OBX-First family vacay!

Well Hello who ever may be reading this! 

No I have not forgotten about my blog. 

Just no time, uninspired, who knows....

Anyway!

Let's talk about Summer! and Vacay!

We decided to take a real Vacation this Summer!

I seriously cried when Peter told me were going to go 

to OBX for a week. 

The beach? For a week? 

With my favorite people?

I was SO thrilled!

We have been wanting to go to Outer Banks since we

got married but due to finances and 

having babies it hasn't happened. 

So we planned for the end of Summer, the last week

before school started which

gave us something to look forward to all Summer! 

Our house was perfect!!

The balcony and sunroom were my favorite!

The weather was perfect!

We ate lots of yummy food!

Sushi, Mexican, local Seafood and Hippie pizza!

We celebrated this girls 9th birthday while we were there
which was so fun!

It truly was perfect! 

So many sweet memories made!

That's a wrap!

2018? What? 

Happy New Year everyone!

A new Year! 

New memories to make. 

New to do lists, new goals, 

new dreams, and so many

new things to learn. 

I don't always do a new years resolution,

but sometimes I do. I'm not against them 

like some people are.

I think starting fresh and new and 

making a plan to do some 

things differently or better is 

a good thing.

To purposefully make better

choices in order to better 

yourself is good even if 

it only lasts a few weeks. Right?

I find myself this New Year feeling very 

HOPEFUL!!! 

Not sure what for specifically. 

My heart is very hopeful!

The definition of hopeful is feeling or 

inspiring optimism about a future event.

That's what I'm feeling but I don't know 

what the event is.

  

I know the adoption of baby J is

a huge event but I don't feel like 

that is it. Maybe it is. 

Once it is official it is going to be 

like a door closing. 

A dream we had and has been 

fulfilled. 

So then what? 

I don't know what God has for us this year 

but we are dreaming that's for sure!

We are open to whatever 

He has for us!

A recap of 2017....

We celebrated 12 years of marriage!

New tatt, got chicks, n lots of festive girls! :)

Give me the beach!!!

Daddy and his beach babes!!

The girls did dance for the first time!

Oppy turned 4!

Noni turned 8! What???

Baby J turned 2!

Evey turned 6!!

Daddy had lots of special dates with his girls!

I fell in love with my 4th little girl!

Family photo sess!

Mama got FIT this year! 

Embracing the Winter!! 

Cuties in their Lula Roo's!!

Always flipping and cartwheeling and sometimes mama joins in!

My kiddos luv snapchat!

We had lots of fun!!!

That's a wrap!!

Changes...

It feels like a time of changes for
our family right now.
We have celebrated 4 out of 6 of our family
members birthdays!
My babies just keep getting bigger which brings
new things.
Maturity, milestones, so fun to
see them grow and change and become
more of their own individuals.

We are a month in to school and 

we have quite the routine. 

I'm not one for 

schedules but I do like 

having some routine in my days.

And although I LOVE Summer 

there is something sweet 

in the change of season.
I love change!
I get bored easily so change
is fun and exciting!

It took some adjusting for my sweet girl.
Second grade is quite different then first grade.
Different teacher, different classmates,
different ways of doing things.
We've had some tears and challenges but
I believe her overcoming these challenges
is helping her grow.
I'm so proud of her!
And she is enjoying school now! Yay!


This little chick...is in love with school!
No fear!
She's having a blast!

Waiting at the bus stop! 

Oppy, baby J and I have been having fun spending
our afternoons together
just the 3 of us!

 Besides school and the season we are on the brink of
some other changes.
Peter is starting a new job next month
which is kind of scary
but super exciting.
It's metal work something
he has never done before
with a really good friend! God's hand
was completely on that
since he wasn't even looking for a new job.
He was approached with
the opportunity and it just felt right.

The other change is that
we will be officially adopting baby J.
Some day!
We still have no idea when exactly but
it is coming...
SOON!

Happy Fall!
Embrace change!! 

Fun in the SUN!

It's Summer! 

And I love it! There is 

something so special about Summer!

So magical!

I know I sound like a little kid

but it just does something to me.

Me and Summer 

are like two peas in a pod!

Schools out. Days are long.

Lots of outdoor time!

Swimming. 

Picnics, cookouts, hikes!

So many fun things. 

Here's some of our adventures!