Aldrige Gardens

Re-do of our entryway wall.  Love how it turned out!

Amaris hospital check up: the inflamation still needed to subside before surgery so they scheduled it 4 weeks out, but informed me that they would for sure have to do surgery and that he would have to stay in the hospital overnight.  They also informed me that he has two ear infections and a fever of 101.  The Dr. prescribed me MORE antibiotics and medication for what she assumed was allergies.  I swear doctors hand out prescriptions way too easy.  We are holding off on the allergy medication till we get a second opinion.  I hate that he has been on antibiotics 4times in the first year of his life, but what do you do when you don't have an Uncle Jared close by to evaluate him and see what we can do holistically verses medicinally.  We are simply exhausted from him being sick every two weeks; hoping this year has administered all the sicknesses and that it is better health for all of us from here on out :(

 A beautiful night in Alabama

 Fun at Wald Park in Vestavia

Beautiful day at the gardens...joined such a lovely Elderly lady on our walk who told me stories of her Grandchildren, stories of being a high school chemist/science/math teacher for 20 years (encouraging me to teach my kids numbers at an early age). At the end of our lovely walk she made the comment: "I so enjoyed meeting you and your beautiful children. May God bless your entire life and may you enjoy always enjoy it #aldridgegardens#kindredspirits #preciousmomentslikethismakemyday #nature #beauty#photography

Amari was so fascinated by all of the flowers, the geese, the waterfalls, and the nature.  We were feeding the geese bread when a few of them came right up to him and started pecking on his shirt.  He was quite daring and kept chasing after them. Of course Becks loved wandering off on his adventures in the woods and putting his feet in the pond. 

He loved this frog

Beckahms 2 1/2 year interview:

Words he always says

Video in full

I love how Becks says Dusty Crophopper :), makes me giggle every time: Dusty Popper 

Park Day/Rainy Day and Everything In Between

This weather has been so back and forth from warm and sunny to cold and rainy.  We can be playing outside in t-shirt and shorts one day and literally the next day we are all bundled up in our coats and rain boots splashing in the puddles.

We can't wait for summer to come!!

Rainy Day sending boats down the road

Sunny Day playing superheroes at the park

I love how he puts his arms out when he walks

My little superhero on the rescue

Beck's riding in the car (I love how he strapped his bear in with him)

Funny post I made on facebook (I was serious) My kids are on loan for the rest of the weekend, just in case anyone wanted to rent one #craiglistpostingmykids #meetyouhalfway #noreturnsfor72hours

I haven't looked like this at 9am on a Saturday since before both of my kiddos were born.  Thanks to my husband for being super mom for the morning while I attended a women's conference.

I LOVE how my kids can sit longer during classical musicals that I watched growing up like this one—Babes in Toyland—and Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, than any other movie.  They love the music and the dancing; they sit and gaze at the TV in awe.

This was terrible mean, looking back at it now but we had to get this fear of Amaris on camera

Babysitting Britton and Bentlee

Ijump

Amari woke up with this crazy hair; my little mad scientist

Amari's first ice cream cone experience 

 Western wear today! Beck's said to me as we were heading out the door, "mom, you are a cowboy!" :)

As we were driving to Ijump this song came on the radio and Bentlee started singing it.  This is perhaps the cutest video caught on camera.  I love Beckahm's face—how solemn and serious he was and how excited he was about Bentlee singing this song.

 The kiddos had yet another fun time at ijump. It was so hilarious watching the boys dance

Dance party at ijump

I found Bentlee doing this in the toddler room; I was cracking up

Beckahm went in to join him

Family hike, Beck's was off wandering on his own and pulled his pants down and went poop.  Mike had to run rescue him with wipes :)