The Smeller and The Sniffer...
Before I begin this I must announce the following are not complaints. These are facts directly related to my child and only my child. I purely would like to document my experience so that one day...
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Hoot Party Details...
Wow! So it's only been a month and a half later and only because my friend, Amy, pointed it out did I just realize I never posted any of the actual details from LC's "Hoot" Party! So here goes... One...
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Zero to Mom in 15 Days...
I'm writing this post as part of a link up from Kelly's Korner's post "Show Us Your Life: All About Adoption". Honestly, it is so hard to know where to begin this explanation of our journey to...
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It's My Aussieversary...
Two years ago to the day (I remember because it was Aussie Day) I was just setting foot in Australia for the first time in my life. God had granted this sudden and amazing opportunity to go and serve...
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Pupdate & the Park...
Its been pretty rainy and dreary here these last couple weeks and both DW and LC have been under the weather. I was bypassed for the worst of it, thank goodness! But let me be the first to tell you,...
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Hanging Out
After several days of just LC and I over the weekend...we were both thrilled when DW made it back home from his hunting trip with his college buddies. I'm glad he got to go but we missed him. LC, in...
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"Nutrition Coach" Soap Box...
As someone who loves exercise - both personally and professionally - and also as someone who especially loves food, I have a preoccupation with eating healthy and learning what I can about what I'm...
View ArticleGive What You Get...
I don't know about you but I'm not one that loves to do anything that I feel like I HAVE to do. If you boil it down to the simplest thing I can think of this philosophy applies...take sleeping, for...
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Mischief Maker(s)...
In an effort to document the "every day" stuff, LC's latest and greatest is that she has discovered drawers. And even better, she has discovered what a fun game it is to take every item out of the...
View Article10 Things...
I wanted to write a follow up about my nutrition "soapbox" post the other day. Apparently it struck a cord (in some) because I got several emails asking for advice and a few people who said they felt...
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Little ChickFoodDiaries...
I had no idea when I wrote that first post on nutrition, it would crack open Pandora's box. But I'm not going to lie, I love that people are interested in eating better and learning more! The "10...
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The Weekend...
The weekend was pretty full...dinner with the Carters on Friday night, DW's sister's shower on Saturday, and then we hung out with some friends for the Super Bowl tonight. I was sort of a slacker...
View ArticleShe Calls Me Baby...
So one of the funny "developments" lately is that LC is no longer calling me "Mama" or "Mommy" but has started calling me "Baby" instead. It's pretty hilarious to hear her shout from her highchair,...
View ArticleSoulmates...
I bet a million trillion dollars that you read the title of this post and thought I was going to be writing something about marriage and/or my undying love for DW. You may have even gagged a little....
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Gandering At The Geese...
It seems like Alabama can't decide which time of year it is...winter or spring...and this little family is getting stiiiiiiiiir crazy. Spring can't come soon enough, that's for sure! This morning,...
View ArticleSecret Weapon...
In those first, early moments when we brought LC home, the Gotye song "Someone I Used to Know" had just come out on the radio. I loved it and shamelessly played it over and over and over many times...
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QuickLick...
Sam: Do Dee Durrr De DohLC: Hmmmmmmm.....LC: So let me think about this...Sam: What in the... LC (mimicking the skeptical face I'm giving her)Sam: Somebody please help me out here...LC, feeling...
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Super Heroes & Bathroom Trauma...
This past weekend, DW and our friends, Stephen and Amber, ran in the Mercedes Marathon. They lost their minds, evidently, because they did the Super Hero 5K on Saturday and then ran the half on...
View ArticleFuture Tripping
My friend, Amy, recently passed on some wisdom to me that her own mom gave her and it has really stuck in my mind. I guess, at the time this came up, I was worrying about something that may or may not...
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Frozen Happiness & Other Weekend Details...
On Saturday morning, DW mentioned that he wanted to run over to a local outdoor store to check on some pricing for something. LC and I decided to make the trip with him and it actually turned out to...
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