Back at the very beginning of summer when we first started talking about middle school, John asked if he could get a big bed in his room rather than his “baby beds”. I admit, they are babyish – not the size necessarily, but the scalloped head and foot boards that I chose when he was… Read More
There are so many thoughts and emotions running wild in my head right now that I really don’t even know where to start this post. So, let’s go with something safe… our traditional first day of school breakfast! Since John’s first day of Kindergarten, we’ve started the first day of school with pancakes. This year… Read More
As y’all know, we’ve been on the road a lot this summer between Columbia, Savannah and Disney! One of our favorite ways to pass the time in the car is with the Ticket to Ride App. It costs $4.99 in the iTunes store but is SO well worth it! You can play by yourself, but… Read More
The Savannah Bananas are back this summer for their second season in Historic Grayson Stadium! We had so much fun last year that the whole crew headed out to the ballgame again this year. I’ve talked about our love of minor league baseball a few times recently and, while their stadium doesn’t have all the bells… Read More
We raced into the theater on opening day to see the Cars 3 movie!! We went with sweet friends and all of us – ages 8, 11 and 40 something – thoroughly enjoyed the movie. It is a summer must-see! Blindsided by a new generation of blazing-fast racers, the legendary Lightning McQueen (voice of Owen… Read More
Sister’s family gave Honey the game Catan for his birthday and we have played it at the dinner table probably five out of seven nights every week all summer. I really can’t recommend it enough!! (As an aside, I had to chuckle when Whit was on the phone with Sister last week saying “we got this really… Read More
Whit came down with an ear infection a couple of weeks ago and was put on an antibiotic for 10 days. If you’re anything like me, or your household is anything like mine, this gets real hard to keep track of real quick. On approximately day 2, it’s a stream of questions morning and night…… Read More