All Posts 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 Our Approach to TV Time One of our readers asked how we approach TV time for ourselves and Little Buddy. A couple years ago, we Our Favorite Foods Mr. Handsome and I just filmed some videos answering the questions that you submitted. One of you asked what our Santa Rosa Beach with a Toddler Earlier this summer, we took a long weekend vacation to the Florida Panhandle. Over our six years of marriage, we Stain Remover that Actually Works As the mom of a toddler, I feel like I am always either doing laundry or thinking about needing to Little Buddy's 1st Fireworks Until this year, Little Buddy had never seen fireworks. When some friends invited us over to grill out and said Incredible LEGO Sculptures at Cheekwood As a reader of our blog, you have probably heard us mention Cheekwood before. It's an outdoor garden in Nashville, Big Family Food Shortages When we first got married, I started asking Mr. Handsome why he ate so fast. In the six years since Five Daughters for Father's Day A few years ago, we stumbled upon a little shop called Five Daughters Bakery and decided to give it a Canoeing Before Little Buddy was born, we would rent a canoe and go fishing and floating at least a couple times Would You Spend $18,000 on an Invisible Sculpture? Italian Artist Salvatore Garau just sold a sculpture for $18,300, which is an impressive feat for any artist. What's more Farmer's Market Over the past year, we have really missed being able to visit farmers markets. My heart goes out to the Rodney Scott's BBQ: As-Seen-on Netflix Mr. Handsome recently got hooked on the Netflix show Chef’s Table. During the BBQ Series, he learned about chef Rodney Ellie's Day Due to some scheduling conflicts, we were not able to celebrate Ellie’s birthday on the actual day. As a loving Flowers of Middle Tennessee Spring has sprung in Middle Tennessee, and we are heading into summer. Last month, I took these photos of wildflowers Turning Into My Dad And now, another word from Mr. Handsome... One of my worst fears growing up was that I would turn into « Previous 1 2 3 4 5 … 15 Next »