For our spring break, we took a trip to Panama City Beach with the Hodges’ family. Anna’s family owns a condo at Edgewater Beach and Golf Resort, so we bunked with them for the week. If you are looking for a place to stay in Panama City Beach, I definitely recommend Edgewater. They have several different types of rooms– golf villas, regular condos, etc.–plus tons of amenities! In March, it.. Read More
Marriage Matters
This weekend, Justin and I had the opportunity to attend the Ignite Marriage Conference at Church of the Highlands in Birmingham. COH has several campuses, and our tickets were for the Grant’s Mill location. We went down early on Friday to look at a few house things and then we all met up for dinner at the Cheesecake Factory. (I loved the conference, but the Cheesecake Factory alone was worth.. Read More
Disney Family Vacay, Part 2
We started day four of our Disney vacation with a character breakfast at Hollywood & Vine, inside Hollywood Studios. We were the first family of the day, so we were the only ones (that day!) to get a group picture with all four characters. They gave us a “First Family” certificate and everything! Libby posed in every picture we took. For the longest, I couldn’t figure out why her eye.. Read More
Disney Family Vacay, Part 1
Our Disney trip was so much fun and I want to make sure to tell you all about it. There is just so much stuff that I decided to break it up into two separate posts, but each part is still pretty lengthy. So grab a cup of coffee, prop your feet up, and enjoy part 1 of our Disney vacation recap. 🙂 Since the girls’ birthdays are so close.. Read More
That Time I Met Jen Hatmaker
Last weekend, Lisa and I drove down to Birmingham to a women’s conference at Shades Mountain Baptist Church. The theme was For Such A Time As This and the speaker was my favorite, Jen Hatmaker. (Jen is the author of Seven, Interrupted, and the eagerly anticipated For the Love.) PS: I took Jase, since he is still dependent on mom for food and everything, and he was a trooper. He.. Read More
Smoky Mountain Adventures, Part 2
To be honest, I was a little skeptical about Gatlinburg for Spring Break. I have always thought of it as more of a fall/winter destination. I wasn’t quite sure what there would be to do in the Spring, but boy was I wrong. We were go-go-go the entire trip! After the first days’ petting zoo visit, we decided we hadn’t seen quite enough of nature (haha!), so we went to.. Read More
Smoky Mountain Adventures, Part 1
For Spring Break, our family took a trip to Gatlinburg, Tennessee. I mean, our WHOLE family took a trip to Gatlinburg, Tennessee. Our 5, my parents 5, my grandparents, and my aunt and cousin. Whew, what a crew! We all stayed in a chalet on the mountain. Libby wanted to buy it, so we could all live together, all the time 🙂 We didn’t have a pool, but we.. Read More
Beach Trip Number Two
We left last Saturday and spent an entire week at the beach with my family–the four of us, my parents, my grandparents, my sister, and her boyfriend. You know you had a good trip when you didn’t stop long enough to take many pictures! We stayed at the Caribe resort in Orange Beach, AL, which is actually on the bay side, not the beach side. It was the first (and.. Read More
Memorial Day Beach Trip
Over the long Memorial Day weekend, we went down to the beach to hang out with Justin’s family. His sister, her husband, and their sweet baby boy drove over from Arkansas. His parents drove down, too. We spent most of our time stealing sweet baby snuggles. The girls turned into little mommies at the first sight of West. They held him, fed him, even changed his diapers (as long.. Read More
Orlando Vacation, Part 2–The One Where We Meet Anna & Elsa
Our original vacation plans only included 3 days at Universal Studios. It really hurt my heart that were were going to be SO close to Disney and not see Anna and Elsa, who just happen to be our favorite. If you’ve ever been to Disney though, you know that going for only a day is much more expensive than going for several days, so it just wasn’t in our budget… Read More