Our FIRST road trips.....

as a family of FOUR! We hit up St. Simons for a bank conference that Grant needed to attend and he was so kind to invite his family! We had a great time and learned how to be in a hotel with us four...juggling sleep times and all.....! It was a tad bit challenging but once everyone got the hang of it, everyone worked together! Braylen LOVED playing the WHISPER game....and in fact...she wouldn't stop whispering...even when nap time was over....ha! We did A LOT of pool time, fun walks on the beach (braylen found a crab and a jellyfish), eating, working out, and hanging out with daddy and his fellow conference goers! It was a great trip and what was even better was the time we all had in the car as a family...just talking and giggling...love those moments!


From St. Simons, we made a pit stop in Cumming for the night and then headed back out to Adam and Elisabeth's house up in Cincinnati...talk about coming from the South and now to the "somewhat" North....what a haul.....jk...it actually was a great ride and the GIRLS were excellent! Just pop in DORA and Braylen will take car rides ALL DAY LONG! Carsen did great also, I would get in the back and feed her when it was time and play and talk to her while she would just ramble back to me. She also enjoyed a little baby Einstein as well......but she would usually fall asleep half way through it! So we arrived in Cincinnati late on Wednesday night (well actually Thursday morning...ha) Grant, the girls, and I took Bodie to the playground and we all played outside all morning while Elisabeth and Adam worked....it was fun! Then that night Elisabeth hosted a Scentsy party for me and her sweet neighbors came over to enjoy some YUMMY food and check out Scentsy! www.sarahschmeelk.scentsy.us It was a GREAT party and Lis got lots of good stuff since she hosted it! The boys took all the kids out to eat and to play on the playground.....I wish I had a video tape to see how it all went down...but we were told everything was under control....unhuh?



Anywho...the next day the boys played golf and Lis, the kids, and I ran errands and hung out.....then that night we all went out for dinner....it was pretty nasty weather that afternoon and evening. Saturday we hit up the Cincinnati Zoo and it was AWESOME...Braylen loved it and Bodie is a pro...considering they have season passes.....they LOVE the ZOO and we do too....can't wait to go again! Then we had lots of play time that afternoon in Bodie's pool (a birthday present my girls got him.) It was such a great trip and we love being with them.....we just hate being 7 hours away! But maybe one day, one day....that will change!








Carsen is still crawling like a champ and pulling up on things.....so not sure when the steps will come......but she is SO CUTE....sorry I have to brag....she just makes me giggle so much.....love her!

June 1st - 8 mths - and we have a...

FULL OUT CRAWLER!!!! GO CARSEN GO!!! She has been on all fours for 2 months now but she has a sister that has BLOCKED her from exploring. Last week she was on all fours but instead of being on the knees she was on her toes.....down dog position...lol! For some crazy reason she kept putting herself in that position and then crying because she couldn't get out of it. This past weekend, she started making progress on the crawling but then would belly flop. We had to work with Braylen in order for her to help us with Carsen! Yesterday was the first day she really started moving but today....she is ALL OVER THE PLACE! Time to clean up the house and get it baby proof ready AGAIN! ;) I will post a video next, haven't downloaded it yet...but wanted to document when she started crawling since things on the home front are busy these days!

** Side note: She is also pulling up on her crib rails....time to drop the bed before I go up there and find her on the floor...yikes!