Blake's Baptism

This fall, Blake was part of a Bible study with a group of men and the pastor from our church. Since several of the guys had never been baptized, including Blake, they decided to organize an informal baptism at one of their houses. It was such an intimate, special gathering, and I was so moved to see my honey take such a big step in his faith.

Christmas Crafts and Cookies at the Library

Bunk Bed Injury

The girls had a friend over and had been playing upstairs by themselves for a while when Evie and their friend, Gigi, came down to say they had been jumping off the top bunk and Darcy had hurt her foot. Now, jumping off the top bunk is a big no-no in our house as it quite high. When ice did not fix Darcy's injury, we knew something was up so I took her to the Urgent Care Center. Sure enough she had broken her foot. Blake and I took turns staying home with her until she could get in to see the orthopedic surgeon and get a proper cast. Thankfully, all she needed was a walking boot for a few weeks, which was such a relief! Hopefully the girl have learned their lesson about jumping off the top bunk!

Garden Lights Holiday Nights at the Atlanta Botanical Garden

Thanksgiving with the Chin Family

On the Road to See the Chins!

Happy, Angry, Silly Faces -- Santa Style

Shopping with Grammy

Today, Grammy and I took the girls shopping for some cold weather clothes, which of course turned into lunch at Red Robin, seeing Santa, a ride on the carousel and a fashion show when we got home. Thank you Grammy for such a fun day -- and for all the girls' new winter clothes!

Christmas Kitties

Darcy's Christmas List

She is getting two of the three (thanks to Grammy and Pops). Fon = phone = tablet. A Hatchimal will have to wait for her birthday in March.

Anniversary Tripping

To celebrate our anniversary, Blake and I rented out a little beach-side cottage in Manasota Key for the weekend. We did a lot of reading, playing games, walking on the beach, napping with a few cocktails in there, too. All in all, just the relaxing sort of getaway we needed.

Lucky Number 13

Today was our 13th wedding anniversary, and Blake surprised me at work with a bouquet of flowers and took me out to lunch at my favorite place (Oxford Exchange). Happy anniversary to us!

Crafting with Friends

Three of my friends came over this evening for a little girl time and crafting. We made string art, which I quickly realized is quite labor intensive and maybe not my thing. BUT I really like how my M turned out so it was worth the effort in the end!

Halloween 2016