After missing CeeCee’s recital last year, I put this one on my calendar on the first day of her dance class in the fall! Since I saw her multiple times in the days leading up to it, I got some great sneak peeks. But, seeing her with her perfect bun in her darling costume on… Read More
Our precious nephew and godson, affectionately known as Jay Bird in the family, celebrated his first holy communion on Mother’s Day weekend. It was a beautiful mass and he had many family members present! It was particularly special to be back at Holy Spirit as both of my boys, and both of our godchildren, were… Read More
We celebrated sixteen sweet years of marriage today! I am so thankful for this man and the life we’ve built together. We are always looking for fun and different ways to celebrate pretty much anything and our anniversary was no exception. We tossed around about 100 ideas in the last couple of weeks – everything… Read More
The quiet, loving, loyal, patient man we call Honey and Daddy turned 43 today!! Juju (Honey’s mom) was so sweet to come hang with the boys so that I could take him to his fave restaurant in Atlanta – Little Alley Steak. I made him a mint chocolate chip ice cream cake (see how on… Read More
I was so, so happy to get to spend this Mother’s Day with my mom and my sis. We didn’t have any big, fancy plans. The kids played in the yard, the guys grilled and we just hung out. It was perfect. I dug up some old “mom” pics to share today. This was at… Read More
Tonight was one of my most anticipated nights of the year… the Valentine’s Dance! It is one of the few days that the three males in the family willingly dress up (other than the shoes because sneakers are apparently better for dancing), present me with a corsage, and humor me in a night of dinner… Read More
One of the boys’ four Santa gifts each year is “something you need”. Now, Mother and Daddy-O got a big laugh when two of these big snow sleds showed up on their front stoop a few weeks before Christmas. I’ll admit, I had my doubts as well that the sleds would be able to be… Read More