A Wonderful Weekend

This weekend we had the chance to hang out with my brother and his girlfriend Mandy since they were on fall break from college. They came down on Friday night and we went to eat Mexican which as sort of a splurge from Weight Watchers! Ah well...I'd been craving it!

Anyway, since it was such a beautiful fall weekend, we took advantage and went to Mammoth Cave to tour and hike a few trails!

We stopped by Subway on the way to the park and got a picnic lunch!

Here are the two love birds!!

After a yummy lunch and a quick (yet disgusting diaper) change, we hiked the first trail down to the cave. Even though we live ten minutes from the park and hike there often, the beauty of it never gets old!!

I don't think Eli was so thrilled about sitting on the ledge for a photo shoot! Ha..don't worry, he wasn't alone.

Usually Eric and I go solo with Eli, so we took a ton of pictures as a family since Clay and Mandy were willing to photograph our smiling faces. So, sorry for the overkill!

Aren't they just the sweetest couple you've ever seen?

Here are a few shots from inside the cave...

After we left the cave, we decided to take Clay and Mandy on our favorite trail, Cedar Sink. To give you some perspective on this sink hole, look at the bottom right side where you'll see Eli's red carrier. Then standing on the first big rock straight ahead, you can see the love birds...if you look very closely!

My sweet boy was so tired he dozed right off in the pack!

We were all pretty tired after hiking four miles, so on the way home we stopped by our favorite dessert place to get some shakes...

We spent the rest of the night eating dinner and laughing around the fire pit. Clay and Mandy went to church and out to lunch with us on Sunday before leaving to head back home. It was so wonderful making precious memories with them during this exciting time in their lives.

I'm blessed to have spent quality time with both of my siblings this fall. First there was a lake trip with my sister, and now a weekend with my brother. Like most siblings, we fought a lot when we were young, but nothing could replace the bond we share now...I can't wait for the next visit!

Comments

A New Decade

Happy 2020, everyone! I know I'm a month and a half behind, but ya'll, January was brutal! Not brutal in a tragic kind of way but in a "life will wear you out" kind of way. It started off with the flu...times three! Eric, Ellie and I had Flu B and missed the first week back to school and work. Then Eli was diagnosed with Flu A two weeks later. Thankfully, my in-laws stepped in to help so that we didn't have to miss any more time at work. On top of the sickness, we listed our house for sale. The work it takes getting ready for market is just crazy. But we also have people coming in and out of our home at all hours and it's just kinda overwhelming. Plus, we are finalizing everything with the builder. In full transparency, working with the builder has been the easiest part! Maybe I'll do a little update on the whole building process later this week. Now that the dust has settled on 2020, I'm going to try my very hardest to keep this litt

Hit Me With Your Best Shot

Have I ever told you that Eli loves sports? Ha! I look back at him with baseballs and basketballs at 18 months old ,and it blows my mind that he's still so interested. The thing is, he doesn't discriminate. Baseball, basketball, football, soccer...you name it, we play it! Not only do we play sports all day, we also have to watch certain videos on Youtube. We watch "Boys of Fall," while wearing a football helmet. We watch Alabama's "Cheap Seats," John Fogerty's"Centerfield," and Kenny Rogers, "The Greatest" while holding a bat, carrying a ball, and wearing a batting helmet. And now, thanks to Space Jam, we have to listen to the movie sound track while shooting hoops! That's a blast from the past! He hasn't found a song about soccer or golf...YET! And with all that playing, who has time to run inside for a potty break? Not this boy! I never thought

Running Through The Sprinkler

Playing in the sprinkler was on our summer bucket list. To me it seems weird just checking if off and moving on to the next activity because when I was younger, we ran through a sprinkler pretty much every day. Putting it under the trampoline and letting it keep all the "jumpers" cool, was a favorite pastime. I cringe now. What the heck were we doing with eight kids on a net-free trampoline anyway? Ha! Back to the present…Eric treated the pool yesterday, so we couldn't swim which made it the perfect night to drag out the water hose and sprinkler. Neither child loved it at first, so we turned down the pressure. They slowly but surely warmed up to it. Bless her little heart, Ellie stood right in the middle and took a direct hit. She would make the worst face you've ever seen then cry ridiculsouly if you tried to move her. Eli ran straight though the middle with his eyes closed. Thank goodness our yard is basically an o

Search This Blog