Growing Up

Ahhhh!  Make it stop!  Our big girl just got bigger.  She's now riding her bike without training wheels.  "Our big two-wheeler", as she refers to herself.  I had tried taking them off a couple months ago, but she just wasn't ready.  Then, in the past couple weeks Ben and I noticed that she really wasn't using the training wheels when she rode.  And we had talked about her taking them off, but she wasn't interested, so we didn't push.  Then the day after Thanksgiving, Ben was at work and my dad and I were outside playing with the girls and she just said to me, "Mommy, maybe I will try taking off those training wheels today."  So we did and man, she took off like she had been riding all her little life!  I honestly couldn't believe it, and when I took those things off, I really didn't think she was going to be able to do it, but I was wrong.  And then I was sad because her daddy missed it...major wife fail!  But he was home soon after and thankfully very forgiving.  We are so proud of her, "our big two-wheeler!"

Big Stuff!

Singing about riding on two wheels

So big and so proud!

Thanksgiving

My parents came down to spend Thanksgiving with us this year.  We also had a couple tight ends over from the team that didn't have any family in town.  I had a lot of fun planning, baking and cooking for everyone.  It was a super fun weekend and a good time to reflect on all we have to be thankful for.  We are certainly blessed beyond what we deserve...

Panther vs. Titans

Treat Yo' Self

Wow!  Did I have a fast one pulled on me.  It was a normal home game weekend.  Ben's parents were in town, Ben was home around lunch on Saturday and the girls and I had just gotten back from a birthday party for one of Lindsey's friends.  Then there was a knock at the door.  Ben went to answer and looked back at me and waved me over to the door.  I thought it was one of our neighbors, she had just had a baby and I thought maybe she had brought her over for us to see.  So I walked over to the door and was greeted with a carload of some of my sweetest friends on earth!  I was completely surprised, like, had absolutely no idea this had been in the works for several weeks by my friends, Ben and his parents.  I couldn't believe it.  I was feeling the love, big time!  I was told I had 10 minutes to pack a bag for the night and that was that!  We had a day and night of shopping, laughing, chatting, eating, relaxing, and more laughing.  It was known as "Treat Yo' Self" weekend, coming from the great Tom Haverford from the NBC show Parks and Rec.  We definitely treated ourselves to some great time with some great people.  And I felt so overwhelmed with happiness and love for those girls and their efforts to pull off a great surprise.  It truly was just what I needed.  Thanks ladies for a special time!

Bye Week

Ahhhh...the bye week.  Time for a slow down.  We headed to Ohio to spend some more time with that sweet baby nephew of ours, Easton.  The girls also got to ride in some tractors, play in some beans, take a hay ride, visit a fairyland, the fun was never ending.  And thanks to all the grandparents, Ben and I got to get away to Columbus for a couple of nights.  Bliss.  We went to dinner with some friends and listened to the guys reminisce about the good old days.  Funny stuff.  Got massages.  Nice!  Saw the Bucks win. Yay! And just relaxed...Yep, it was a wonderful bye week for us.  It's hard to believe there's only eight weeks left this season.  So very thankful for a break.

Us at the Horseshoe!