Tennessee Trip (Part 1)

We just got home from 6 days in Tennessee vising James' parents. They have a farm about an hour from Chattanooga, in a valley town called Pikeville. Beautiful just doesn't explain how breathtaking the valley is. The town is VERY small, and such refreshing change. There isn't much to do, but good ole fashion fun.

Aidan threw rocks in the creek...

...and peed in the creek.....and the pond, and in the hay, and off the deck....

We took walks....

and the twinks played with the dogs...all four of them!

We went out to eat (and learned we won't be doing that again as a family until 2020)...

and we tried to get a good family picture.

Aidan rode the tracker...

and we enjoyed this scenery.

We had special time with Aidan while the twins didn't nap...

...and enjoyed this view while sitting on the deck.

 I caught my first fish...

...and so did Aidan!

We fell in the mud...

...and pulled the wagon.

Enjoyed beautiful sunsets...

...and took naps to fresh mountain air.

To be continued....

Weekend Wrap Up

80's! 80s in October!?! That was our weather here in Raleigh this past weekend. AND, the high today and tomorrow is 88!!!! What's going on? Time to pull out what's left of our shorts and t-shirts for the boys.  Not fair, I love little boy's butts in jeans, and the cuteness of layers! Looks like the twins might not get much use of theses adorable little Halloween shirts I got them.

Landon and Grayson are checking out some animals at Hillridge farm. We took the boys this weekend to the pumpkin patch, and had a wonderful time. We came home with 3 very tired little boys and three little pumkins. We went with friends and ran into others there. This is the third year we have gone, and they have added so much, including full service.............bathrooms? Not sure what was there before?

The little boys are walking so much these days. I got Landon out of the stroller for a few minutes to test out his new shoes. He was really confused and could not quite understand the added weight on his feet. Neither of them had ever walked outside, so it was so funny to watch them focusing so much on the silly things on their feet. After they got the hang of it, they walked around for a few minutes and then back into the stroller they went.

Daddy and Aidan went down the big slide and you can tell, they both liked it. From the looks below it is hard to tell who had more fun, Aidan or daddy.

There is so much to do at this pumkin patch. They have a corn pit, hay jump, chickens, goats, a rabbit house, train ride, jump house, hay maze, and the hayride! We were on a time limit because we came at nap time, first thing in the morning to avoid the crowds. We timed it right and left with three smiling little boys.

It is hard to believe the twins were only a month old when we visited last year. It is amazing how fast time goes by.

The look of pure joy on Aidan's face. Love it!

                                                                 Aidan and Grayson.
                                                

                                                                     Landon and Aidan.

The Brogdon and Seaman twins.

                                                            Grayson picking his pumpkin.

The Brogdon boys.

                                        
                                                              Nat, Aidan, and Mitch.

Twin mamas! So thankful to have her in my life!!!

I can't stop laughing at these two and their poses.

            Landon, "Which one do I get??" ----  Grayson showing off his standing skills!

Three tired little boys after a great time at the pumpkin patch!

On a side note, I recently found out my dear friend, college roommate, and pledge sister, is pregnant.....with TWINS!!!! Congrats Lindsay and Justin! Out of my 4 best friends from college, Lindsay is number three expecting twins! It is so amazing!

Saturday fun day!

Whew, I'm tired.

Guess what we did today?

Toddler food?

Ok, mommy friends. I need some ideas for quick, healthy, easy to clean up (2 babies after spaghetti dinner clean up is not easy), meals for my twinks. Aidan is easy enough. He will eat what we eat, or not. But, I am losing my creativity when it comes to new meals for the twins. (Remember-quick, healthy, easy to clean up (2 babies after spaghetti dinner clean up is not easy), this is key!

If you are new to the blog, and have babies, or a baby (I have a bad habit of referring to all babies are plural-wonder why?) click here about homemade baby food! If you still aren't sure click here to see how much you can save by making your own baby food!

Why did I use so many parenthesises in this post?

Have a great day blog friends!

I'm backkkkkkkkkk.....

I hate to admit it, but I have used this title before on my blog. What can I say, I am a busy mama!

Friends and family used to ask me how I had time to blog. Now, I ask myself the same thing. When the twinks were little (by little I mean pre mobile), I had more time. Although life is getting easier (or maybe it isn't, maybe we just have a better grasp on things), my time is slipping away. The twins are walking. And by walking, I mean walking and falling. Climbing and falling. Anything and falling.

I am finding my "me" time is lessening as I speak type. And I am not afraid to admit, I miss my me time! Every mama needs it! Blogging is my outlet. It is my journal. It is my wind down with a glass (or 2) of wine and sometimes some whine too, after a really long day.

So, I say it again. I'm backkkkkkkk. Ah, and it feels good!