Carnton House

I have always loved the Civil War era. I guess I have just always been fascinated with the idea of brothers going to war. To be honest, eventhough there was a "winner" there wasn't a winner in this war. We lost so many young men on both sides, yet I don't know if some of our problems as a nation would have been solved any other way. Either way, this is a fascinating era to me. Now that my in-laws live in Nashville, I have had a few opportunities to visit Civil War plantations and this is one of them. This is the Carnton plantation, home of John and Carrie McGavock. They offered their house as a battlefield hospital for one of the bloodiest battles, The Battle of Franklin. I loved going through this house. It is always neat to see how they lived back then and to hear the stories. The only thing that frustrates me is they almost inevitably have the books in a room that you can't go. I just want to browse the spines of the books. Anyway, that is off subject. :) This house was particularly interesting to me because they actually had blood splatters all over the upstairs bedrooms. I know it sounds kind of gory, but it was just amazing to touch the blood spots and know you were connected with history. This was real mens blood in a real life and (all too often) death situation. That blood was NOT fiction from a book or a movie. Just amazing! I thank God for a husband like Chris that is willing to support my interests and go along with me without even thinking about whining.

*And no, I STILL don't look pregnant.

Firegirls to the Rescue!

Grandpa saved the day by treating the girls to the fire department. They got a chance to sit in one of the big firetrucks and the nice fireman even showed Libby how to pull the air horn. It scared her spitless and she was done for the day! Grace thought it was pretty cool though.

My Southern Belle

Grandpa about walked out on grandma when a new love walked into his life. :) He LOVES women who wear hats...especially this little girl!

CILDUWIT

Do you know what the title says? I couldn't figure it out either until Chris translated it for me. This is Libby's first written sentence all by herself. She had just watched "Snow White" and then she sat down and wrote in her note book "Kill the witch". This is how it turned out. Now that you KNOW what it says, she did a pretty good darn job, didn't she? I just wish her first sentence wouldn't have been about murder. I don't like her talking about killing people, or things, even if they are bad.

Three for the Price of Two

Chris has been going to Oshkosh, Wisconsin for the air show for around 15 years now. Several of those years he has had the opportunity to see Mike Snider perform. He has always been amused and enjoyed the show. So, when we had the opportunity to see him perform on the old "Hee Haw" set while here in Nashville we decided to take the chance. He was quite funny and we had a good time, but I was most amused with John. He tends to move more than Grace did, but he still isn't a mover and a skaker. I felt him moving and wiggling so much last night during that show! It was so fun to feel him just going to town with the banjo music. I think I have a country boy in here. :)

Medical Update

Did I worry you for a second? Ha ha! The girls just had their check ups yesterday so I thought I would post about them. Libby, who started out in the 5th percentile weight-wise, is now in the 55th percentile weight-wise. I can't even imagine what she would look like if she was in the 5th percentile now. Wow! She is also in the 75th percentile for her height. Tall and skinny...just like her mom and dad...ha ha ha ha! I'm laughing my head off now.

Anyway, Grace was 5th percentile for weight and 50th percentile for height. Evidently Libby stole all the height from her. As for the weight, the nurse practitioner obviously wasn't worried since she scolded me for having Grace on whole milk. What!?! I will switch Libby's milk out, but as for Grace, I think I'm just going to roll my eyes at the doctor's office on that one. Is that a bad mommy trait? If so, I guess I'll have to accept it because the doctor's are always changing their minds about what is "good" for our children anyway.

In conclusion, three healthy children!

As I Thought

This is Libby two years ago, at 2 years and 3 months age. And this is how she felt about the particular shirt I had put on her. She wasn't going to have ANYTHING to do with it!!!

And here is Grace...at 18 months (the shirt is a little big on her) with NO PROBLEMS with the shirt. I knew she would be just as fine with it as Libby was upset about it. That's just Grace!

Another Week of School

It seems kind of weird that I'm just starting school with Libby when everyone else is getting out of school for the summer. Leave it to me to do things akwardly! :) Anyway, this week Libby learned about apples and here is her art project for the week. She is excited to take it with her to Tennessee to show grandma and grandpa. We have discovered just a few things in the past couple of weeks. First of all, it is best to do school while Grace is napping...she wants to "learn" too, and it's not good. Secondly, the only part that we are having personality clashes with is the handwriting. I am trying to show Libby the "right" way to write and she is pretty sure that she knows exactly how it's done. Other than that, things are going great!

Check Her Out!

Bath Time

The girls LOVE bath time. The other night I let them enjoy bubbles in their bath. They both had a blast!