Ringling Bros. is back! Built to Amaze in #Atlanta

Our favorite entertainment event of the year is back! Ringling Bros. and Barnum and Bailey circus, presented by Feld Entertainment: Built to Amaze!

"Circus performers from across the globe create the perfect blend of athleticism and bravery, where power meets fearlessness and amazement has no bounds. As the momentum builds so does the anticipation, anything can happen when Ringling Bros. Presents Built To Amaze!"

The show is at the Gwinnett Center Arena for two more nights, though February 9th, before moving to Phillips Arena in Atlanta, from February 12-17.

Not in Atlanta? Built to Amaze is traveling next to Raleigh, Richmond, North Charleston, Cincinnati, D.C., and more. Check the Built to Amaze schedule for details.

To keep up with all the fun and wonder of Ringling Bros., you can follow:
Ringling Bros. on Facebook
Ringling Bros. on Twitter
Ringling Bros. on Instagram

Riveting winter read - and the movie coming soon! #Divergent

Do you know how I judge if a book is really, really good?

If my husband reads it.

He is not much of a reader, but a few series have really caught his attention: Harry Potter, The Hunger Games, and now the Divergent series. We are really getting into the dystopian fiction genre - it's fascinating to imagine a future world with new and twisted political structures, struggles, and identities.

I highly recommend the books, but if you are not a reader? Then never fear, the movie is almost here! The final theatrical trailer has been released for Divergent!

Click here for Divergent movie trailer

Read the books also, though! Really, SO riveting. I don't think you will be disappointed.

#WW: He looks just like big sister

Baby Andrew looks a lot like his big sister did when she was born.

I have been browsing through and comparing photos...
 

Yawning babies

 

Matching mouths

I think, just maybe, I make cute kids :)

Happy birthday, sweet boy: One week ago today #birthstory

One week ago, our son was born. At 2:57 am on Sunday, January 26th, 2014, I became a mother of two. Having mastered the art of all things girly and sparkling, I now get to try my hand at "boy mom".

Birth did not go exactly as I expected...

My first child was nine pounds, born after an induction, extremely long 16 hours of labor, many vomiting episodes, three hours of pushing, and an episiotomy. We all, doctors included, figured that this birth would be a bit faster. No guarantees but surely with my first being so large, I could handle another - at least in a similar fashion. But we thought maybe easier.

We even induced at 39 weeks to make sure he did not quite reach the size of his sister. We estimated about 8 pounds. So in we went on a Friday night, planning for a birth on January 25th, our 11th wedding anniversary. I was calm and ready to get things going, so I snuggled up in the homemade quilt that accompanied me from home and slept through most of the night.