Thanksgiving this year was one of the very best. The whole week leading up to Thanksgiving was special and perfect. The kids and I did a “gratitude tree” and it was so sweet and tender to see what they were grateful for. And all week, all I could think about was how beautiful my life …
We have been patiently waiting for something really exciting in our home and it finally came this November! Back in the spring, we learned about a new product that was being developed for individuals of all ages with physical limitations. We call it our “Huckleberry Cart” and it is incredible. Basically, Mark (or whoever) acts …
One of our autumn bucket list items was to have a family read-a-thon and it was amazing! We set up a blow up mattress for more comfy seating, stayed in our jammies, and we just read and read all day long. Mark read Jurassic Park out loud to Ben and Lydie and the rest of …
Our every day October moments 🍁 The Power of Poison Lydie had another appointment at the Children’s Hospital so we made our way to the Denver Nature and Science Museum afterwards. This was such a fun exhibit – and felt extra fun around Halloween! It was fascinating to learn about poison in the natural world …
We had such a fun Halloween! A couple days before Halloween, we carved our pumpkins and the kids did most of their carving on their own this year. They did a great job! Lydia had a very FULL day because Thursday is Lydie’s heavy therapy day. She and Mark left early for speech while I …
Our final day of our trip! We left Wichita and began the last leg of our journey home. As always happens, it didn’t take us long before we began preparing for our “drawing” of our next state. We love this tradition so very much. Here is how it went: Mark = New Jersey Elise = …
Day 7 brought another early start for our family. We left Tupelo at 4:30 AM. Mark and I had to chuckle because we entered Mississippi in the dark and we were leaving in the dark. We drove through a whole lot of states this day. We left Mississippi and drove Tennessee, Arkansas, Missouri, and eventually …
Day 6 started with a slow morning and it was amazing. We had to rearrange some things on this trip which meant a slow morning on this day with a busy afternoon/evening (we had to wait for things to open). We eventually left Jackson and made our way north to Oxford. Oxford I think the …
<<< I have some sad news – or at least sad for me. Without going into too much detail, I have maxed out the space on our blog. To increase the space available would cost a lot of money, more than I am willing to spend on a hobby blog. It may sound silly, but …
Gulfport was just what we needed to have a little breather (and the only time on our trip where we stayed two nights in the same place). But we packed up on Day 4 and began to make our way to Natchez. We ended up driving back into Louisiana and then up to Natchez and …