We're back................

many more pics to come.........after I sort through over 500 pictures........A bit much? nay!!

Two Guesses..................

On where we're headed..........................


And the first one doesn't count.........................................








We're Beach Bound............heading straight down 30A....................Praying the oil stays away!!

If you were me.................

And you closed your eyes................And imagined what the perfect lake house tucked in the mountains looked like................

This is what you would see..................


If Southern Living had a mountain house edition (it probably does, but who has time to look at magazines anymore) this home would be in it!! I'd like to call it Heaven..........And WE got to spend a weekend there........with great NEW friends!! Our neighbors invited us to Kandice's parents home in Wolf Mountain.............somewhere in the hills of North Carolina, a hell of a long way past Lake Hartwell...........
I think I loved the wrap around front porch the best. Hard to say, since everything was just so nice. The handmade mirrors, the tree carved rocking chairs, the coziest living room that balanced comfort and "welcome" perfectly. You just knew that many family memories had been made there and many more were yet to come.......................Heaven..................

Check out the view..........
And the toys.............
What's that? Shocked my baby is on that raft? Me too........Would have bet my life on her NOT getting on that.........Good news is that it was being pulled behind the pontoon boat, not the ski boat..........Better news is that Emme's new friends, Emily and Brook, took great care of her. Now, what you don't see is when the girls leaned a little too far forward, all three went in, I panicked, they all popped back up safely, however, not until Mr. Greg dove in, clothes and all...................

What? No pictures? No. I was too busy pretending to be calm, cool and collected. well. not really, I panicked and stood frozen..........hence, Greg's dive in............Great friend!!


Did I mention toys? There were LOTS of them! Polaris ATV things, kayaks, beer coolers that kept bottles icy cold, fire pits, & fresh coffee every morning!

We had so much fun swimming and relaxing........

Making smores...............
Looking for fish..............
Making new friends.............

Getting mud baths...................

And eating A LOT of watermelon.............Thanks to Ms. Roni!
We never worried about where we were going or how we were getting there...........Check out all of our drivers............

We really had a great time! Thank you to our hostesses, The Porter Family, and their friends Roni, Ed, Brook & Emily.................We were fed well, we slept well (some of us put ourselves to bed) and counted all of our many blessings..............I can't remember the last time I slept with the windows open and woke up happy to hear birds chirping...........Heaven..............

Choo-Choo Alex & Max turned 2............

We went to the cutest birthday party on Saturday!! My friend, Holly , is a fellow detail obsessed party planner............We could totally be long lost sisters, I am sure!! Her little boys, Alex & Max were dressed perfectly for their Choo Choo party!! Holly thought of everything!! And although SHE will tell you that the cake was a nightmare, I will tell you that the cake was easily out shined by all of her adorable decorations...........



Each child was given a conductor hat with their name on it, bubbles, & train whistles.

And the boys got a really cool train table for their birthday..........My kids loved it!! Now, before we run out and replace our sofa for a train table (our living room wouldn't hold both) my kids also have a tendency to love OTHER kids toys at OTHER kids homes!!



adorable little train conductors.........


And what's a party without cupcakes, right?? We make a great team........He eats the icing and I eat the cake :) Match made in heaven...............

My little princess............How stinkin cute is that outfit??? Thanks, Aunt Wendi!!

Is that boy's outfit screaming for a monogram??? Well his mama waited too late to have it done at her favorite Petey Pie's store and the "makeshift" train I made didn't stay on him too long! Oh well .............Still cute, huh??!!

Happy Memorial Day!!

I took the kiddos to our local Memorial Day service today and it was FANTASTIC!! Will post more later but wanted to say Thank You to all of our service men and women and send many prayers to them and their families. Thank you for all that you do to keep us safe.........

sweet girl....................

My sweet sweet girl................She loves PINK and she loves SHOES...........She calls yellow jackets "little" jackets and lemonade "lemalade" and we may not ever get her off the new tire swing.........

sweet...............

Great times and even better friends................

Ok, so we might be a little different from the old days............sure, I have parts that are located in a different spot than they used to be..............some various lines that I wish would disappear............And oh how I would kill for that body I used to have (that I complained about!)..........But friends, mixed with the beach, great food and great wine??? You just can't beat that!!

This was a local favorite spot called Dewey Destins...........And only at the beach can you wait in a line, outside, order your food in a shack, eat at a picnic table, potty in a "upscale" port o potty AND LOVE IT!!

And with this motto......Who wouldn't love it!!

Andee and her husband just recently purchased a little one bedroom condo, across from the beach and it was perfect...........Believe it or not, but six women and one bathroom really wasn't so bad! Especially when we were not rushing to feed hungry kids at a crowded restaurant, we just took our time...........
Here we are at Harbour Docks and I think this was my favorite place we ate!!


On saturday, I bet we had 30 or more stingrays swim up and down the beach all day....it was amazing, we even saw a couple sea turtles...........I have never seen that much wildlife (other than jelly fish) around the shore like that............Shall we thank BP for that??? who knows! We packed our Dawn soap but fortunately no oily residue yet on those pretty white beaches!!
Now, here is when it pays to be the photographer....................



Yep, that's me in the hat.........completely out of "bathing suit" shot with the old camera!!

I can't remember the name of the restaurant for our last night but it was great too!! And we DID see the Easter bunny.........Remember Santa? Yep, we saw the Easter bunny! Where's the proof? well.........I forgot to take a picture but our waiter WAS wearing bunny ears!!

We are all sorority sisters from UGA and we've been doing this trip on and off for years.........It's so great to have friends that you literally may not talk to for years......but you can just pick up where you left off........I am so blessed that they keep this tradition going and I get to tag along!! It truly is good for my soul................