Somedays are just flat--kinda like my banana bread :[

ahh to be the mother of boys--you know it's gonna be a good day--when you roll over and wake up to a happy smiling face!!!

Run Family Run!

So tonight Joe and I decided to go for a run--got everybody bundled up cuz it is freezing here in the south--coldest I have ever been here!--Went to load up the strollers only to find that all ALL the tires were flat.--So we thought maybe we would just go for a walk as a family--got to the trail and then all of a sudden the boys said lets run--so we started running and we ran--and ran--and before you know it we had run all the way around the 1 mile trail--I was really surprised and proud of my boys--however in the last 10 feet Chase took a third tumble and this one hurt poor guy

















--and just for those who were wondering or have forgotten what a temper tantrum looks like here you go!!!!










It was really fun to do as a family and we hope to make it a frequent thing--never to early to develop good excersize habits!

Dreams...................................................................................

Do you ever dream--like I dream of owning my own cookie shop one day--I also dream of eating whatever I want, not working out, and still looking like I did in high school. I dream of being more outgoing--nicer to those I know and those I don't--I dream of being the do it all and never seem tired kind of person! Basically I dream of being Mary Poppins--"practically perfect in every way."

Then I wake up to reality and realize that baking cookies for my kids just because they want some is enough of a dream for me!

Singin'

Our Chaser loves to sing--especially in church--in fact we have to give him his own hymn book so he can sing--and he does not share!! Today he decided to imitate the chorister by waving his arm--he did pretty good on his own but then I helped him to get the beat right and so we lead the song together--all 3 verses--and when he had finished singing he proudly proclaimed "I DID IT" and so he did--Chase loves music of all kinds and musical instruments! And if you are lucky enough to hear him when he is alone in his room or when he thinks no one is listening, he sings everything he is thinking and doing--right now in his room I hear him singing to/about/for his transformers--what a sweety!!

And Mom and Dad........

can hardly wait for school to start again!
Yes it's been one of "those" days!
Cleaned their rooms x3
cleaned the kitchen x2
cleaned the family room x2
and we are still slightly sane.

Adventure?

Well today we woke up to Jimmy as usual turning on all the lights in the whole house--because if he is up shouldn't we all be up--oh and it was 6:30--perfecto! Anyway I didn't want to just hang out at home all day so we decided to go for an adventure ride! Joe typed some random city into the GPS and then selected an attraction that was nearby--so happens it was a State Park in Alabama called Boldan Springs State Park--it was 3 1/2 hour drive but we thought we have all day it will be fun to go--so we load up in the car and start the "adventure"

We get there around 3 only to discover that not only is it pretty run down--but there are no springs to be seen and the only thing even slightly adventurous about this park is an old metal slide and merry-go-round!! Let the adventure begin!!

We did however see a bridge as we crossed the Choctaw river so the boys were in heaven! They are so great they didn't even complain about the long drive for such a lame adventure :)

Still all that time in the car with just us, our little family is the best adventure of all! We are so lucky to have each other!