On The Road Again . . .

to Georgia!!!

We spent Veteran's Day weekend visiting family and had the most wonderful time!  While six hours in a car with four little boys is no cake walk, it was definitely worth it!  We went full speed and had loads of fun!

Just a note: The first five hours IS a cake walk.  It is that last hour that gets me every time.  All the boys drop every blanket, book, sippy cup, and toy and cry about it until we stop and get it.  Any tips are appreciated! :D

Friday:  We woke up after a late arrival the night before.  Danny and I were able to go on a run together.  Jessica, Maila, and Kristin came over and Grandpa, Grandma, Jason, and all of our crew went for a walk around the lake at a nearby park.  It was a 2 mile walk and only took 2 hours!  Not bad for two-year old legs and stopping to throw rocks.

We refueled at Chick-fil-a.  Then, Danny and I left the boys napping with Grandma while we went to the mall for sneakers.  We finished off the day with dinner with Jonathan and Maila!  I love watching her play with the boys.  She doesn't let them push her around!

Saturday:  On to the Georgia Aquarium!  We had gone while Danny was gone and he was jealous, so we had to take him to see the dolphin show.  Hee hee!  It really is impressive!

Here are the big boys.  Jonah was are navigator with his handy dandy map!

Cleaning day!  The boys were more interested in the scuba diver than the fish!

Huck loves his fish!

Sunday:  Probably my favorite day of them all!  We were up bright and early to head to Northlake.  Danny preached at the Veteran's Day services while I got to catch up with friends.  So good to see the people that helped us get where we are and are praying for us still.

After church we went to see Ree Ree and Uncle Sean's new house!!!  It is the cutest thing I have ever seen.  She already has it more decorated than mine and every item in it is a conversation piece.  She has a large backyard perfect for chasing the cat (poor cat) and wrestling with Bubba!  My whole family was there to celebrate fall birthdays - and just to be together!

Benaiah loved being held by the beautiful birthday girl!

Another picture of Benaiah just because he is too cute!

He also likes being held by handsome uncles!

. . . And sweet aunts!

Hillary baked it, but Jonah decorated it.  Lovely, huh?

Maw got lots of help blowing out the candles!

So did Hannah!

Eli just loved the Birthday Song - woooohoooo!

Eli loves boots - especially Bubba's!

Oh, the joy of new boots!  Thanks, Maw!

So Bubba had to try on Eli's too . . . 

I was sad to see Sunday end. . .  :(

Monday: Danny took the van to get it fixed - brakes are a good thing to have on a road trip - and after some lunch we took off down the road again.  We stopped for a free Veteran's Day meal at the most crowded Golden Corral I have ever seen, but did I mention FREE?  The boys thought it was amazing because they had a marching band outside while we waited for a seat.  We marched to stay warm!

Well, that is our weekend in a nutshell - or a blog post.  Gotta love family time!  Can't wait to do it again on Thanksgiving!