His first pumpkin. His first ice cream. His first birthday.

October 22nd was a Saturday! It was also our baby boy's birthday! A great excuse to do something super great as a family.  Dolan took the day off, so we loaded up the cameras, diaper bag, jackets, sippy cups, stroller, and our little kiddos...and we traveled to Wilson to Dean's Farm.  A hayride (with popcorn), some pumpkins, farm animals, a brand new playground, including a giant tube slide, topped off with McDonald's ice cream (Levi's first!) made for a perfect day.  Here's a look back.

family days are the BEST days!

Happy Birthday, once again, to our baby. xoxo

~k.

A Week Away!

I neglected my blog for an entire week while our little family spent a week away at the fabulous Myrtle Beach! We started counting down the days back in July! I cannot express how wonderful it was to pack our car to the very max, drive for 3 hours late into the night while our sweet wee one's slept, and arrive in a place where responsibilities consisted of making sure the children were fed, clothed, and that we relax! We are so thankful for this time...truly a retreat.  We enjoyed the time spent with "mimi" and "peepaw" and are grateful to them for opening their home to our crazy crew!

Enough chit-chat... Here's a look into our week away.

 Can you tell how much baby LJ loved the sand? 

 A little view from the balcony (one of their favorite places to play)...And yours truly (mother hen) was not far off!!

 Can you believe how fast this one is growing?

 Noah loves Myrtle Beach...isn't he a cutie?

On our very last day, we took S and N to a painting class. Most everyone had gone home on Sunday, so we had the room to ourselves.  Savannah chose to paint an ice-cream cone magnet and Noah...a turtle magnet.  

The ladies who helped us then dried the magnets and applied a glaze to them making them glittery and shiny! They were lovely!!

What a wonderful trip.  And we came home with only 1 load of laundry (thanks to the washer/dryer in the condo!) It was so good to have Dolan with us for this amount of time! Missed him so much on his day back. 


Thankful for memories made with our precious family on our week away. 


As for today, our responsibilities are greater and we aren't nearly as relaxed...but the memories really are just as precious!


blessings,
~k.

Just because...

It's Thursday night...just an ordinary night.  But Dolan suggests we surprise the kids and go out for ice cream after dinner...just because!  So long ordinary night! Lucky us, "Sprinkles" is a mile down the road.  Here we are... 

Savannah wanted to pull up a chair so she could see all of the choices...Hmmmm

"Cotton Candy" won out because it was a "girl kind." (She's all into categorizing things into girl/boy these days).  If it's pink or purple, it's for a girl.  Blue/green...definitely a boy.  

 For Noah...Peach Frozen Yogurt.

 For Levi...a paci and a little entertainment.

Ice cream looks pretty blue...it's pink on the other side...trust me.

 Such a big boy.

 She loved sharing her ice cream with her brother. 

 Talking to Mrs. Lori behind the counter...such a little flirt.

 Mama stealing some kisses from sweet baby Levi.

And now, time to get home and put our sugar-happy children in their cozy beds.  I love these special moments of spontaneity.  They make life fun!