Walking the Way, Our Way

Last week we watched "The Way," a movie about the pilgrimage route in Northern Spain. Come to think of it, it was ten years ago exactly that I spent five days walking the Camino de Santiago with friends. The movie made John and I thirsty for a little adventure of our own. On Sunday, we trekked from Pensacola Beach to Navarre Beach along the beautiful Gulf Islands National Seashore, 11 miles of clear skies and ocean vistas. Sun, exercise and adventure--thirst has been quenched. Megan

Lucy Hearts Lydia

Lucy truly does love Lydia. Since Lydia came into her life, Lucy spends very little time in the crate, goes on daily long walks and enjoys fallen cheerios. It is not unusual to hear Lydia laughing and find Lucy tickling her neck. Megan

Naval Aviation Museum

Yesterday, Lydia and I tagged along with John to his eye appointment in Pensacola. While he was getting his eyes dilated and tested, we enjoyed a few hours at the Naval Aviation Museum. There was much for Lydia to see! She loved the aircraft hanging from the ceiling, the flashing runway lights and seeing John's helicopters for the first time. Megan

Health-Kick

Seeing as how swimsuit season is lurking around the corner, I am now on a bit of a health-kick. My goals include eating more oatmeal for breakfast as well as fish for dinner. Easy, right!?!? I hope so! Last night, I made this salmon recipe and it turned out wonderfully, even better than the expensive seafood restaurant meal I had over the weekend. Megan
http://allrecipes.com/recipe/maple-salmon/detail.aspx

Gratitude

On this foggy Tuesday morning, I woke up feeling blessed for two reasons in particular. One, I get to spend my day at home with Lydia, thanks to John's support and hard work at the squadron. I love being a stay-at-home Mom--no longer experiencing the Sunday dread of the upcoming week or the initial panic of waking up to a long list of to-do's. Two, we had another night of eight hours uninterrupted sleep, thanks to Lydia. This is by far the best sleep I have had in over a year's time. Megan

Bad Hair Days

For the past few weeks we have seen a lot of rain and some humidity, a big change from the 70 degree sunny days of December and January. Lydia's hair does not agree with the wet weather. It looks as though she may have inherited curls from Daddy. Megan

A Round of Applause for Lydia

Today Lydia started imitating my clapping. Click on the link below to see my dance partner. Megan
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kq7vb3aVdxQ&feature=youtu.be