The day we moved into this house, without any furniture, I painted our den a slate blue. Now that I've painted most of the walls gray,...

I missed the opportunity to take pictures at this sunflower field last year. This year I MADE SURE to be there! I had to take at least...

We spent a BEAUTIFUL day on the lake today. We got the paddleboards out and floated around together taking turns in the swimming area...

When one kid (Finley) gets braces, the other kids beg for them. Addison wants invisalign to straight a few areas on the sides. We went...

Finley had a day date with Paris at the park. She lives a little over an hour away so they don't see each other too often. Social...

Sloane went out on the boat with a friend today. Can you tell which one is comfortable on a speeding water craft and which one isn't? ...

I started blogging when Addison was one and a half. We had just moved to Florida and I was trying to find a better way to share her...

We popped up a canopy tent and spent the day at our neighborhood pool enjoying food, friends, and a peaceful day! Did we mention that we...

A couple of days ago, Tiffany, my friend since the 6th grade moved to Gallatin. That's 30 minutes away from us. I went to middle school...

I find myself taking pictures of the kids with their masks on in stores. Sometimes this new normal is starting to feel too normal. ...

Addison and 3 friends went to the beach. These girls are all cheer together and are so close. These friendships give me flashbacks to...

We celebrated Banner's graduation this weekend. Banner is such a big part of our lives that he deserves his own post and celebration! ...

One of the bonuses to this house is that it's 5 bedrooms. What to do with that extra bedroom! It's been used for storage, music...

We had the BEST birthday for Grammie! My one request was to take this photo! Look at that GLAM!! I can't believe that this woman is 75!...

Due to the Spring quarantine, I didn't get to take these cheerleaders pictures when I was supposed to. This first photo will be on a 4...

This week seemed to have a lot going on! Sloane had to go to the doctor for Swimmer's Ear. A few days later Finley was compiling of ear...

Holy Moly! FIFTEEN! Today is Finley's actual birthday! We already had the party, plenty of gifts, cake, but we had a few surprises in...

Today we celebrated Finley's birthday! He wanted to have his party at my brother's house because they have a pool AND a hot tub! ...

Somehow, we ended up with 2 dogs, a cat, and a fish. How did we get here? We are done! The Inn is full! The dogs are adjusting to...

Back to normal? Nope, not yet. Just tiny adjustments. Jeremy played music online again. That hasn't happened since the beginning of...

I'm playing catch up. The neighborhood pool opened, kind of. They are only allowing a very limited capacity at a time, chairs are in...

We woke up and everyone was like... KITTTTTTTTTYYYYYYYYYYYY!!! Finley, by the way, loves her and really loves how tiny she is! Not...

Holy MEOW! We got a kitten! THIS HAPPENED! Basically, Sloane and I broke Jeremy down and one day he said, "We could do that." Sloane...

This week, we finished school. This week, we celebrated achievements. This week, we took some baby steps out of the house from...

Jeremy and I are going to start clearing out our view to the woods. The water is stopping us from doing a lot, but this one tree sits on...

I had the BEST lazy day Mother's Day with my family, ever! They got me strings of party lights that I wanted to hang outside, they made...

Sloane and I already watched her do this trick. Finley was seeing it for the first time. I knew he'd have a good reaction. haha!

Finley had his first zoom with ROTC on Tuesday. Notice the hat. You know what that means. The saga continues. {Insert eye roll FROM...

Well, look who came outside to join in on the fun! Actually, we begged him. Actually, we drove him crazy and then he came out with a...

What a full weekend at home! Sloane and I hung the sprinkler over the trampoline and she spent so much time playing. It's her new...

HOLY TURTLES! This morning we woke up and a turtle was up in the grass area between the water and the driveway. Remember when I took...

One of Sloane's sweet friends left a Get Well Soon gift for her by the front door because of her bike wreck. It was FULL of candy and...

Are we ready for Senior year? Uh... how did that happen? Holy, SENIOR YEAR! For the first time ever, virtual try-outs were held if you...

It all started beautifully. Sloane sold some of her things on Varagesale and turned around and spent her money on a horse and a horse...

Here's a picture of true life in quarantine... Someone ding-dong ditched us the other night. It happens occasionally and they are...

It has rained... so much! We are ready to spend more time outside! We've been trapped indoors for a couple of days and we tried to make...

This quarantine is making Sloane play with things she hasn't touched in a while. I'm loving that because it helps to keep her from being...

I don't know how people are bored during this. We seem to keep busy almost every minute. Sometimes we nap. Mmmmm.... naps. We received...

After the little breakdown from yesterday, I promised the kids that we would spend sometime outside... not in our yard... not in our...

These guys are starting to feel trapped. I can not complain at all because they have been amazing during this whole quarantine. Finley...

I took a few indoor photos. Don't these 3 look miserable and cooped up? They aren't! Sloane was back in her room coloring and stood up...

Want to know someone who is REALLY enjoying quarantine? It's Jeremy! He's done so much work outside, got a video game buddy in Banner,...

Our house has been low-key for the past few days. We've had rain and COLD weather and no one has been outside. This means that the kids...

Happy Sleepy Easter Morning! I was asleep on the couch because I had a sneeze attack in the middle of the night. Finley came walking in...

Instead of dying eggs, we decided to decorate Easter cookies this year. Concentration was fierce! Finley and Addison played along for a...

Addison has to keep up with her skills for cheer. Tryouts were already supposed to happen and have been on hold due to the quarantine. ...

Sloane and I laid outside in the hammock for a while today. I'm soaking up this time together. It's like summer without the "Hurry, Mom!...

Finley had his first ZOOM meeting today. He didn't want to do it at all but when familiar faces started showing up, he was excited to...

It's a beautiful day to be outside! Jeremy and I decided to start cleaning up the woods. Hmm... that's a big statement coming from this...

We've been keeping pretty busy during our time at home and have had very little complaints from everyone about being bored. Seeing how...