We had a fun family adventure today at a place that we didn’t even know existed until yesterday!! Spring Valley Beach is a waterpark in Blountsville, about an hour out of Birmingham. It was ideal for Ali. There was plenty to do, but without the mile long walk to the car, the huge lines, and […]
Double Your Fun
Besides all of the baby excitement, we’ve been having a double-night sleepover with Ali’s BFF AJ. Which, of course, means that there is now an added matching jammies sleepover picture. Here’s the history: April 2008, Ali: 15 Mos, AJ: 18 Mos November 2008, Ali: 22 Mos, AJ: 25 Mos March 2009, Ali: 26 Mos, AJ: […]
A New Baby!!
AJ spent the night with us last night, and we headed to the hospital VERY bright and early this morning to meet her new baby sister!! The girls were QUITE dazed on the way:We got to the waiting room and sat down to. . . wait.AJ waited expecantly. . .And Ali waited sleepily.I’m pretty sure […]
Happy Mother’s Day! And Stuff.
I hope all of the Mothers out there are having a fantastic Mother’s Day (or “Mommy’s Day”, as we explained it to Ali). And for those of you who weren’t being heathens (like us) and coming home from vacation, I hope that Church was wonderful as well. Because on Mother’s Day, all of the Pastors […]
Caution: Not for the Faint of Heights.
Today was the day to go to the Incline Railway! Besides the fact that trains are Ali’s favorite thing in the world, this is the steepest railroad in the world. Needless to say, someone was VERY excited. Others were a BIT more sleepy about the whole thing. However, a good ole’ train whistle always helps. […]
Yay, TenneSSEE!!
I’m taking a vacation from all of my weekly columns – Early Monday Mornings and Conquer the Caption. They should all be back next week, assuming I can shake the vacation mindset by then. Since Ali has been learning her map skills, she has been more excited about this trip than any trip ever before. […]
Chattanooga Bound!
Thank you all so much for your advice and prayers yesterday. So far, Ali seems fine still, but I will be keeping a close eye on her over the next few days. And, actually, I will be keeping that eye on her with a lot of help, and in Chattanooga! We leave today for our […]
In Which The Bride (Almost) Had to Step Over the Flower Girl.
Ali was thrilled that the long awaited day to wear her pretty pretty princess dress was finally here. She was also happy that Gina was getting married, but that was a side issue. On the way there, I tried explaining to Ali about marriage. I asked her who she wanted to marry, and she quickly […]
Practice Makes Perfect!! . . . unless you’re two.
If you’ve been around for a while, you remember the fairy-tale-like trying on of Flower girl dresses. Well, the wedding has finally arrived. Gina is getting married tomorrow!!! Last night was rehearsal. Ali was quite excited about her flower girl role. The TWO YEAR OLD flower girl. The fact that I am willing to attempt […]
Somewhat Belated Easter Pictures. . .
It was a busy Easter weekend for us this year, so we didn’t get to dye eggs and some other fun Easter traditions. But we did get to take Ali into the Good Friday Service, and she really enjoyed it. I have literally never seen her sit so still for so long – she was […]