Elizabeth Loves Gymnastics

When Elizabeth comes to our house she loves to tumble "with and on" Mamaw and Papaw which usually leaves us sore the next day. We are swinging, bouncing and jumping with her until we can barely move! Malisha thought she would enjoy going to gymnastics and OMGoodness she LOVES it!

Photos were taken with my phone and some through a one-way mirror, so the quality is not very good.

 

 



Motorcycle Ride and Farmer's Daughter

I love hanging out with our motorcycle group! They are truly great people and a lot of fun! We went for a sweet ride to Bulls Gap through Greeneville then stopped at Farmer's Daughter for dinner and back home through Jonesborough.  Beautiful ride!

 

 

 

 

Sign Painting Party

Malisha loves crafts which means I usually get involved someway. Her latest craft has been Sign Painting Parties, so of course mom had to have one and join in on the fun.  The party can consist of 6-10 people, hosted in your home with snacks and lots of laughs. I invited a few of my sweet girlfriends and we had a blast! I will definitely do this again - possibly in the Fall or for Christmas!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Harley

Jim bought a beautiful red Harley Street Glide last summer. We had a lot of fun riding with friends but with the knee replacement he had a few years ago he wasn't as comfortable riding with me on the back. He was always afraid his knee wouldn't work quickly enough and we would lay the bike down. We started looking at the new Harley Trikes and really liked them. Well with a little encouragement from me we bought a new 2017 Harley.

It came with several "large" manuals. This thing has more bells and whistles than either of our cars do.

This is the picture on Black Wolf's Facebook Page. He sure looks happy!

Monday, February 20th the weather was beautiful so I took a day of vacation and we hit the road with Kim and Celeste. We rode up to South Holston Dam which is very pretty!

 

 

This little cutie (Sydnee) was checking out our bikes and asked if he could sit on them. He was so cute and friendly - not a shy bone in this little guy!

 

 

Happy Valentine's Day

We don't normally make a big deal out of Valentine's Day. We usually just go to dinner and sometimes if there is something we know the other one is wanting we will buy a small gift.  Now that Elizabeth is three she understands gifts - so Mamaw and Papaw got the most enjoyment out of surprising her.  Jim presented her with her first rose! It was the sweetest moment! She doesn't know how to sniff when we tell her to smell of something so she blew on it.  :-) When he handed her the rose she said "I love it" and then she said "this is the best Valentine's Day present ever"! She was so stinking cute!

 

Mamaw got her a set of 8 puzzles. She loves putting puzzles together and is really good at it - especially for a three year old!

 Mamaw also got her and her baby doll matching outfits.

 After dinner and a few chocolate kisses she and Papaw sat down to watch a few cartoons.

 And of course Piqo got a little jealous of all the attention Papaw was getting.  BTW...he got a new toy for Valentine's Day too! Can't leave our other baby out of the love!

Hope everyone had as sweet of a Valentine's Day as we did!

Exercise - why now, why ever?

I have to admit I despise exercising, but at my age it is a necessity.  I try to exercise at work since they have a nice little gym downstairs with quite a bit of equipment.  However, I don't always have time to get a workout in and after missing a few days I can feel it.  I told Jim I would like to have a recumbent bike at home and some stretch bands so I can workout during the evenings.  Of course he always does the research to find the best deal. We found a Schwinn bike on sale at Dicks right after Christmas, so we snatched it up.  We already purchased the bands and a mat so a bike was all I needed for my routine.  I ride the bike for 30 minutes then I include squats, leg stretches/lifts, planks, sit-ups, push-ups and I use the bands for my arms. I try to exercise 4-6 times a week, taking a break on Sunday. I sure miss those days of not needing to exercise to feel good and stay slim.  Back at the gym I'll be tomorrow.  💪

We purchased this type of exercise bands because the bands can easily be switched out depending on the amount of tension you want.

 

Our First Snow of 2017

I don't particularly like winter, but I must admit this was a beautiful snow!

 

 

 

What to do when its cold?
Make sure the birds are fed...

 

make sure your puppy is warm...

 

and get your husband to vacuum since he is stuck in the house! :)

Even though we were "stuck" in the house, Jim and I had a sweet weekend of cooking, cleaning, playing Domino's, watching TV and just enjoying spending time together. We are so blessed and happy!