New Addition

Here is my new baby girl!!! She is a beautiful golden retriever named Lila.

Happy Anniversary

Well here we are at 12 years, a week late but better late than never. Actually Jack and I have been reminiscing for a few weeks now. I guess you can say we have been taking stock of our lives and all that has happened over the past decade and change. We have been throwing out comments like… remember when I was fun, thin, well rested. Remember how we used to talk on the phone for hours or drive 75 miles just to spend an hour together before we had to drive home again. Remember when we could just jump in the car and go somewhere, no packing a diaper bag or stroller, no checking the weather, no buckling anyone’s seatbelt but your own. Ahh the life.
As I am looking back on the seasons of our marriage I realize we are passing from the decade long challenge of having our babies to raising them. This one is hard for me, I always imagined having a large family and it looks like three is going to be our number, don’t get me wrong I am sooo grateful for the three I have but… On the brighter side I am excited to start the next stage of our lives, no more diapers!!! (hopefully this will start soon)

Trying to sum up the past 12 years is difficult, so much has happened. 1 wedding, 2 receptions, 11 moves, 4 states, 3 schools, 1 graduation, 7 pregnancies, 4 babies, 3 children, 2 dogs , 1 cat, 5 funerals, 7 cars, 11 jobs, 2 people who love each other more everyday.

There is no one else I would rather have by my side than the man I married 12 years ago. I love you Jack.

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First Weekend of Summer

Well summer is finally here... now I can relax. Ya right, I actually hate to relax...just ask my kids who really enjoy a day of TV and laying around the house in their PJs. I can only stand it for an hour or so and I have to get out and do something.
Friday was our official first day of summer and we spent it canoeing down the Harpeth River, the water was a lot deeper and faster than our previous trips and it was fun to take on the mini-rapids in a canoe packed to the brim with Jack and I, the three kids and our dog Rusty. It turned out to be one of our best trips out on the river.
We spent the rest of the weekend camping at Cumberland Mountain State Park, with the Gates. It was wet and rainy but despite our soaked clothes and camping gear it was the perfect way to spend the weekend.

Cumberland Mountian State Park

Throwing rocks into the water