Our Carpet Quest

James and I are heading to Calhoun, GA to look at carpet tiles to replace the carpet we had to tear out of the basement. The basement flooded over a month ago and we been deliberating on what to do with the space. Final conclusion: carpet tiles. I had taken two days off of work and this is how we are spending the time together. It’s glamorous, I know.

I’m enjoying this journey for a couple reasons. 1 – it’s a little quiet time away from the kids. Back to where we started – just James and I. He’s driving and I’m writing by blog. 2 – the fall color along the I-75 is outstanding. Beautiful shades of red, orange & yellow. The trees just pop out against the buildings and billboards. The rains that flooded my basement have blessed us with delicious Fall colors. A little Allison Krauss in the background enhances this crisp Fall day.

We have a giggler!

We heard McKenna first true laugh the other day. Luckily we were able to capture it on video. Enjoy!

Smile and the world smiles with you. . .

I have a reminder in my i-Phone that every Tuesday I need to blog. So far I have dismissed about 4 alerts.

Our kids are growing up fast. McKenna will be 4 months in a week. She's all smiles - her smile is so wide and so sincere. McKenna has become an easy baby. She sleeps through the night and only cries when hungry or tired. How did we get so lucky the second time around?

Jonah is becoming a little boy. We started using Pull-Ups exclusively and he has been using the potty. Well, he's only used the potty for Beverly. He gets 2 M&M's for every time he potties!

Parenthood is hard and challenging. Some days push you to the limit as other fill your heart with so much joy you feel like you're going to burst. I never understood the statement "you'll never remember your life before kids" until I had kids. I haven't totally forgotten what singleton life was like - I loved every minute of it. The ability to go anywhere at the drop of hat. But the joys of parenthood are priceless. I look forward to waking up every morning with my kids no matter if it's at 6am or 7am!

Someone is 2 years old!

We had Jonah's 2nd birthday party on Saturday. The weather was beautiful but the pool was a bit chilly. Jonah was a bit overwhelmed with all the people and kids. He really enjoyed opening presents. He received alot of trucks so I have stashed a few of them away for later! Here are a few pictures from that special day.