north carolina

after christmas, we took a trip to north carolina with trav's family.
it was wonderful and relaxing.

we:
soaked up some really cold weather.
ate lots of yummy soups.
sat and did lots of reading by the fire.
played a quick, cold game at the playground.
got a sprinkling of snow.
went on a train ride,
to a town with lots of closed shops.
but ran into a college friend.
ate yummy mexican at a restaurant with reportedly very cold beer.
we not sure though, it was a sunday!
munched on s'mores.
did some snow tubing.
and ice skating.
hit up the fun factory for some arcade time.
ran into more friends from back home.
watched lots of football.
ate a traditional southern new year's day dinner.
visited the dillard house to ride horses,
but the stables were closed.
ate some yummy pizza at mama g's.
played pool and ping pong almost nightly.
visited a waterfall.
hiked the nearby trail.

 

 

 

and soaked up good, quality time with family.

a rainy valentine's

hearts, cards, and candy are abundant here.

the rain just keeps drizzling.
taking the pollen with it.

our boy is home.
see above pollen!

i'm working on checking off my list.

which includes editing pictures from our north carolina trip.

but now, i'm off to make a hungry boy some mac and cheese.

toilet paper

every child must do it.

and i couldn't help myself.
i just had to look back and find her brother's shenanigans.

and this just happened to be in the same folder.
still amazed at how much they look alike and can make the same facial expressions.

a season of firsts

we are embarking on a new adventure: t-ball.
it will be a season of firsts:
a real glove,
a pair of cleats,
the first practice,
the first catch with that new glove,
and many more.

so far all is going well.
he's enjoying practice and looking forward to the next one.
our boy is growing up fast,
and we are soaking up these precious moments.

legoland and other instagram pics

last week august and i went on a field trip to legoland.
mom watched tatum, so we could have a "date."
he was so excited to get this experience with his friends.

the crew after riding the dinosaur roller coaster!

august loves his friend hannah.....the one he calls a tomboy.

riding through the safari.

his favorite superheros were there too.

a knight on his horse with a brand new sword.

we had a wonderful day.
just me and my boy.

other instagramming:
caught being a super helpful big brother.

my tired running partner.

new fabric in the morning sunlight.

fence construction has begun.

hand stitching some appliques.

just being

soaking up the last bits of warm sunshine.
riding bikes and racing mama.
taking note of spiderwebs laced through the grass.
loving on my babies.
watching them play together.
laughing at static electricity hair.
a girl that is always taking off socks and shoes.

yesterday afternoon was definitely about just being.