A day to ourselves!!!!!

I can not believe that Darin and I were alone this past Sunday! Yippee!!!!! That is so rare for us. We always feel so guilty when we do something and it does not include the kids. Taylor went to spend the day with my mom and Jacob went with Darin's mom for the day. Boy oh boy did we have fun! Darin loves to race and normally goes to the races on Sunday afternoon. We used to do this (back in the day of dating) many moons ago. Now, I usually stay home with the kids while he goes and plays. This Sunday was different...I was able to go. It brought back so many memories. My hubby ran his car down the track several times and one every time! I rode a couple of times and it was exciting and a little scary. I even got to take a few pictures and a video.

We look forward to being able to get away again real soon. I think this time, we'll try a over the night trip. Sounds like fun!!!!!!

Jacob's Day Out with Thomas!

We had such a great time this past weekend on our outing to Birmingham. As I mentioned in my previous post, we took Jacob to ride on Thomas the train. Jacob is all boy and loves trains. He has been begging me to ride on a train and I came across this event and knew that we had to do it. Taylor dreaded going, but loved it once we got there. We all enjoyed ourselves. It is nice to be able to get away and do things as a family. We have not been able to do much of that in the past, but I am making it a point to change that! Life is all about making memories. After spending time at the Heart of Dixie Railroad Museum, we left for the Galleria. Shopping and a lot of looking!!!!!! Fun! Fun! It is a shame that we do not have a mall like that (even 1/2 of that) closer to us! It had been years since I had been there but it was as big as I remembered. Taylor could not believe it. After walking around there, we headed to T-Town to eat...Olive Garden! I just love that place. I must be part Italian. I could eat there daily! Yum! Makes my mouth water just thinking about it! We were all so tired at the end of the day....but it was well worth it! I'll post pictures soon.