Category Archives: family
Sweet Mary Reese
MR is still recovering from Hand-Foot-and-Mouth, so we decided to take it easy today. We sat outside, ate Popsicles, and watched the power company cut down a tree in our neighbors yard. MR was fascinated by the process. While we … Continue reading
Happy Mother’s Day, Taren!
Top five things that I love about my mom: 1) She adores her grandgirls and has fully embraced her role as “Gran-C”. The self-proclaimed “Road Warrior” makes the 7 1/2 hour trip to Charlottesville every month to visit Hendley and MR. She … Continue reading
A weekend in review
After the traumatic events of MR’s first fall, I was bound and determined to make it up to sweet Mary Reese. As soon as G got off work on Friday afternoon, we headed to Friday’s After Five to enjoy Christian’s Pizza and … Continue reading
Remembering Aunt Linda
I didn’t need to knock. I’m not sure why, but it was something I knew. Even a source of pride. Something else I knew was that once I opened the unlocked door, one of them would be in there. A … Continue reading
It’s Mary Reese, y’all…
Choosing the “right” name for your little one can be an overwhelming task. So, when G and I found out we were having a little girl, we immediately started going down the name list. Like most southern girls, I, too, love … Continue reading
Back in action…
Garrett and I are horrible bloggers. It seems that we get caught up in the day to day affairs and forget how much fun it is to share stories and pictures. So, for the past 3 months, we have been … Continue reading
A week with Gran C and Big Daddy
Mary Reese was quite busy last week. Not only did she celebrate her four month birthday, but she also got to spend the week with her grandparents. Big Daddy had a conference here for work and Gran C came along … Continue reading
Mary Reese’s first babysitters
It was just a matter of time before the real world appeared and made us climb down from our cloud. Car had to return to the classroom as part of her masters program and complete 70 hours (2 full school … Continue reading