Fourth of July Celebrations

Happy Hump Day everyone! Today was my first day back from vacation and I'm already dreaming of our next trip! We had a great time with family having fun in the pool, enjoying the beach and of course lots of eating! We met up with Noah's family in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina.

The forecast called for rain over the entire weekend but it didn't ruin our plans. We had two good days at the beach and plenty of pool time!

We came home a day early and celebrated the Fourth of July downtown Savannah. It was HOT, but we had a good time.

I hope you had a wonderful long weekend! Here's some photos from our adventures!

Ava and Lily, my water babies! They have gotten so tan from going to the pool this summer!

It was Levi's second trip to the beach. He loved crawling in the sand and splashing in the water! He didn't mind getting sandy one bit!

Levi's first Fourth of July!

Thanksgiving 2014

Hello everyone! I hope you all enjoyed your holiday weekend! Mine was everything I was hoping for. This year my family decided to rent a cabin in the mountains for a little getaway. We have always talked about it but this year we finally made it happen.

I was able to find the perfect cabin in Hiawassee, Georgia. My family, my sister's family and my dad and brother were all able to make it. We had 13 people and 5 dogs in all and we still had plenty of room.

The view from the mountain side was beautiful. Our house came with a fire pit, wrap around porch, hot tub and game room so there was plenty for us to do while we were there. Each night was spent in our pjs relaxing by the fire, playing games and laughing with the kids. It even snowed Thanksgiving morning!

Thursday we had a nice breakfast,  then for dinner we had reservations to eat Thanksgiving fixings at a local restaurant. It was nice not having to be in the kitchen all day and worrying about cleaning up for once.

There was no black Friday shopping. Instead, we visited Helen, Georgia. It was a cute little town. We walked around and wandered into gift shops.

Saturday we went to Anna Ruby Falls. The waterfall was beautiful and so was the small hike up to it.

This year was the first Thanksgiving without my mom. I definitely missed her presence. She would have loved going away with us and spending time with the grandkids. I am happy we went away for sure, it helped keep our mind off of the void we all still feel. I think it would have been so much harder if we stayed in town.

The whole weekend was so relaxing. No agenda, no busy plans, no housework, no problem! I will definitely look into doing it again next year!

Vacation Rewind: Florida 2014

Wow, just signed into the dashboard to find out my last post was from April!? Geez, I've been failing at this whole blogging thing. I don't mean to, but honestly, with my two kids who give me no me-time in the evenings, it's pretty darn difficult to get to a computer.

I have so much to catch you guys up on. I'll split them all up in a few posts!

First, we just got back from vacation. Bummer, back to the real world! We had a good time though. We stayed in Tampa for a couple of days and soaked up some sun and did some shopping. We then drove to Pensacola to visit with Noah's brother, Jeremiah and his boyfriend, Jeremy. We went to the beach and I have to say it was so much prettier than the beach we have in Savannah. The sand was so soft and white and the water was super blue and beautiful. Finally, we headed to Destin for a wedding. I've never been there before so I was looking forward to it. We made it to the beach and then on Saturday we attended a beach wedding. It was a lot of fun to celebrate with some close friends.

Here are some pictures of our week!

The girls had a blast. They are such water babies! 

 
We went out in Pensacola for a night. Check out this black tee club we got going on! I had one on too. None of it was on purpose, hahaha!

 The wedding was on the beach. We thought it might rain, but the rain stopped just in time for the ceremony. It turned out perfect!

 The newlyweds, Shannon and Matthew! 

We had a great time with Jeremiah and Jeremy. They let us take over the house and the both girls loved their time with their uncle Bubba! 

Cruzan Family Fun {Tampa}

Last weekend and earlier this week we took our first family mini vacation to Tampa, Florida! Nothing fancy, but still time for just the four of us. Here are some photos, the very few I was able to take.

We have another family vacation in June so I can't wait! I love family time!