Girls Trip

I recently had the privelege to make my first official "girls trip" with 3 of my best friends from high school. It was a great trip and served to reconnect me with my friends and provide for some needed downtime away from my house or should I say man cave! Plus, Eli had showed no signs of giving up nursing and as a last resort, Jeremy and I thought the physical serpartion might be necessary (sidenote, he had been eating well and really seemed to be using my for a paci 3-4 times a day). At 15 1/2 months old he was the same age as when I weaned Caleb, so I felt good about the timing. And this was our first overnight separation. According to his daddy, he did beautifully the entire weekend! And I could not say enough about the wonderful man I married. He had the children for the better part of 3 days and managed wonderfully! He did tell me, however, he had seen the other (my) side of things and understood me better- icing on the cake! I know if I had to work in the pharmacy at Vanderbilt for just a wee bit, no doubt I would come away from the experience with a new appreciation for all that Jeremy does for us. So, let's hope I can take that knowledge into account without the experience and be a more loving, godly and understanding wife. St. Louis was our destination and it was a blast!
Me and Rachel

Eating at a famous pizza place - appropriately named for all of you algebra lovers.

Cara and Robyn

Riding up the Arch (think of crawling up inside a super capacity dryer- with 4 other people- the lady who rode with us was nice enough to take this picture for us)

Until next time girls!

Enjoying the last days of summer

Pool days are over, until next year anyway! This was a fun place we found in Lebanon. Pushing Caleb around.
Eli learning to balance.

Practicing a few dance moves.

It's great when Daddy gets to come with us! A great day at the Don Fox Community Pool in Lebanon a few weeks ago. It is awesome! Very, very clean- in fact, a lot cleaner than the pool we pay to to swim in. Of course, they only have the kiddie pool, but it was perfect for Caleb and Eli- they both loved it!

Wilson County Fair

This year was my first year to attend the Wilson County Fair, and I've lived here most of my life. I think anyway, I do seem to remember attending as a teen, but it is a foggy memory at best, which shows just how much of an impression it made on me! But, having talked my mom into entering somethings in the food events and having a 3 year old who seemed to be very interested in the "rides," we thought we'd give it a go. It was a lot of fun, but incredibly hot too.

My husband, the druggist."Holy Cow"

Snacking on peaches.

Caleb enjoyed the ride with his daddy.

Solo? Not so much!

Eli managed to take it all in stride.

My mom's "superb" and now "blue-ribbon" croissants.

The Grand Champion of Yeast Breads- Go Mom!