Hip Hoppity Hop!
Happy Easter from the Carrington Family. We stayed in town this year for Easter. The kids were bummed about not seeing their cousins, but we had baseball and lacrosse until late Saturday and couldn't...
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We brought Avery Grace home August 2011. When we received our refrerral, it said she had no knee caps. When we met her on August 8, we were told she would not be able to walk. Her foster family of 4...
View ArticleHello, Friends...I am still here!
Wow! Where does the time go? I will tell you....when you finally sit down for the night around 9:30, tired and drained, the last thing on my mind is blogging. I won't lie, my fingertips have wanted...
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Kate turned 6 this past week. It is hard to believe that 6 years ago, I was holding my little girl! She is such a blessing to our family. We had a fun build a bear party, where I am reminded to...
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Baseball has come to a close, but not without us winning the the 8 yr old championship game!What a season and what a team to be on! Cardinal nation. I never thought I would be much of a baseball mom,...
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Gray wrapped up 3 year old preschool! They had a precious program in front of the school and parents.Please take notice that I forgot about the program and let Gray wear his batman t-shirt!Gotta love...
View ArticleField of Dreams
Wills team got to be part of a very special game during the SEC tournament here in Birmingham. They were asked to go out on the field with the players at the beginning of the game. It was so cool for...
View ArticleNo More Teachers, No more Books!
Schools out for Summer! I have mixed feelings on not having any alone time, but we have so many fun things planned for this Summer that I kinda feel like a big kid myself. I met the kids at the...
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We took Avery to my parents lake house for the first time over Memorial Day weekend. The drive up to Hiawasee Georgia is always a long one, but so worth it once we are there. It truly feels like a...
View ArticleLiving the Dream
Wow! I have been out of touch with the blogger world for awhile now. So much has happened and I can't bore you with all the details of the last 5 months, so I will sum it up that life has been moving...
View Article2 things (and a gift!)
Today I spent most of this rainy Monday at home washing and folding load after load of laundry. In fact, my washing machine has been on it's last days over the past year. I knew any day now it would...
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Most of my boot camp clients have a love/hate relationship with me! They love me because I push them and challenge them to do things they didn't know they could do and the hate me because I push them...
View ArticleOur daughter (who happens to be from China)
We have had our Avery home for over a year now. I look back at this time last year and am amazed at how far she has come in the last year. Not just growth on the physical side (yes, she now runs!) but...
View ArticleA day of YES!~
I have said this before and maybe some of you moms can relate...my days seem to drag on so slow (unless, of course, I have alone time) but my weeks are flying by! Can it really be almost November?...
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The cold weather has come...finally! Matt and I are putting off firing up the heater until November 1st! That is if I can stand it. Today I did not want to get out of the shower because it is so...
View ArticleAnd the Mother of the Year award goes to.....
NOT ME! I must admit, I do feel like I should get this award if I happen to stop on the show Toddlers and Tiaras. That always makes me feel better about my parenting skills!You see, it just so happens...
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Last week, our school did the annual "ask your parents for money" fundraiser! I am kidding, but IT DOES seem like I give a lot of money to the school. I guess whenever you have more than one child...
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Batman-check ; Batgirl- check; Dora-Check; Scary Skeleton kid-Check; Stone cold Killer-Check!
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Obama/Romney 2012I took these two little ones with me to cast our vote for president. They really had no idea what was going on, but they LOVED their stickers. I was reminded that morning how...
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