Cake and Crazy

It's Tuesday and a whole lotta cake and crazy round here! I mentioned last week we were gonna be on the road and running around for the next couple or weeks - so I'd check in as I was able. 

We made our way to The Big Apple and Lainey is taking a nap, so I thought I'd check in real quick with where we are so far. 

Last Tuesday was the crazy kickoff. Lainey had her one year well visit, we packed up our Operation Christmas Child boxes, and finally we packed up the car and headed back to KY (Uhaul in tow) after we picked B up from school (it was "G" day -- glasses and guitar). 

We had our first "meal" (Panera takeout) in the new house while we unloaded the trailer. And the kids played in their undies in the bounce house we put in the basement. Takeout and crazy babies. Feels like home already! Ha! 

Wednesday morning Bennett headed back to his "new school" in KY for his second day and GoGo and I started tackling the party planning needs. It was a busy day but we completed A Lot which gave us a great start on the week. We had a yummy lunch and rewarded everyone with ice cream for their hard work!

 

My bestie, Laura, has hosted our Galsgiving for six years but she's in the middle of a move this year. So, since I was hosting a party Saturday anyways, I offered to host this year at the new house and it was so great to gather with my loves and share a home cooked meal. We all bring a yummy dish, we hold hands and pray before we eat and say our "what we're thankful for" list. Life is better with girlfriends, and I'm convinced I have some of the best! 

Thursday I had an all day photo shoot (yippie!) and then we took it easy the rest of the night. 

Friday, Bennett headed back to school and then Lainey and I met his at his preschool for a shared Thanksgiving Feast with his little class. We brought blueberry muffins, and got to meet Bennett's little girlfriend, Teagan. He often calls her Megan, and it's so cute. 

Saturday morning it was party day and we had so much fun!!! I'll be writing an entire post dedicated to little Lainey's big day once I get back home to my real computer and good images. But for now I'll share these - all the heart eyes! All the cake smashing!

That evening the kiddos headed to Sissy and Poppy's house to play with their cousins, and hubs and I headed to a wedding. It was a friend from college and it's always so great to reconnect with old friends!

 

Sunday morning we piled in the car and made our way to Cincinnati for Lainey's first Bengals game! Who Dey! She was a soldier ... it was COLD! 

 

And then we loaded up the van and hit the road for NYC!!! It's been a quick two days already and can't wait to provide a full recap upon our return!! 

 

Happy happy thanksgiving week/weekend everybody!!! Gobble til you wobble!!!

It's Been a Doozy

Y'all, last week was a doozy. A D.O.O.Z.Y. All capital letters with periods behind each one. I fell asleep Saturday night mid text conversation with a gal pal somewhere around 9pm, and I still don't think I got enough sleep!

But, we all survived and I'm here to tell you about it! Well some of it atleast. I already recapped the updates on my health issues in Katie's Kronicles - and that was the grand kick off to a biggg week! With two additional big ones on it's heels. 

We got the results call Tuesday evening around 5:30pm and then tried to breathe (we early voted because we knew Tuesday may be dicey). But that was challenging as we watched the world lose it's mind over the election. We were EXHAUSTED and yet history (literally) was taking place, so we tried to force ourselves to stay awake as long as possible. We both fell asleep on the couch with CNN on in the background. However, we woke up around 2am and were able to watch Donald Trump give his acceptance speech. 

Wednesday this kids and I took a day off. We played, we sang, we danced, we shopped, we played with our food, we visited Santa at the mall and got their Santa badges, we just had a day together and laughed. We laughed A LOT. I needed it. I think the kids needed it too, Shane and I had been pretty tightly wound and it was time to breathe. 

Thursday B headed off to school while little Lainey Lou and I packed up the house and got ready to hit the road for the weekend! We were all road tripping back to Louisville and every single one of us, Maggie included, picked up Bennett from school. He thought it was so fun to have the whole fam damily picking him up!! 

We'd loaded up the car to the brim with random items, (our new routine when we head back to Louisville) so we can slowly start chipping away at the big move that is fast approaching. We unloaded the items at the new house and then popped over to our neighbors house (that's so fun to say) for pizza! Chris and Laura just moved to our new neighborhood too and we are PUMPED. 

We spent the night at Sissy and Poppy's house (and Lainey got to open some birthday prezzies) and woke up early for a day. A day y'all. We zipped to Bennett's new preschool in Louisville for his first day (they started forever ago, but we obviously aren't back in Lou yet so he hasn't gone). We're going to start being back more frequently and we're already paying tuition, so we thought we might as well give it a go! Drop off was not so peachy :( but his day turned around and we got a call from his teachers giving us a full rundown and feel so much better about it! 

Hubs and I had a company wide meeting at the track. He had a big presentation and I was proud to be his wifey. 

We left the track to go support one of my besties going through a rough time. Prayers please! And then we were off to another gathering (and I was exhausted) to find out the gender of one of Shane's best buddies new baby. It's a GIRL! Sweet little Isla Jean :)

Saturday morning we had a few places we had to be, and then it was on the road again and back to Nashville. We had a yummy road brunch at Cracker Barrel and picked up a hilarious game from the country store we're gonna bring to family Christmas this year. If you follow me on snapchat you got to watch Bennett play and it was downright hysterical. More to come on that game in a later gift post.

I made a yummy comfort meal of baked spaghetti for dinner, and per usual we battled our toddler to eat any of it. We snuggled each other and were thankful for another weekend together. Truthfully, that was our Saturday night. The week/weekend highlighted once again how short life can be and how important it is to let those you care about know you do. Bennett found a new favorite show and we laughed until we couldn't laugh anymore. Truthfully. We laughed so hard. 

Sunday we all slept in (Bennett and I a little longer than Shane and Lainey) and it was glorious. We all needed it. And once we filled our veins with coffee and apple juice, we cranked up Mariah Carey's "All I Want for Christmas" and had an epic dance party in the kitchen. We vowed to stay in our PJs all day and officially declared it Christmas time in our house! 

We minimally decorated this year, just enough to bring on the extra warmth and love of the season ... but not our normal over the top full house due to the move and house showings. Either way, we are pumped about it. And Bennett can't stop asking when Cocoa, our Elf on a Shelf, will arrive! I'm so excited about Christmas this year. B is gonna be so much fun!! The magic of Christmas in a child's eyes is truly magical!

Once we were finished, we headed to snag a U-haul trailer and filled it to the brim with odds and ends so we can start chipping away at this whole moving deal. 

Moving and containing children is no easy task. And don't let anyone tell you differently!

We've got even more fun on the horizon and the upcoming weeks will be doozies too. First up, galsgiving! Followed by little miss Lainey's first birthday party. Lots of funness mixed in. And drum roll, our Thanksgiving bi-annual trip to New York City!!!

I'm going to try to pop in as often as possible, but promise for lots of recaps when the dust settles!! Be thankful friends, there is LOTS to be thankful for.