A weekend to remember
To say I am excited is an understatement!! Tomorrow Andi and I leave for The Alluvian Cooking School and Spa in Greenville, MS. We have been saying for YEARS we wanted to have one weekend a year to get away. Needless to say this is our first trip. The "big move" has given me a lot of incentive to do the things I have put off doing! :) I could care less if we were going to camp in a tent or where as long as we get to catch up but I will say I cannot wait for the pedicure! haha!
We are on the waiting list for a Cajun cooking class....how fun will that be! I hope we get in....We will leave tomorrow and come back Sunday morning.
The next few weeks will be VERY busy! Our house will be listed tomorrow by Val Hansen and I will put up a link soon on how to check it out. If you know of anyone looking for a house in Little Rock....send them OUR way! :)
Here is the place we are heading~
http://www.thealluvian.com/alluvian_hotel.html
Love their Nana
The kiddos all LOVE their nana and I swear would prefer to live with her over me! I am SO glad they do because I had a love for my grandma West that was just the same. I am glad they have that on both sides! Mom comes every Sunday night and keeps the kids on Monday for me to work. That is the only day I work all day (8-5). It is Dr. Al-Mefty's clinic day and is a very hectic, busy day.
The kids get pampered and loved on by nana and look forward to every Sunday night!
Hmmm....
"A mother who radiates self-love and self-acceptance actually vaccinates her daughter from low self-esteem." Naomi Wolf
Love this pic
Danielle snapped this pic last summer of the boys and I ran across it tonight and it made my bad, no good day a little better :)
Fun, fun, fun
Saturday morning we got up early and headed out! We made it to Fayetteville in time to celebrate Marin's second birthday! We were so excited to finally get to see Wes and Alexis's house and hug their neck~ They have an absolutely gorgous house and it is decorated just perfectly! I have missed them SO much and it was great to spend some time together. After the birthday party the boys went to the Hogs baseball game and the girls hung out and let Will nap and we just visited....perfect! Love you Lex and miss you SO much!
That afternoon we headed down to Alma to spend the night with Mark and Krista. It has been too long since we had gotten to spend time with them too~ The kids played great together when Lauren was not destroying something! She busted a kitchen table chair and the boys thomas toy chest! Seriously! We decided to set up a tab we could pay out!! haha! Lexi just adored Zoie and she learned how to hula hoop while there! She was SO excited! Thanks guys for putting up with us and we can't wait to get together again and this time I PROMISE not to forget the pack and play! Poor Krista got to hear screaming for about 30 minutes...or more!
Prayers for this family
Oh how a heart can break....The last six months my heart has mourned like I never knew it could for Caroline and her loss of sweet Gracie. This weekend Russ and I were just talking trying to even wrap our mind around loosing a child, much less two six years apart. Lauren is Laynie's age when she passed and Lexi is developing a personality like sweet Gracie had...such the mommy hen and protector. The mere thought of experiencing such agony makes me tear up and get a lump in my throat. I am such a fixer that it makes me ill to know there is nothing I can do but love and pray for them. It is just not enough! It has been 5 months she has had to wake up without her oldest. Oh Lord please hold her.
Tonight I was told about this family. They are in the last days with their little two year old. She has neuroblastoma and is at home with hospice. Say a prayer for them.....and Chris and Caroline.
Little momma
Lauren has become quite the little momma over the last few weeks. She likes to sleep with her baby, carry her around, and does such a good job taking care of her little one :) She was laying down beside her in the playroom the other night patting her back. She had layed the blanket out perfectly and was being so sweet it just melted my heart! The funny part was though when she pushes her in the stroller she had to be carrying 3 bags just like her momma does! She was about to fall over which is how her momma looks too!!
Sunday Mornings....
are ALWAYS crazy at our house! No matter how early I get up or how much I have prepared the night before we are late to church! What is it!? I have no idea but we just can't get it together on time on Sunday mornings! I did have a time out last week to catch them in their "Sunday best" on the way out the door....someday we will get a picture of them all looking towards the camera with a smile....sigh....someday! Of course, Lauren chose NOT to participate! :)