I had an amazing childhood. How many kids get to say they spent the first seven years of their life in Africa? I got to visit so many different places, meet all kinds of different people, explore and discover amazing things, eat unique food and experience life on a level that many people never have the chance to their entire lives. And then...hello, Alabama. Not to say I don't appreciate our wonderful state but come on now... Zimbabwe and Johannesburg, South Africa vs Tuscaloosa, AL. Sometimes I feel like it can't be the same life, like that little girl full of wonder and passion about "her" people back home has gotten lost, or doesn't exist anymore. I'm just another good old Alabama native, content to stay here and forget about that life I used to have. But then I think about the childhood I want my children to experience NOW and I realize that zest is still there. I want them to never be okay with just staying in one place. I want them to really enjoy this phenomenal place that God created for us. And I don't just mean the surrounding states and the, wait for it, "im gonna get crazy and visit New York!!" kind of adventures. I mean I want them to go sledding in Switzerland like their mommy and Aunties and Uncles. I want them to see the huts that some people actually live in and to realize just how blessed they've been. I want them to go the clinic that their mother was born in, in Harare. I want them to see monkeys covering their car, to have a giraffe lick their window, to have to stop to let a hippo cross the road. I want them to see Victoria Falls and I want them to eat sadza and biltong. I want them to be adventurous and not afraid to try new things. I think if they've got the tiniest bit of McGlothin in them though then I don't have a thing to worry about ;) In a few years, my goal for our first "Wyatt Girl's Adventure" is to take them to Africa (obviously). Our next one after that will be Scotland (gotta see where our roots come from) and then from there maybe Japan or Korea. I want my girls to look back on their childhood and not want to change a thing...for now we'll just have to be okay with the U.S. but like I said, when you're a McGlothin you can make anything an adventure!!

Easter :)

Happy Belated Easter!! Can I just say how fun it was to celebrate Easter with both of my little girls. When Camille was about 18 months I started to realize how badly I wanted her to be a big sister. So, we tried, and nothing happened... we tried for almost 9 months before I finally got pregnant with my sweet Lily Belle. Then, I endured one of the worst pregnancies imaginable ( I distinctly remember feeling like I was dying). But she eventually made her grand entrance into this world, and at three and a half Cam was finally a big sister... on days like yesterday it's such an indescribable feeling to look at that 8 month old and think back on the long road it took to get her here. I often tell her, "I wanted you for so long and now I finally have you." No matter what life may bring, what friends come and go, they will always have each other. My sisters are three of my best friends, they are so dear to me and hold a very special place in my heart. Bethany, Kristin and Gini, I'm so blessed to call you "sisters" and I love you guys immensely. I am so undeserving of all the blessings God has bestowed on me, and I will forever be abundantly thankful for every one of them.

On a totally unrelated note, the girls and I made a last minute road trip to Nashville last weekend and had such a great time visiting with our family there. We spent all day Saturday at the Nash Zoo and then went downtown where we ate at the Hard Rock. Also, quick update on little Lily bug's mobility...crawling is now here!! And pulling up :) It's kinda bittersweet for me. We're now completely out of the infant stage of babyhood and fast approaching toddlerhood (like my made up words?) and her one year birthday :( She's at such a fun age though and I'm desperately trying to enjoy every second of her being a baby because she's going to be walking into her kindergarten class before I know it. Again, I hope everyone had a wonderful Easter!!