Year: 2018

Falconry at Leed’s Castle

Okay…our kitchen was finished this weekend and I finally feel like I’m getting my life and my home back together…so no more excuses for not writing 🙂

England….continued….

One of our favorite things we did was the falconry experience at Leed’s Castle.  Our falconry guide, Reece, was awesome.  It just so happened that we arrived on a day they had a rare and crazy thunderstorm.  I told Terence before we went “As long as I get to see the owl I am good!”  So we started out with the owl and I am so glad we did because when it started to downpour I sat out for the falcon….eeek!

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First Day of 3rd Grade

You know when you send them off to Kindergarten it seems like just the beginning…then it all goes so FAST after that.  I know everyone says that to you, but at the time it’s a new feeling and your like yeah…yeah.  It’s true, the days are long, but the years are so incredibly short!

We survived our first week back to school and let me just say I am officially ready for pumpkin spice season.  These 110+ temps are annoying me so much!

The first week of 3rd grade went really well.  Connor loves his teacher and has a bunch of friends in his class, so that is good.  He’s still doing jujitsu twice a week and he’s really into Roblox.  I wish I could find some good chapter books to get him interested in.  He seems to be more into math and science right now.

If you have any good chapter book recommendations for an 8-year-old I’d love it if you’d leave a comment.

And a little trip down memory lane 🙂

We are really loving having Hemi, our adopted Frenchie, as part of our family.  He’s the best dog ever and Connor and him seem to be best buds!

We should have our kitchen done by FRIDAY!!!  Thank the Lord!!!  After 4+ months without a kitchen I’ve never craved a home cooked meal more in my life.  I’m not the best cook, but I still love the opportunity to be able to cook.  I was just getting to be BFF with my InstaPot too!  We’ll have to become friends again…ha ha!!!

As always you can keep up with us on the daily on Instagram.

I’m trying to get my mojo back and write more….so stay tuned!

England-2018-Part 2- Double Decker Bus Tour

The last time we were in England we didn’t do most of the stuff we did this time.  Partly because we had Connor with us this time and he wanted to do different things.  One of those was riding the ever popular red double decker buses that are all over downtown London.  It’s a great way to cover a lot of the tourist landmarks really FAST!  You have to be quick with the camera as well if you want to get pictures.  But, overall, if you just want to “see” things and not experience them one by one I would highly recommend this tour.

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Celebrate National Root Beer Float Day!

This post is sponsored by A&W, all thoughts and opinions are my own.

Today is National Root Beer Float Day!  What better way to end the summer than with a root beer float right?  With summer coming to a close, and school right around the corner, we are trying to soak up these last couple of weeks together.  A&W is my favorite Root Beer…there’s just something about it…the sweet flavors of licorice and vanilla. It’s been around forever and even if I’m not making a float every now and then I crave one.

The unique, creamy taste of A&W Root Beer is a simple treat that creates fun, care-free experiences for families and can help make any moment special.  What is a better treat than an A&W Root Beer Float!

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England 2018 – Part One – Brighton, The National Gallery, & British Museum

Before I get started on this post I just want to say thank you so much for all the prayers, kind words of encouragement, and comments.  If you follow me on Instagram then you know a little bit about what has been going on the last few weeks.  Basically, after we found out the baby didn’t have a heartbeat I had a D&C scheduled.  I returned to work the next week and I thought everything was okay….but I just wouldn’t stop bleeding.  Finally I got so pale that Terence was telling me I needed to check myself into the ER because I looked so bad.

I checked in on Sunday afternoon and was admitted to the hospital.  I had an infection from the previous surgery.  So we did another D&C and started several rounds of antibiotics and pain medications.  I was in SO much pain!  I’m doing a lot better now and I’m just focusing on getting healthy and back to normal life.

Normal life…which is hard right now.  I feel empty and sad.  So sad over something I really never thought about or thought was even possible.  But I’m trying to keep my head high and I know that God is trying to show me something and whatever it is I know it’s His will for me.  We also have a new french bull dog named Hemie who is the sweetest ever!  And NO…our kitchen isn’t finished yet…this has been the LONGEST kitchen remodel in the history of kitchen remodels.  I can’t wait to share the end results of that either.

We had a wonderful trip to Europe in June and I’m excited to post about it!  I’m going to have to break it up into a few posts because I have about a MILLION pictures…but that’s what you do on vacation right?  We had the best time I want to post everything for memory sake before I forget everything 🙂

So, I’ll just start at the beginning…

We have the best cousins that live in England, we are so blessed that when we go to visit we get to see and stay with them.  I just LOVE it over there and would go all the time if I could.  Trying to fit everything into a week’s time with small children is a hard task…so we’ll just have to go back again soon 🙂

Here is Connor with one of the Queens Guards.


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Celebrate Dad This Father’s Day with Little Bites + Enter to WIN!

This post is sponsored by Little Bites, all thoughts and opinions are my own.

Father’s Day is this weekend and it’s time to show the Dads, Daddys, Fathers, Grandfathers, Uncles, and all “Father figures” how much you care.  I grew up with the best Dad.  He literally has a heart of gold.  There is nobody that can ever replace my Daddy or the memories I have growing up.  He’s always been there for me and my sister through thick and thin.  He’s also one of the FUNNIEST people you’ll ever meet.  He has never met a stranger and can become instant friends with just about anyone.

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