I haven’t enjoyed a trip to the movie theater that much in months!
Okay, honestly – I haven’t been to a movie theater in months.  But, I still really loved it!  David and I had a great time.  We grabbed a quick Chinese buffet dinner, then went to the new theater in Christiansburg.  It was nice [...]

and I don’t know why!  I guess maybe because its a rainy, dreary day and thus we didn’t get to go to the (outdoor) playgroup this morning, which I was really looking forward to.  But, I did make a lovely breakfast of scrambled eggs, toast with blueberry jelly, and grapes and we also had a [...]

Last night we went to a church dinner at my parent’s church (the church I grew up in).  One of the ladies grilling hamburgers was babysitting her granddaughter, and I asked if I could help.  So I got to hold a 12 week old for about 10 minutes!  Killy was so funny, he looked over [...]

Okay, I’ve tried to post this entry twice already and keep getting error messages.  Due to my frustration level, you must all make up your own captions for the pictures.

So, last week’s “hike” fizzled after only 11 minutes, but this week went much better!  We went hiking on the New River Trail in Galax, and I think we did about 3-4 miles in an hour and 15 minutes.  Killy even walked the first 35 minutes by himself!

Ellie was riding in style in the jogging [...]

Banana muffins seem to elicit one of two responses from people: total excitement or total revulsion. Personally, I enjoy fresh banana muffins spread with butter and/or honey. This recipe makes the moistest, richest banana muffins I’ve ever had:
4 overripe bananas
1 stick butter
3/4 cup sugar or Baking Splenda
2 eggs (I always use omega-3 enriched)
1.5 [...]

It was a wonderful, wonderful day!
This morning, I woke up snuggled between both kids (they both joined us during the night – David and I don’t mind at all, we love waking up with them!), and they actually both woke up fairly cheerfully.   We had a nice breakfast, and then went into town for a [...]