CourtneyJul 24, 2020Changes! 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,...
CourtneyJul 20, 2020Senior Pics - Take 1I 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...
CourtneyJul 15, 2020Paddleboarding / Lake DayWe spent a BEAUTIFUL day on the lake today. We got the paddleboards out and floated around together taking turns in the swimming area...
CourtneyJul 14, 2020Those TeethWhen one kid (Finley) gets braces, the other kids beg for them. Addison wants invisalign to straight a few areas on the sides. We went...
CourtneyJul 13, 2020Day DatesFinley 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...
CourtneyJul 8, 2020Lake LifeSloane 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? ...
CourtneyJul 7, 2020Hold My Tissues, Please...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...
CourtneyJul 4, 2020Happy 4th Of July!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...
CourtneyJul 3, 2020Let The Celebrations Begin! 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...
CourtneyJul 1, 2020All The WeirdnessI find myself taking pictures of the kids with their masks on in stores. Sometimes this new normal is starting to feel too normal. ...
CourtneyJun 30, 2020The Beach!Addison and 3 friends went to the beach. These girls are all cheer together and are so close. These friendships give me flashbacks to...
CourtneyJun 27, 2020Happy Graduation Day!We celebrated Banner's graduation this weekend. Banner is such a big part of our lives that he deserves his own post and celebration! ...
CourtneyJun 23, 2020It's Room Makeover Day! 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...
CourtneyJun 20, 2020Happy Birthday, Grammie!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!...
CourtneyJun 19, 2020The Last Of 2020 Cheer And A Few Other Things We DidDue 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...
CourtneyJun 14, 2020Our Busy Week!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...
CourtneyJun 8, 2020Happy 15th Birthday, Finley!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...
CourtneyJun 6, 2020Finley's Birthday Party!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! ...
CourtneyJun 4, 2020The AnimalsSomehow, 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...
CourtneyJun 1, 2020Random Things We Did!Back to normal? Nope, not yet. Just tiny adjustments. Jeremy played music online again. That hasn't happened since the beginning of...
CourtneyMay 27, 2020Summer Has Begun!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...
CourtneyMay 22, 2020We're In Kitty Love!We woke up and everyone was like... KITTTTTTTTTYYYYYYYYYYYY!!! Finley, by the way, loves her and really loves how tiny she is! Not...
CourtneyMay 21, 2020Penny, The KittenHoly MEOW! We got a kitten! THIS HAPPENED! Basically, Sloane and I broke Jeremy down and one day he said, "We could do that." Sloane...
CourtneyMay 18, 2020This Week StuffThis week, we finished school. This week, we celebrated achievements. This week, we took some baby steps out of the house from...
CourtneyMay 11, 2020Tree Cutting Day. 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...
CourtneyMay 10, 2020Happy Mother's Day!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...
CourtneyMay 8, 2020The Magician!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!
CourtneyMay 6, 2020Zoom And ZOOMINGFinley had his first zoom with ROTC on Tuesday. Notice the hat. You know what that means. The saga continues. {Insert eye roll FROM...
CourtneyMay 4, 2020Water Play And Video Games, Again.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...
CourtneyMay 3, 2020The WeekendWhat 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...
CourtneyMay 1, 2020It's Turtle Day!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...
CourtneyApr 30, 2020Get Well Soon!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...
CourtneyApr 29, 2020She Made It!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...
CourtneyApr 27, 2020Oh, Monday. You're So Cruel.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...
CourtneyApr 26, 2020Here's A Hodge Podge Of Things...Here's a picture of true life in quarantine... Someone ding-dong ditched us the other night. It happens occasionally and they are...
CourtneyApr 25, 2020Rainy Days And Entertaining OurselvesIt 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...
CourtneyApr 22, 2020A Relaxed Day!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...
CourtneyApr 21, 2020How We Filled Our Day!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...
CourtneyApr 20, 2020We Busted Out!After the little breakdown from yesterday, I promised the kids that we would spend sometime outside... not in our yard... not in our...
CourtneyApr 19, 2020Letting Loose!These guys are starting to feel trapped. I can not complain at all because they have been amazing during this whole quarantine. Finley...
CourtneyApr 18, 2020Quarantined BeautiesI 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...
CourtneyApr 17, 2020Jeremy's A Happy BoyWant 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,...
CourtneyApr 15, 2020And Then They DanceOur 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...
CourtneyApr 12, 2020Happy Easter!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...
CourtneyApr 10, 2020Easter Cookies!Instead of dying eggs, we decided to decorate Easter cookies this year. Concentration was fierce! Finley and Addison played along for a...
CourtneyApr 8, 2020Outdoors And IndoorsAddison has to keep up with her skills for cheer. Tryouts were already supposed to happen and have been on hold due to the quarantine. ...
CourtneyApr 7, 2020Hammocks And Obstacle CoursesSloane 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!...
CourtneyApr 6, 2020A Little School, A Little PoolFinley 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...
CourtneyApr 5, 2020Get Outside!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...
CourtneyApr 3, 2020Blended DaysWe've been keeping pretty busy during our time at home and have had very little complaints from everyone about being bored. Seeing how...