a minute because it's not unusual to hear a little fuss out of her, then she goes right back to sleep.  This time, she fussed for a few minutes before she began hollering "mommy."  I knew this was not a good sign. I went in her room and kissed her head (no fever, thank goodness).  I gave her a drink a water and tucked her back in.  I told her it was "night night" and she needed to sleep.  She responded with a "Uh-huh" and I slipped out of her room.  All was quiet as I slipped back in bed. I fell asleep quickly thinking all was well. At 1am the screaming started again.  My brain was immediately thrust back to when I was woken every fe...