Happy Sunday, Friends!

May you take some time this week to slow down and marvel at the world around you...

 ...whether you share a book with someone you love...

...hang out with a sweet friend...

 ...count and sort and organize...

...admire something beautiful...

...or stand in a field and watch for a train.

Lately

Since we last checked in, Little Miss Priss has been into all sorts of things...

 ...trying on new dress-up shoes/clothes from cousin Lily and sweet friend Morgan...

 ...playing with water on the deck...

...riding dinosaurs at the playground...

...and sharing snacks with her friends.

Also, please watch these two cutie patooties riding the train at the zoo last week.  So fun!

And finally, my favorite thing out of Evelyn's mouth so far this week...

                      Ev, while playing with her play kitchen food:  "Mama, try the ham."

                      Me:  "How delicious!  What did you do to make it so tasty?"

                      Ev:  "I cooked it for forty days."

There you have it, folks.  Enjoy the rest of your week!

Spring Break (Chattanooga)

Happy Friday, friends!  It is amazingly beautiful in Nashville today, so we have been outside enjoying the weather.  And speaking of being outside, let's hearken back to the rest of our spring break vacation. When we last left off our spring break travels, we were headed out of Atlanta after a lovely visit with Mac and Eddie, and we drove back up I-24 to Chattanooga, where we promptly established residence in a train car at the Chattanooga Choo Choo.  SO. FUN.

After a brief swim in the indoor pool, an inspection of the rest of the train, and supper, we bedded down for the night and looked forward to the next day, when we headed out on the town for a morning at the Aquarium, a stroll across the pedestrian bridge, a ride on a beautiful old carousel and lunch at a delicious little deli, and then ice cream before we packed up the car for the trip back to Nashvegas:

 We began our day with perhaps the highlight of our entire Chattanooga trip:  the bus ride downtown to the Aquarium from our hotel:)

If you haven't been to the Chattanooga Aquarium, you must go.  Great size for toddlers and pre-schoolers.  Touch sting-rays, run around with butterflys, gape at all sorts of other aquatic creatures.

 This park sits right across the river from the Aquarium, underneath the pedestrian bridge.

Yay for carousels!

So much fun, friends.  Go visit Chattanooga soon if you haven't done that lately!  And happy Friday:)

He is Risen!

Spring Break (ATL)

Happy Palm Sunday, friends!  As we enter Holy Week, the Berry crew is enjoying the last day of spring break before the home stretch of the school year.  We took a few days to travel south at the beginning of the week to visit family and do some fun things along the way!  First stop:  Atlanta, home of Evelyn's Aunt Mac and Uncle Eddie....

We had a brief layover in Sewanee on the way, where we pulled over for a snack and a stroll:)

Once we arrived in the ATL, we had a wonderful long weekend with Mac and Eddie, exploring playgrounds and fun places to eat, strolling outside, dancing and cooking and playing in Mac and Eddie's apartment, and even watching some SEC tournament games:

We also had a fun visit with Evelyn's great-aunts Rosemary and Pauline, who admired the drawing Evelyn had made for them and treated Evelyn to a fun St. Patrick's/Easter bag of snacks and books and such:

We loved our time in Atlanta!  So good to visit with all of our family there:)  More on our spring break travels coming soon!

In Like a Lion

March is upon us, folks, and has indeed arrived like a lion, chalking up some torrential rains, a day of snow flurries, and warm sunshine-y afternoons in its first week.  Meanwhile, Ev has been a whirlwind of activity herself...

...dressing up for dance parties daily...

...cheering Ensworth on to victory in the state championships...

...cooking (and eating)...

...celebrating her friend Halley's birthday...

...playing with her Playmobil (note her very precise alignments)...

...creating beautiful art (this one with assistance from one of Dave's students)...

...chasing cats (the ones belonging to her godmother Anna)...

...and playing with Baby Ellen:)

While describing Baby Ellen to Dave earlier this week, Evelyn said, "She is a little smaller than me.  And cries."  We didn't bother pointing out to our girl that she herself cries upon occasion, and not just when she is hungry or sleepy:)  Anyways, friends, enjoy the weekend!  Hooray for more daylight coming our way soon!

Lately

Lately, Evelyn has been hanging out with friends, playing inside and outside, and helping her mama cook and clean:

Ev seems to be warming up to Baby Ellen a little bit, as evidenced by her attempt to share her treasured pink scarf above:)

 We made our own playdough last week and have been having so much fun playing with it:)

Evelyn also took the opportunity to strike a series of Vogue-style poses in a doorway while waiting to meet a friend for supper last weekend.  If only we had thought to provide a Madonna soundtrack for her!

Happy weekend, friends!