I gave Tim a surprise Alaskan fishing trip for his birthday! Accompanying him were Papa, Jude, Hudson, and Chase. It was truly a bucket list trip….one I hope we will be repeating! And by we-I mean me too! Can’t wait to go myself! They stayed at the Salmon Catcher Lodge for the week! It was a 3 hour drive from Anchorage. The accommodations I chose at the lodge were a cabin wit[...]
"A cruise provides opportunities for imaginations to be stirred and also gives glimpses into different cultures!" - Papa “I loved it more than I thought and would 100% do it again!” - Sarah “It was pretty amazing to have an ice rink and a carousel and more! Was fun to do formal dinner and watch grandkids order food in total and complete delight all day long!” - Nana[...]
If you have a vacation to Pigeon Forge with kids in your mind, then this is the blog for you to read. Full of fun places and sights for kids and adults alike, I was pleasantly surprised how much we loved our trip there. I will outline all the fun things we did and I hope it inspires you in your own vacation planning. This was our 3rd year doing a post-school year trip and we[...]
Recently I made bran muffins, shared in a story, and ‘promised’ a blog with all the details of one of my favorite foods: Nana’s Famous Bran Muffins! Well here you go! These amazing muffins were originally ‘Grandma Massie’s (famous) Bran Muffins’. Lots of memories of eating them in her home: warm from the oven and slathered with butter. Those memories followed and d[...]
Tap here for her cute dress! Lucy's first birthday party was a major success! Family and friends that came to celebrate her first year of life made it the most special. And on top of that- I had a lot of fun throwing my first ever little girl's birthday party. Our theme was 'One Sweet Peach', which was perfect since (as a lot of you know) our boys wanted her middle name to be Peach[...]
To know my Pastor Al was to love him and same goes for his amazing Stovetop Chicken Tortilla Soup. Try it once and you are hooked! I do love soups but honestly there are a couple of them that really get me excited and one is Pastor Al’s Tortilla Soup! It’s the warm and savory broth poured over lots of yumminess. This soup is serious comfort food! Back story: My first childre[...]