Weekend Away

Ahh...I had a lovely, wonderful weekend away with some of my favorite girls. I met up with my Sissy (sister-in-law), friend Lisa, and new friend Chrissy. We met at the Rockin R' in Temple, TX for some scrapbooking. We had a great time, laughing, talking and working on our albums. I think out of everyone, I got the fewest pages done, but I'm okay with that; I'm a slow worker. Plus, I did a lot of great journaling. I feel very satisfied with my new style of scrapbooking...creating layouts based solely on the pictures or stories that I am inspired to tell, and allowing the other pictures to be put in a photo-style album right next to my hand-crafted pages. I love it! So freeing, because I don't feel as if I have to scrap EVERY.SINGLE.PICTURE!!

So, great weekend, but I was ready to get home. It's normally a 2-hour trip, but for whatever reason, traffic was a nightmare and it took me 3 hours to get home! I was so happy to walk in and have Nate say, "I find you!" and give me the longest, biggest hug. Shortly after, Aves joined in for a big group hug. I had missed my babies! It's so funny how eager I was to get away and to have time to myself. Yet the entire time I was gone, I was focused on my family and missing the kids. It didn't take too long to remember why I needed the get-away, though. Nate was tired and fussy; Aves was so very needy of my time. Groceries had to be bought, the kitchen had to be cleaned and even the sheets on my bed had to be washed and dried before we could get to sleep that night. Argh...I can't complain though. I love my family and I'm so thankful that I was able to get away while Russ and the kids had fun together. I am so blessed!!

Ladybugs

So, today was a typical day around here. Nate was up early, as usual, and Aves got up shortly afterwards. Fortunately for me, Russ let me sleep in until 7! Wonderful! Now, you would think that with as early as my kids get up, that we'd be fed, dressed and ready to go early as well, but that is never the case. I think I just move really slow in the mornings. Anyhow, we did finally get ready for the day and left for the gym around 9:30. Afterwards, we came home, had lunch (PB&J for the kids, of course) and played a bit in a homemade tent before we finally settled down for some quiet time. Nate and I took a nap while Aves watched a movie. We woke up at 3:30, and because it was so pretty outside, I decided to take the kids to the park. We were gone for over an hour and had a nice walk. The kids take such pleasure in all of the little things. Beautiful flowers (read: weeds), throwing leaves and pebbles into the stream below, and finding ladybugs in the grass. Yes, the highlight of our trip today was seeing and playing with 3 ladybugs. The first one we found let us play with him for a good, long time. Avery loved having it crawl up and around her fingers. She was extemely upset when Nate quickly swatted at it, and for a moment, we thought he was a goner. However, he started to crawl again and all was right with the world. We played with him for a little longer and he showed us his wings. He then begin to use Avery's fingers as a springboard for his flying. He would climb up, and then attempt to fly. He finally flew off so far that we could no longer find him. Avery was thrilled that she'd been able to "teach the ladybug how to fly". Afterwards, we were lucky enough to see 2 more, but they weren't as patient with us, and they quickly flew away. Still, we had fun. It must be so wonderful to see nature through a child's eyes. And how lucky I feel to watch them as they enjoy such simple joys!

Welcome!

If you're reading this, welcome! I hope you'll enjoy. I can't promise to be interesting or entertaining, but I can promise that you'll get a glimpse into everyday life here at the LeBaron house. My goal with this blog is for me to keep a journal of events and goings-on with my family. I want to remember the small details and stories of us. Isn't that the most important thing? I often think of topics I'd like to cover in my scrapbooks, but because I don't have a picture or the time, the ideas never get put down. I'm hoping this will be that place for me; a place to journal and write about the people in my life who I love and cherish. A place for me to write about myself, because if I don't make a record of my life, no one else will, either. So...this is what I love "In My Life".