All Posts Age Gaps As most of you know, Mr. Handsome and I have three children. The age gap between our first and our $600 Shoes? While we were on our annual beach trip last year, we walked past a men's clothing store in Seaside. For Almost Kidnapped? I'll Never Know I was recently on a short road trip with my two youngest children. We had driven a couple hours to Little Buddy Loves to Snorkel Our oldest son, Little Buddy, has become quite the athletic little seven-year-old. He plays soccer and basketball, rides his bike, 5-Day Power Outage and Life Update Hello! I wanted to jump on a give an update. I hope to hear from some of my faithful followers Gatlinburg Trip with 30 People Hi, blog readers! It’s been quite a while since I’ve posted an update. First off, I would like to hear Happy 2025! Hello, blog readers! It has been a few months since my last post. Life has been busy, and it has 'That's Okay, Daddy, I Don't Need a Donut' From Mr. Handsome: Last weekend, I had an epiphany during breakfast with the family, as I was enjoying my Corn Steady Drop in Caffeine Quality Hi blog readers! Mr. Handsome heard that I haven't kept up with my blog this summer (been busy enjoying the My Faith Hi blog readers! In celebration of the nine-year anniversary of Nashville Wife, I want to take a few minutes to Where Have all the Buffets Gone? When I was growing up, going out to eat was a huge treat because it was something my family rarely Update on Little Lady and Q & A Hello blog readers! Sorry we have been MIA recently. Life with a baby is always busy, but we are really Would You Like More Carbs with Your Spaghetti? I doubt any of you have eaten a big plate of spaghetti and thought, “You know, this just needs some Our Smallest Baby We are settling into life with three children and enjoying this stage. Our daughter (what do you think of the Would You Buy a Taxidermy Bat? When we went down to Gulf Shores, Alabama, last fall, we visited a festival. It was your typical festival, complete Baby Girl's Birth Story Part 2 If you enjoyed the first segment of our daughter's birth story, here is part two... At the four-hour mark, my Making a Sun Compass From Mr. Handsome: For those who are looking for ideas to entertain kids that are both fun and educational, making Sledding with Little Buddy It's rare that we get enough snow in Tennessee to go sledding, but last month we actually had enough to Baby Girl's Birth Story Part 1 A week before the delivery, Baby's movements suddenly became frantic. This was concerning to me because until that point, she Baby Girl's Arrival As we shared a few days ago, our third child is here, and we are thrilled. My last couple months Baby Girl is Here We wanted to hop on here to announce the arrival of our baby girl! We look forward to sharing more Mr. Handsome Has a Mustache It seems like every man, at one point or another, has the desire to grow some facial hair. Unfortunately for A Rustic Baby Shelf With the new baby on the way, I decided I needed a new shelf for the nursery. I thought it Toys or Little Brother? From Mr. Handsome: For the most part, Little Buddy is very good about sharing with his younger brother. The two Another Date Night Mr. Handsome scored big points as a husband this holiday season. Not only did he finish my honey-do list, but How Do You Like Your Hot Chocolate? There is nothing quite as comforting as a warm mug of hot chocolate on a snowy winter day. While we Maple Syrup Snow Candy Both Mr. Handsome and I grew up reading about Laura Ingalls Wilder in the iconic book series Little House in the Prairie. One Trip to the Alabama Coast Several months ago, someone paid our way to attend a conference on the Alabama Coast, so we were able to Shopping for Baby Clothes with my Husband Last Friday, Mr. Handsome informed me that he wished to get up early the following morning and head to the Christmas Eve Chaos Christmas Eve for us this year was a bit of an adventure. Mr. Handsome’s family has a tradition of eating Christmas Morning with Kids For the third time in our marriage, Mr. Handsome and I are spending Christmas without extended family. We value time Pre-Baby To-Do List Ain’t no to-do list like a nesting mama’s to-do list. At least that has been my experience. In general, I Our Not-So-Good Thanksgiving Well it's safe to say that this Thanksgiving is one for the books, but not in a good way. Mr. Baby #3 is a... We announced our pregnancy in September and were touched by all the well wishes we received from our loyal readers. Favorite Cereal It's a dreary, rainy day here in Nashville. Last week was absolutely beautiful, with clear skies and highs around 75 Seaside, Florida Have you ever been to the town of Seaside? It's located along the Florida Panhandle, near Santa Rosa Beach. I Abracadabra…..We Turned a 7-Hour Drive into 12 From Mr. Handsome… Traveling has become much more challenging with children. This was particularly obvious when we took a trip Early Childhood Sports One of my readers asked if we plan to involve our children in sports. The short answer is yes, but Family of Five? I hope you have been enjoying the last official days of summer. I apologize for the length of time it’s Boodadas and Strawdeedas Littlest Buddy, who is approaching two years old, is doing great at learning to talk. He can string together phrases Feeding Turtles Kids always seem to enjoy the things you would least expect, and this post is proof of that. We take Q&A Part 4 We are having a very hot day here in Nashville, so we've been spending time inside. Below is my fourth Little Buddy Goes to the ER Well, our family has officially experienced a broken bone. Two weeks ago, Little Buddy decided to attempt to jump down Riding the Incline Railway The Incline Railway is a popular Chattanooga tourist destination. We rode for the first time this spring and really enjoyed The Beach With Two Kids Means Everyone is Covered in Sand From Mr. Handsome: Both our boys love their little sandbox at home. When we went on our annual beach vacation Summer 2023 Life Update I had a few minutes of free time, which is a rarity for me, so I filmed a quick update No More Training Wheels for Little Buddy Two months ago, Little Buddy--who is four-and-a-half--surprised us by reaching a big milestone much earlier than we had expected. While Q&A Part 3 Hi there, readers! I just have a few questions left to answer from my most recent Ask Ellie post. Feel Sweets for Littles Happy Friday! I hope all my readers have had a good week. Those of you in the United States and Civil War Battles of Chattanooga For people interested in Civil War history, Chattanooga is a great place to visit because it is the location of Typical Mom Move It was such a typical mom move that all I could do was laugh, despite the annoying inconvenience. It’s just Q&A Part 2 I'm continuing to answer the questions that you all submitted to my Ask Ellie 6.0 post. If you missed part This Beach House Could Be Yours for Only $22.5 Million When I was growing up, my parents loved looking at homes for sale. It was almost like a hobby of Q&A Part 1 Thank you to everyone who has commented on my Ask Ellie 6.0 post with questions. Feel free to keep submitting, We Were Tourist Trapped Last month, we spent three days in one of our favorite places, the Florida Panhandle. Wanting to take our kids Ask Ellie 6.0 I hope my readers are enjoying some warmer weather (unless you live in the Southern Hemisphere, then I suppose it's Best Restaurants in Chattanooga As some of you know, Mr. Handsome and I enjoy trying local restaurants when we travel. When we spent one Mr. Handsome's Chainsaw Carving The other day, Mr. Handsome decided to return to a hobby that he picked up a couple years ago, and Overabundance of Lettuce This is our second year of serious gardening. I have always had tomato plants (even back when we lived in Dog-Friendly Restaurants When we were in Chattanooga, we passed by a dog-friendly pub. On a Sunday evening, it was a popular place, 1 2 3 … 15 Next »
