Recent Happenings

It's amazing how quickly the kids are changing and learning!  Merrick is 8.5 months now - wow, hard to believe - and has become SO mobile!  In two weeks time he went from a sort of military crawl to now all out crawling, pulling up on everything and attempting to walk even!  Needless to say, it has made us hold our breath on several occasions and he's already gotten some bumps and bruises.  He insists on standing - all night long!  He simply will not sit any more.  He just wants to practice his new skills!

Savannah loves reading and stories, and most of our night (outside of dinner and baths) is spent reading books and telling her stories.  I am amazed at her memory!  Chris and I will sometimes pause while reading her books to let her fill in the blanks and it stuns me how much she's able to remember!  Just a constant reminder that they're always listening and learning!  So glad she's enjoying books!

The swing set is as big a hit as ever - that has been a wonderful investment!

We had another tree fall in the back yard and it took out the fence:(  Luckily our post-hole digger (aka Chris) didn't dig the holes too deep and it just kind of laid down with the tree - a blessing in disguise!  We were able to rebuild in in a few hours time.

Merrick had his ear tube surgery this month and it went great!  He was all smiles just as soon as it was done, no stress at all!  We can already tell it's made him feel better and recover faster.

Goofy boy:)

Savannah got all dressed up for Chick-fil-a's Daddy Daughter Date Night with Daddy.  She looked adorable (so did Daddy!) but quickly decided she didn't want to go after all - so we all ate together at home instead.

The weather has been quite chilly, so we take the occasional walk, but not nearly as much time outside as I'd like!  I'm looking forward to warmer weather!!

Oh! The kids both got glasses:)  Don't they look great?

We turned our extra closet into a proper pantry - I'm loving this!

We took the kids to visit the aquarium.  Savannah got to see Nemo, Marlin and Dory.  She had a great time.  I think her favorite part ended up being the dolphin show, which was a lot of fun!  We had a great time there!

Merrick met his great grandma, Mawmaw for the first time, and I think it was love at first sight:)

We did a little painting:)

And took the kids for a trip to Catch Air - they both loved it! Who are those two angry men in the background? Hehe:)

So that's about it!  The past month in a nutshell!  We've been having a great (albeit exhausted mostly) time with the kids and can't wait to see what other new things they learn and get into!!

Welcome to Our Blog!

Hello and welcome to our blog!  My name is Ashley and I am a proud wife (of almost 5 years!) to my husband, Chris, and Momma of two little ones, Savannah and Merrick!  I am a tax CPA by day, child-wrangler by night:)

My husband is an engineer, and with both of us working full-time professional jobs, raising kids can be a tough gig!  Even tougher is finding time to do the things we want and like to do!  But there's nothing we enjoy more than spending some awesome quality time with the kids and as a family.

Life is an amazing journey and raising children is the most wonderful blessing we could ever ask for.  God is faithful and good, all of the time, and we have been blessed beyond measure.  Hope you enjoy what we have to share and that you too can share with us!  Welcome to our blog!!