And Away We Go...

We're off to Lava Hot Springs, ID for the weekend. Last year was so much fun and we are hoping for another great time this year.

Have a fabulous and safe weekend my friends!!!

xoxo

Before that, I must do This!

I have lists. Lots of lists. Things I want to do, things I am going to do, things I will never do. Lists, lists everywhere.

For our trip I made some mental lists. Things that I wanted to do with my family, things I want to do with my husband, things I want to do by myself (of course with the wee one attached at all times!).

Our family list is getting checked off daily.

• Drive to Meemaw and Grandpa's for an overnighter -- Check
• Go to Grandma and Grandpa's -- Check
• See Fireflies and eat S'mores -- Check
• Stay up late reading books with Grandma -- Check
• Yesterday we went to Worlds of Fun with the Grandparents and had a blast. Jeremy and I did the Rip Cord. Yes my friends, 180 feet in the air and I pulled the rip cord. It was AMAZING. Oh my gosh. I want to do it again and again and again.

• Today we went to Deanna Rose Farmstead. The kids got to feed goats, play on the playground, pet the cows, go in an old one room schoolhouse, ride a pony and fish. Other than a slight scare with a goat (my sweet niece is terrified of the goats!), we had a fantastic time. If you are in the Kansas City area, you must go here, it is FREE and fun!
• Go to Lawrence and see old friends -- Wednesday
• Go to on a date with my husband while we have a free babysitter -- hopefully tomorrow.
• Go to BlogHer thanks to the nice folks at Signing Time -- Thursday!!!
• Party, party, party -- all weekend!
• Learn lots on how to make my blog better for you, my dear readers -- all weekend!
• Sunday; come back to KC and play more with the family
• Go to my folks house (Meemaw and Grandpa) for a few days -- coming soon!

As you can see, there is much I have done and much I will keep doing. My lists never end. So I am trying really hard just to take it one day at a time and enjoy each day. If I don't, summer will be done and Seth in Kindergarten before I know it.

So, since time won't slow down, I think I will just have to.

Totally Worth It.

Watching my children make s'mores in their Grandparent's backyard and see fireflies for the first time made the 20 hours it took to get here totally worth it.

Have a great weekend, I know I will.

I'm Full.

Seriously. So full. I ate 8 pieces of pie last night. I'm a wee bit embarrassed to even admit that, but I just couldn't stop. We had chocolate, pecan, blueberry banana, apple and peach. How could I not eat all that pie? Also, how could I not take pictures of all that pie?? I am looking at my camera for pictures of Thanksgiving, and I did not take one. Not one single picture. So, you'll just have to imagine the beautiful turkey, my nice place settings and the beautiful people that filled my home.

Jeremy's family was here, and we had so much fun. This whole week revolved around food. Everything we did had to do with where we would go to eat after. Here are some highlights of our week.

• The house was crowded and loud. I loved it.
• I loved sitting around with my sisters-in-law while we nursed the babies and could just chat.
• I loved having my father-in-law take Jeremy power shopping...we got some good stuff for our kitchen!! Thanks again Greg!
• I loved getting our family pictures taken at the park. The weather was beautiful, we couldn't have asked for it to be any better!
  
• I loved the turkey brine that was brought from Williams Sonoma and that made our turkey so delicious! Thanks Brad and Karen!
• It was so much fun having the cousins together. It will be even more fun when mine aren't the only hellions! :)
• Going to Ikea for the first time. WOW. That's all I can say.
  
• Libby's baby blessing on Sunday. It was great having almost all of our entire families here for it. And...the food was good too!
• Saying goodbye to Jeremy's Grandpa Syl. He died on the 16th. His funeral was on Monday. Knowing that he is with my sweet Emma now gives me such peace. He has battled Parkinson's for many years, so knowing that he is free from the toils of his body, is really a blessing.
• Food, food, food. We ate at many great restaurants, laughed a lot, and had so much fun.

Now, other than the sound of my fingers clicking on the keyboard, my husband singing to my babies and my sweet little one sleeping in my arms, my house is quiet. We've cleaned up (some), braved a couple stores (Joann's and Hobby Lobby), had a little snooze -- me, bought some Christmas presents -- Jeremy, and had a lazy evening at home.

It is good. Oh so good. Now, if you'll excuse me, I'm off to eat some more pie.