Loving the weekend

We had a fun Saturday! We went to our local city festival this morning.The weather was absolutely beautiful today. I found tons of super cute things for Syd. She got new bows, clips, and a new dress. Poor Rush left with nothing new, but he would have looked funny with a new flower hair clip or hot pink bow. And the pillow case dress? Not his style... They didn't know I was buying things anyway, they were just along for the ride, so I don't think he will be jealous of her new bows. :-) As Rush would say, "Dat's for guhls {girls}, Mama." We also did another of my favorite things at the festival... EAT. I couldn't resist the polish sausages with onions and peppers. Or the funnel cake. Or the sweet tea. So, I had them all. And so did the kids.. along with some homemade chocolate chip cookies and all of Papa's strawberry ice cream to finish out the morning. Yep, I said morning. All of that was before 11 am. It was fun and delicious. Plus, there was a country band that caused us all to dance and clap a little bit. Fun stuff! Then, we we came home for a nap and some afternoon sprinkler time. No one told me it was still entirely too cold to have my children outside in the sprinkler. Last year, they were scared of the sprinkler, but they LOVED it today. Unfortunately, after about 15 minutes, poor Rush was literally shaking from head to toe. His skin felt cold when we touched it. I think it might have been the slight breeze that was blowing that made him get cold quickly. {In my defense, he gets cold very easily anyway. SF wasn't shaking.} So, we dried off and headed inside for a warm bath and some juice. Over all, it was a good day.







I hope most of you have realized that there is more to our life than what I post on this blog. But, when I started the blog, I decided that the focus would be on my children. It is a way to document the events in their lives. So, I usually steer clear of current events or news, etc. {I am very opinionated and might lose some readers if I really started to tell you what I think about things. :-)} I am going to make an exception this time, though. Last week, the state of Alabama was ravaged by several deadly tornadoes. I couldn't help but think about those that lost their lives and the areas {very near our home} that were demolished by those horrible storms as I sat with my family in a park today. The beautiful, sunny day we spent at a festival was in sharp contrast to what others were doing with their Saturday. The clean up efforts are massive. The families are picking up the pieces of their lives, and some of them are doing that after losing a family member or a friend. I am thankful today that my family and friends scattered across our state are safe. I pray for those that lost everything. People from across the state (and beyond) are traveling short and long distances to help. People are sending supplies and man-power. Trucks are being loaded with donations that are traveling to help. It makes me proud to be from Alabama. Sweet home...