365.335: Treasures

This is what I found under my pillow tonight. Holden sneaks little treasures with him during his naps (which he takes in my bed). I mean, I must be his mother to overlook the disgusting fact that the spatula is dirty from making eggs in the morning and the shovel is covered in dirt. Gross, but still cute.

365.334: Venturing Home

What makes traveling three and a half hours home from vacation with two kids better?

Outlet Malls
Discovering adorable, sleepy college towns
Jimmy Johns
and Huge Playgrounds!
We found all three on our stop in San Marcos on the way home from San Antonio.

This is how Turner winks, plays pirates, or looks through a telescope.

365.333: San Antonio Day 2

Our kids were a bit..."energetic" early in the mornings. Which is normal for us, but quite irritating to other people sleeping in the hotel rooms next to you. This is Cristie attempting to keep them quiet with her awesome story-telling.

There are always playgrounds to be found.

Holden and me at Market Square.

Montgomerys at Market Square.

The whole crew at the Alamo!

Apparently, Turner thought the Alamo was boring.

Sydney's 5th Birthday party at the hotel pool!

365.332: San Antonio Trip

The bunk beds in our awesome hotel room! See Turner on the bottom bunk?

A bit blurry, but adorable none-the-less.

Night swimming at the hotel pool!

Andrew is so much fun in the pool with the kids!

365.331: Umbrella Parade

365.330: Sweet Nothings

I love the sweet gifts by boys bring me while playing outside.

365.329: Media Fast

Have you ever noticed how much white noise is in your life?

As a teenager, I started turning on music to fall asleep at night. I've never driven more than 10 seconds without the radio on, unless the cell phone's to my ear, that is. Until a couple weeks ago, our TV was on for many hours over the course of a day. And if I'm not being entertained by TV, there is always the infinite internet as a colossal time-waster.

I wonder what would happen if I took all this white noise and mindless entertainment away? Would I be able to hear the quiet, still voice of God more easily? Would I get better quality time with my family? Would I find that there are, in fact, enough hours in the day?

Tomorrow Ryan and I will begin a two-week media fast. No internet (except the occasional email checking for time-sensitive matters), no social media, no TV or movies, no music, newspapers, or magazines.

The timing seems uncanny, as we leave tomorrow for a weekend vacation in San Antonio with two other families. Three hours in the car with no music should make for great conversation! And a hotel room without a television on will be a first, too.

Don't get too stressed, bloggy friends (*read: family in other states). I will be sure to take lots of pictures over the next two weeks, and will fill in the days retrospectively when I get back.

See ya never, interweb.