She reached her goal!

Bart caught a home run ball for Sydney! She was super excited!

Duke and Williamsburg, VA

Mac and Sydney in front of Duke Chapel.

A hot afternoon in Williamsburg, Virginia.

We headed north in search of cooler weather, but instead we found scorching temperatures in the 100's! It was a hot trip, but fun nonetheless. The kids are always overjoyed to stay in a hotel. They really appreciate a good ice machine!

Wild Dunes with the Ways and Grits and Groceries

The kids and I made a day trip to Grits and Groceries. It has been reviewed in Southern Living and the local paper numerous times. We went to check out what the hype was all about. It was yummy! The owners, a husband and wife duo, moved back to the Carolinas from New Orleans to raise their son. Heidi owned and operated the well-loved New Orleans restaurant, Elizabeth's and Joe spent a decade as Emeril Lagasse's pastry chef at NOLA.

We had a great time at Isle of Palms with our good friends, the Ways. What could be better? We have children the same age and the adults have a great time together. We always enjoy this fun vacation.

Summer 2010

I have been really slow at updating the blog. Here is a snippet of our summer. Sydney had a great time with swim team and cheer camp. Mac enjoyed making a worm compost at The Children's Museum of the Upstate. Sydney really enjoyed the baseball game and her main goal was to catch a fly ball. More to come.

Maui, Hawaii

Bart and I had the pleasure of vacationing in Hawaii to kick off our summer. It was absolutely beautiful. My favorite island destination, by far! We did a lot of sunning, paddle boarding, waterfall exploring and zip lining. As I have always said, vacation Bart and Jennifer seem to always have a good time.

New Favorite, Super Easy Dish

This is such an easy dinner! This is Wal-Mart's brand of white corn and black bean salsa. It can be found on the same aisle as taco kits and taco seasoning for only $1.98.

Throw three chicken breasts and one jar of this salsa in the crock-pot and let cook on low for four hours. Shred chicken with a fork after it has finished cooking. Serve as the filling in tortillas, or with tortilla chips or even as a soup. Top with sour cream, cheese, guacamole, lettuce, tomatoes, etc.... Yummy and very easy!

Snow Day

We've had a couple of good snow days this year. The kids love it!! Bart and I are pretty big fans, too. I love that Mac is wearing Sydney's purple scarf with his camouflage boots. When you live in South Carolina, you just have to make do with what warm clothes you have.

Who's that girl?

Okay, I am usually pretty together, but not today. After getting the kids situated with breakfast, I looked at my calendar to check out what we have for the week. Apparently, I didn't look at my calendar the last half of last week, because I missed Mac's 3 year well-check and my father-in-law's birthday!! Who is this woman living in my body??

If you have seen Up In The Air with George Clooney, about ten years ago I was that recent college graduate dressed in a navy suit ready to take on the world. I had it all planned out, be married to cute, fun, smart, Auburn fan husband(did that at 22), work for five years, Junior League, have baby, stay at home with baby, more Junior League, volunteer everywhere, have another baby, volunteer some more, drive kids all around town, etc... Now, here I am dressed in my new uniform, jeans and white or black shirt with vest. I am enjoying every minute with my little ones, but they are growing up and will be in big school before I know it. That girl in the navy suit is long gone. (Actually, the navy suit is still in my closet, but the shoulders will need a good dusting). I don't think I will plan out the next ten years. I am to work on focusing on the NOW with them. Either times are a changing or I am growing up!