Views from the Porch

 Actually, I should call this Views from the Homestead because some of these photos are taken as I walk around the yard. Nevertheless, enjoy these glimpses of creation! Happy Friday!

Until Next Time, 

Much Love, Reba

Dance Competition

Over my birthday weekend in April, Avery had a dance competition in Florida! She did two dances this year-- a gymnastics number with 3 other girls and her duet (which was actually a solo for this competition because her duet partner was injured). Her gymnastics group scored a Platinum and an overall Top First and Avery scored a Platinum for her solo and received The Sunshine Award from the judges. It was a fun weekend with our little family and I loved being around them for my special day and this special dance event! 

The hotel had a real mermaid and Avery came prepared!

One night at dinner, I ordered a nachos appetizer for my meal and I didn't realize that it was meant to be split among like 3 adults! Needless to say, it offered our table a lot of laughs and I had lots of tasty leftovers.... for days!

I'll update more things soon... I promise. I can't believe I missed blogging for the whole month of April. Oh well. 

Until Next Time, 

Much Love, Reba 

A March Update

My life is all in a tangle right now with work and what I need to do/ should do/ can do to ease the stress. This has been ongoing for weeks & weeks and I've let the blog slide unfortunately. I'm going to just do another photo round up here to show signs of life & adventure in March. Hopefully I'll be back to a more regular blogging schedule soon. 

Until then, here are some March updates. 

To kick off the month, Avery had a dance competition!

Grandma Chips made her a jean jacket for Spring! 

And she lost a tooth! 

Noah has LOVED riding his dirt bike and has really gotten into a good groove. 

He brought home a circuit experiment kit & showed us how it all worked. He tested various items (straw, dime, screw, lego) and had to identify if the item was a conductor or insulator. It was so fun to watch him explain things & test the items!

Noah & Aaron went to a dirtbike race one weekend, and Michael and Avery spent the day with Grandma Chips before coming home to me. She took them to one of their favorite parks!

Puppies love sunny naps! 

One Sunday morning brought blankets of fog and rain. 

I was so surprised to see a tulip in the flower bed! 

We took the kids to the Supercross race in Birmingham to kick off their Spring Break! This was such a fun day! 

Aaron & I took two days off to go do fun things with the kids during their first part of the week off. One of those days we took them ice skating. (Michael was there & very bravely went around the rink but I didn't get a picture). 

Aaron rented a skater helper for the kids which eased their nervousness--this was their first time ice skating! In the end, they loved it. We went to a Chinese buffet for lunch at Michael's recommendation and it didn't disappoint!

That evening, Aaron made turkey calls in the front yard to the dogs' confusion. :) 

The next day, we took the kids to a local memorial park and walked around the trails. 

Later that day, we met up with Aaron's dad at the bowling alley! 

The next few days, the kids spent time with my parents and my nephews (who were spending the week with my parents). On Friday, I took a half day off and joined my mom to take the kids to a nearby nature center. We walked on a trail and then looked inside at some displays. 

Then we went to a local ice cream stop and enjoyed some time outside! 

It was a good (and busy!) month when I stop and remember all the good things that have happened outside of work. And honestly, those are the things that matter the most. 

Until Next Time, 

Much Love, Reba