Life Lately

“ No eye has seen. No ear has heard. And no mind has imagined what God has prepared for those who love him.”

1 Corinthians 2:9

Sometimes it is hard to imagine that God still has THE BEST yet to come for us. Often times when we are dragging feet through the valley..or perhaps finally content with life at the moment we cannot fathom that God has even bigger and better things in store for us. 

I know that throughout my journey in life sometimes I feel like everything has come to a never-ending pause and I never know what is happening next. However, isn’t that the beauty of it all?? Not knowing what is to come is part of God’s beautiful mystery in blessing us daily! Most of the time God’s miracles are right around the bend.. that small piece of hope is something BIG to hold onto. 

We should never be without hope, because God is never without a plan.

Happy Sunday Friends!!!

Here is just a little bit of our life lately...

AKA photo dump :)

Naps with Daddy are the best..

My youngest brother has been visiting over the summer so we enjoyed a FUN day at the JW!

Like so fun..!

Mommy and Jaxie!

Getting our workout on!!! My fabulous Fit4mom group is the BEST!

Teething popsicles and his new ride..

“ Yummy popsicle mommy!"

applesauce pop

I cook.. he cooks...

Some of the best “dates” are on the back porch.

Gymboree!

River Crossing pool..

Grotto with dad

Found this halogen dress for a steal at Nordstrom!

After church brunch

Afternoon Juice

I <3 THEM!

Laundry with mommy..

Hangin’ at Honey and Pa’s AKA our new house!

Sharing with mommy ( his newest thing)

Hangin at the redneck yacht club!! AKA front porch pool time!

Love this life. Thank you Jesus!!

xoxxoxo

Beach 2017

Happy Thursday!!!

We returned yesterday from three wonderful days down at the beach. We just wanted a quick getaway for our family of three and three days was the perfect amount of time for a nice little recharge. I wasn’t sure how Jax would do since this was technically our first vacation together but he did great!! I will say, I think three days was max what he could handle and I was happy to be back in our own little space but we did NOT want to leave the beach!!!!

We spent Monday driving in, unloading, and then racing to the beach where Jaxie just about ate his weight in sand, chased after the waves, and squealed every time a seagull landed close to us. It was so wonderful to watch how much my baby loves the water.  Jax is so much like his dad in about a million different ways but watching him splash and smile during our time on the beach just shows how much he really is like his mama who is also a true beach baby at heart.

We ate our weight in fresh snapper, wolfed down loads of clams bathed in a white wine sauce, and drank probably a little to much wine after the baby went down ;) it was exactly what we needed at this moment in our lives and I am so glad we did it!! We plan to go back in September once my parents have their new home settled in Port A and recreate all of the fun we had all over again!!!!

Here are some pictures from our fun time at the beach!

Day 1 we were pumped to be there!!! On our golf cart and headed to the sandy shore!

Baby boy fell asleep on the golf cart ride and I soaked it in

My toes were in the sand, I had a sleeping baby on my chest, and a cold beer in my hand. It was a pretty great moment.

Dinner at Shells ( I highly recommend!!) This place was SO neat.. a little hidden gem almost. It was SO tiny ( think cracker box style) so I was unsure at first...then we glanced at the menu and saw some AMAZING seafood...um fresh mussels in a white wine and butter sauce, fresh caught snapper cooked in a brown butter sauce. I was like okay yes we are staying. It is italian seafood so some amazing pasta was served up as well!!! Great place.

Tired boy

This was after dinner and after baby hit the hay. It was so refreshing to open a bottle of cab, sit on the deck and talk with my husband. It has been a WHILE since we have been able to do that and I felt that it was important and SO nice to be able to have that opportunity!

my beautiful boy

On to dinner at Lisabellas!! Night 2!

Smirking at his daddy

Daddy treated us to ice cream after dinner and we shared a plain vanilla cone. Jax loved it!!!!

Glorious.

On our last morning in the middle of our first cup of coffee we decided to jump in the cart and take a beach ride. It was BEAUTIFUL! The beach is so peaceful in the mornings..the smell of sunscreen and BBQ was absent as well as the squeals and shouts of excited children. It was just so peaceful and we enjoyed it!

 I am so thankful for these two every single day of my life.
Thankful.