Bama Vacation

We just got back from a super fun and relaxing vacation to the beach. I had no idea how this week was going to go considering Miss Zeda is a complete guessing game at this stage in life. One day she'll love something and the next day it's the most horrible thing ever. Who knows. And Mr. E is still new and we've haven't travel in a car with him for more than 2 hours. Soooo...there was a lot to be anxious about. On top of the babies we were going with Jarrod's family. My main requirement to Jarrod is that we HAD to drive separate. What if our kids screamed for the whole 12 hours? What if Ezra wanted to stop and nurse every hour? I did NOT want to be worried about his family being frustrated too. However, since we weren't able to use my parents van, my one and only requirement became not feasible and we road with his mom and little brother, Cameron. To my surprise, the kids did amazing and we hardly had to stop at all. They both slept the whole way.  Every time we stopped for coffee or to switch drivers, E would wake up screaming, but as soon as we were back on the road he was fast asleep. Thank the good Lord.

 We stayed in a beautiful condo right on the beach and pretty much just relaxed and hung out the whole time. The weather was beautiful, the water felt amazing and I had a great time lovin' on my babies.

Here is an unedited look through my phone...

From our 12th floor balcony.

Zeda buried herself and us about 5 hundred times

While Ezra slept

We ate some amazing food including pounds and pounds of seafood.

We were greeted by sting ray...like right on the beach

Blew bubbles

Swam in the pool

Mimi and Ezra slept while the rest of us played games

 

followed by more beach time of building sand castles, watching waves and collecting shells

 

And a whole bunch of cuddle time...love my husband and my babies.

It's time to say goodbye to the beach.

Miss Z was exhausted.

 

Vacation Part 12: The End

Everynight before bed housekeeping came to turned down your sheets, leave a yummy mint and make a pretty animal out of a towel for you. Not sure why these creatures make me so happy but they do. I also love the mints...can I have another?

Here's to the end of vacation...now I must return to everyday blogging again.

Almost...

It's three minutes until midnight and I almost have all my items marked off. I'm starting my list for tomorrow. My goal: to make our vacation work and worry free. I'm giving Jarrod COMPLETE attention.

10 years today!

Today marks 10 years from when Jarrod and I started dating.  It wasn't always smooth, that's for sure, but he is the best thing that's ever happened to me.  I love him more today then I have in the last 10 years. 

We thought a big vacation was in order for the two of us to celebrate 10 years of dating and 5 years of marriage.  Yay!  We were going to do an Alaskan cruise for our "big" vacation but then we realized we needed to save our money for the new house.  At this point, I'd rather have a double oven, so, with a smaller budget, it was time to get creative and shop around.  Finally, we decided on a perfect trip for us, it's still a big vacation and it's offical because we booked it this week!

The first week in May we are hiting the road!  First stop is Nashville, then we are camping in the Smoky Mountains for a couple of days and then to Charleston, SC.  In Charleston, we are boarding a cruise ship that will be taking us to the Bahamas for 5 days!  We are super pumped about our trip but a little nervous that we will have to leave baby Z for 10 whole days!  Can we do it???