Spring Break Fun! (Part 2)

 On the second day off, Aaron & I took the kids to Birmingham & Sylacauga. 

Our intention was to go to the McWane Science center but the parking deck gate was down & said full. This was within an hour of the museum opening. I knew there were street parking lots around but the ones nearby had lines of cars out onto the street, and the spots were small (of which there were none available anyhow). So we pivoted & went to the under-interstate playground that we had briefly stopped at for the Supercross race. Then we went to the Summit and ate at Shake Shack for lunch. Afterwards we ventured across the street to Trader Joe's (wow! The crowds!). Then we traveled to Sylacauga to the Bluebell factory to get our dollar ice cream cups. We played more card games that night and had another memory filled day. 

I loved our little day trips with them!

Until Next Time, 

Much Love, Reba

Spring Break Fun! (Part 1)

Over the kids' spring break, Aaron & I took a couple days off of work to go on some day adventures with them. 

On Day one, we went to Auburn!

We stopped by Buccees (actually for gas, ironically & not for souvenirs this time!) And then made our way to Country's BBQ. I probably hadn't been there since before I got married. 

The boys enjoyed drinking from jars. 

We then went to Tiger Town Sports to play mini golf. What a fun time! The kids LOVED this and we'll probably schedule some random Saturdays to go back!

Of course we made a stop at Toomers Corner for lemonade! 

We finished up the day by buying lobster tails at Costco and making them for dinner.  Afterwards we played card games which became a kid favorite activity. 

What a fun day full of memory making! I'm so glad we decided to take some time off work and do little trips. 

Until Next Time, 

Much Love, Reba

More Cutie Hairstyles!

We've been busy trying out new hairstyles on our little fashionista, and I'm loving it! Here's our latest collection. 

For her competition dance team, she has to wear her hair in a curly ponytail so one night we tried out sponge rollers!

It was such a feeling of nostalgia for me, and she loved the look!

For her competition, though, we tried just curling the ponytail piece. 

It worked out okay but didn't stay all day even with mousse and hairspray. 

She came up with this hairstyle on her own!

The next day she described another hairstyle she'd like. 

We tried a "princess braid." Cute, but little holding power for a school day. 

This is a multi-ponytail looped through each other. 

We tried this triple braid which was pretty cute and stayed put all day. 

This is an "infinity braid" which looks so cool and intricate but still doesn't stay all day. 

We tried out this hair "bow." 

This was a fishtail braid and I told her she looked very much like Elsa when she says "the cold never bothered me anyway!" 

It's been so much fun to look up hairstyles and try things out with her! 

Until Next Time, 

Much Love, Reba 

Bikes!

Aaron & I have toyed with the idea of getting bikes for the kids for a while. Now that we have the perfect space for them to ride coupled with a growing need for them to be active outside with resources available for them to use, we decided to take the plunge and purchase bikes for all 5 of us! Aaron has worked so hard at creating trails in our woods and we also have several acres of open field/ grass to ride in. It's perfect scenery for bike adventures, so we did it! 

We looked around at stores and online and eventually settled on buying our bikes at Walmart so we wouldn't spend too much at the onset of this hobby. We must've looked like quite the scene as Aaron and the boys each walked a bike to the register while Avery and I pushed a cart containing helmets, a bike for her, and Noah's bike in a box underneath the cart! Not to mention it was raining when we were loading them up in the truck!

Once home, Aaron & Noah set to work on assembling Noah's bike while Michael and Avery & I made vegetable ham faux quiche for dinner. After Noah's bike was ready, Aaron checked everyone's bike for stability and brake sensitivity. 

The following afternoon, my mom came over and took these photos. (Pay no attention to Avery's outfit- she shoved her dress into her pants for better riding!) 

They are loving their bikes and Aaron & I are too! We look forward to riding lots over spring break!

Until Next Time, 

Much Love, Reba

Tulips

Back in the fall, Aaron & I bought tulip bulbs from Costco. We bought a pack containing red tulips & pink tulips. We planted them in our front yard in a designated flower bed prior to the first frost. It felt like forever before we got our first little sprout! Then the sprouts continued until finally we saw little buds. The red ones burst forth first, then the pink ones. We've been enjoying these "Amish style" by leaving them in the ground since tulips don't last long when cut. We had a windy day and then a late season frost this week, so most of the tulips are on their way out but it sure was fun to have them! 

They were so much fun! We'll be happy to plant more in our other flower bed this fall, and hopefully these bright little guys will come back next year!

Until Next Time, 

Much Love, Reba