All Posts Sun Hats Living in Tennessee, we are not strangers to the sun. We didn't have much of a spring, but based on Storing Children's Artwork Ahh, the age-old dilemma...how do you make enough space in your house to save all your children's memories? Several years Many Hands Make Light Work, But Tiny Hands Make Heavy Work From Mr. Handsome: Little Buddy is right in the middle of a “Can I help? Let me do it!” stage. Mexican Street Corn Recipe Have you ever experienced Mexican Street Corn? If you haven't, you need to keep reading. It's wildly delicious. A few Is This a Dinosaur Bone? From Mr. Handsome: Do we have a paleontologist in the building? Little Buddy and I were walking by a creek Thanks for the Ice Cream, Daddy, But I Still Like Mommy More From Mr. Handsome: A couple weeks ago, Ellie was too busy to grocery shop, so she made a Walmart pickup Downhill Skiing On my recent "Ask Ellie," post, one reader inquired about my hobby of downhill skiing. I discuss it in the Handcrafted Ring Boxes We recently attended a family wedding, and the bride really wanted handmade ring boxes. The groom asked Mr. Handsome to 5 Strollers? How many strollers is too many? A few weeks ago, we became the owners of a 5th stroller. I ended The 16-Year-Old Me Would be So Ashamed From Mr. Handsome... How many of you, in your teenage years, saw adults do something you thought was lame and NICU Stay Part 2 ...Continued from Part 1 of our NICU stay When we got the results from the first round of blood work, Transition from 1 to 2 Kids On my Ask Ellie 5.0 post, one reader wanted to know what the transition has been like going from one 'All Creatures Great and Small' Review After posting about The Dick Van Dyke Show a couple weeks ago, we have had a lot of readers ask Smoked Pork for a Bachelor Party A few years ago, we posted about the bachelor party that Mr. Handsome planned for his youngest brother. His other Ask Ellie 5.0 I'm sitting here in the living room, catching up on some bills and enjoying the stillness of nap time. Little Minimalism Challenge Fail We were going so strong on our minimalism challenge, but we dropped off the wagon about two weeks in. (We're Let's Talk Potty Training Now that Little Buddy has turned three years old, we are in hard core potty training mode. I decided to Our Views on Vitamin D This post is partly a product review and partly a post on wellness. About ten years ago, before I was NICU Stay Part 1 ...Continued from Part 4 of my birth story We spent about 20 hours in the hospital after the birth, and 30-Day Minimalist Challenge As most wives know, the best way to get your husband to do something is to make him think it Shout-Out to Healthcare Workers With all the medical appointments I have had over the past two years, I want to take a moment to Our 60-Year-Old [Current] Favorite Show We are constantly on the hunt for decent shows to watch after the kids go to bed, and our current Fulfilling a 20-Year Dream A couple weeks ago, I shared a picture of Mr. Handsome's newest hobby and asked you all to guess what Making Nachos With Little Buddy Did you watch the Super Bowl last night? Who were you pulling for? We had a few family members over 2021 Birth Story Part 4 .....Continued from Part 3 I was dilated to 10 cm, and it was time to push. The midwife returned, and 2021 Birth Story Part 3 .....Continued from Part 2 Most women don't like the idea of being induced. I was certainly nervous about it three Mr. Handsome's New Hobby My husband truly is the man of 1,000 hobbies. He is driven, likes to be productive, loves a challenge, and 2021 Birth Story Part 2 ...Continued from Part 1 In the last month of my pregnancy, there were several days when the baby didn't move Dry Hands Between germs and newborn diaper changes, I feel like I'm washing my hands 40 times a day. Until this week, Pizza on Christmas Eve? From Mr. Handsome... If someone told you that one of their Christmas traditions was eating pizza on Christmas Eve, what 2021 Birth Story Part 1 We are so thankful to have our baby boy safely in our arms, and we look forward to watching our Confession: I Went to Bed at 9 on New Year's Eve The title pretty much sums up this post. Are any of my readers right there with me? With a toddler Baby Boy is Here! As some of you guessed from the picture I posted of myself assembling a Christmas toy for Little Buddy, our Lame Adult Alert I think I have officially crossed the line into becoming a boring adult: I spent Christmas Eve assembling a build-it-yourself Merry Christmas to All! Christmastime is here! Mr. Handsome and I want to wish you all a very Merry Christmas. What's on your schedule A Parade of Trees This year at the Gaylord Opryland hotel, in addition to all the normal Christmas decorations and lights, which I blogged Cheekwood at Night Last August, I posted about our visit to the Chihuly exhibit at Cheekwood in Nashville. We had such a wonderful Opryland at Christmastime 2021 One of our favorite Christmas traditions is visiting the Gaylord Opryland. An iconic Nashville hotel with three massive atria (the Do I Have to Ask My Husband for Spending Money? Happy Friday! Hope your week has been wonderful. Do you have any fun plans for the weekend, now that the Used Children's Clothing Since Little Buddy was born, I have had fun searching for his clothes at children's used clothing stores and consignment Buck or Doe? Earlier this month, we shared the news that our baby is a boy. To tell our families, we did a I Love Carpet Cleaning Am I the only one who thinks that clean carpets are magical? I truly believe that the writers of the My Favorite Things, Part 4 A few years ago, I did three posts titled "My Favorite Things." The posts featured my responses to a list Pumpkins at Cheekwood Cheekwood is one of our favorite spots in Nashville. It isn't far from the center of the city, and it's Our Baby is a... We thought we would give you something to smile about on this dreary Wednesday afternoon (at least it's dreary here Gentry's Farm Last weekend, we visited Gentry's Farm in Franklin, Tennessee, for the first time. I had heard good things about it Coffee, Coffee, Coffee I thought I would introduce a conversation topic that is near and dear to most people's hearts: Coffee. I read Pregnancy Announcement In case you missed our pregnancy announcement, Mr. Handsome and I are indeed expecting a baby! We are beyond thrilled Our Big Announcement Here it is! Our big announcement! Watch the video to find out what we've been hiding. My Attempt at Culinary Blogging I love vacations where I can visit unique historic sites and blog about them for you, but between our travel Daddy’s Legs Are On Fire After we ate our weight in seafood for 2 1/2 days, Mr Handsome decided he needed to burn some calories, Would You Try Crawfish Pie? In Santa Rosa Beach, Florida, there is a restaurant called Stinky‘s, which serves Cajun style seafood. We have attempted to Big Announcement Coming Soon Happy Friday! Mr. Handsome had a few days off work, so we drove down to the Florida Panhandle for a How to Lose Your Gold Sunglasses On our weekend trip in Florida earlier this summer, Mr. Handsome had an interesting experience. As I mentioned in my Little Utensils for a Little Buddy At the beginning of the summer, I decided it was time to replace Little Buddy's baby spoons and forks with Yes I Did Just Change My Husband's Engine Filter I recently received a coupon for a free oil change for Mr. Handsome's truck and eagerly called the dealership to Kitchen Scissors Let’s talk about kitchen scissors. They might be small, but they are one of my most used culinary items. Earlier Do We Speak Other Languages? One of our readers recently asked if Mr. Handsome and I speak any languages aside from English. While we are Mr. Handsome's Music Rebellion Someone asked us what our favorite styles of music are, and this led to a discussion about Mr. Handsome's music Fishing the Emerald Coast Wow, there's something about that picture of Mr. Handsome standing next to his ocean fishing rod that makes him look « Previous 1 2 3 4 5 … 15 Next »
