Magic Moments

I took the boys for ice cream a week or two ago and while I was in line this couple was small talking with us...which I've learned is the West Virginia way. I've had more conversations at the grocery store with total strangers in the past month than I've ever had ever. I will be honest and say that I don't usually strike up conversations with strangers. I'm ok with out the small talk.  However, the conversation I had while in line at the ice cream shop panned out to be beneficial. They mentioned something about a pharmacy that still had it's old fashioned soda fountain. When I heard that I was all ears and I filed the name away in my phone so I could figure out if the place really existed and if it did I wanted to go there ASAP. As it turns out Griffith and Feil is for real. Founded in 1892 and still in existence today. It's everything I love. It's preserved history, it tells a story, it has character and charm and personality. We went there for dinner...

Cade. What can I say? Like all babies he's growing too fast. He's still a chunk. Someone this week thought he was 18 months. Even though he is wearing 18 and 24 month sized clothes,  he is acting like an 8 month old so I thought that guess was a little far off. He's big, but he's not setting any records or anything. He is so interactive. He LOVES to mimic the boys and wants to do what they do. Even though he's a copy cat, he has a mind of his own. He still sleeps with Tom and I because he refuses his bed. He also refused to eat baby food. I think he hated the mush. So, he feeds himself tiny little pieces of cut up veggies, avocado, and fruit. So that's really fun to clean up after 3 times a day. I fed him little pieces of meat today for the first time and then couldn't figure out why he wouldn't nurse after lunch. Come to find out he did not chew up his meat, he just had it hiding in his cheek and I had to dig it all out. So, no more meat for awhile. The...

I took the boys to this place called Heritage Farm. The people around here think it's awesome and I honestly had my doubts. The place is a historic farm and is part of the Smithsonian so even though I had my doubts part of me was hoping it was cool. Heritage Farm turned out to be really great! It's bigger than I thought and honestly gives kids a great educational experience about life during the pioneer days. They had a petting zoo, general store, kids museum which had the inside of a log cabin, school house, barn, and store. We took a wagon ride, learned about electricity, saw bees making honey, and made our own candles. We'll have to go back because we were too HOT to do anything else. Next time around we'll tour the Doll Museum, Progress Museum, and play at the playground which models simple machines used in farming before modern farm equipment. We packed a lunch but ended up eating in the van on the way home because of the heat. My Minnesota babies and I just might ...