To the Mountains!

The weekend before Thanksgiving we headed to North Carolina to my aunt & uncle's mountain house--very appropriately named "Hallelujah"--for so many reasons, each and every one of them realized the very first time you watch the sun crest over the hills shedding the day's first light on the mountains surrounding you. This is hands down one of my very favorite places. Ever. It's an amazing place to bask in the greatness of our God and the earth He created for us. I feel like no matter what stresses & worries I come with, they melt away during my stay & I leave feeling relaxed & refreshed. It's a rejuvenation for the soul!

"I lift my eyes unto these hills, where does my help come from? My help comes from the Lord, the Maker of heaven and earth."
-Psalm 121:1

Some of my favorite things about Hallelujah...Spending precious time with my family

Snuggling on the couch in jammies with these two cutie pies

Watching the sunrise...coffee in one hand, this little fella in the other :)

Did I mention the sunrise?!

Playing outside...the air doesn't get much fresher than in the mountains!

Capturing sweet moments of my boys


Running around the yard with my best lil' buddy

Hallelujah!

Blogging...what's that?

My goodness, it's been a while :) I've had a busy, busy, season business wise with Christmas cards this year! It has been such a blessing to have so much business, but time sure passes by quickly when your face is glued to a computer :) I haven't had any time to blog & I'm WAY behind on so many great things that have happened in our lives over the past month and a half! Here are highlights from what's been going on...

*Halloween...

ARRRGH!!! We celebrated Cap'n Owen's 3rd & 1st Mate Evan's 1st Halloween as pirates...well except Tony, he was a Gator fan since the Dawgs were playing them that day! We had our annual Halloween Bonfire & Party with 13 families & a whopping 27 kids over to our house to celebrate Halloween, it was a crazy, exciting, fun, chaotic party & we had a spooktacular time :) Our band of pirates with a Gator fan in tow

*Evan turned 3 months old...

Our sweet, happy boy turned 3 months old! No dr. appt. until 4 months so we didn't get any growth stats at 3 months, but he's a growing, healthy boy! He rolled over for the first time just a few days before his 3 month mark. Also at 3 months: he gained a lot more head & upper body control, the sweet smiles increased, & a few laughs started coming out every now and then. Our sweet Evan at 3 months old!

*Tony had a birthday!...

My amazing, wonderful husband and equally amazing & wonderful daddy to our beautiful children celebrated his 31st birthday in November! Owen was my BIG helper with baking his cake & we celebrated Tony with family & some of Tony's long time buddies from high school as we watched the UGA vs. Auburn game at our house. Owen helping make daddy's chocolate praline birthday cake..yum! yum!

*Trip to the mountains...

Just before Thanksgiving we took the boys up to my aunt & uncle's mountain house in North Carolina. My parents went with us and we had a much needed vacation before the busy holiday season began. Surrounded by some of God's most amazing creation, we had a relaxing & restful long weekend at "Hallelujah" (the name of my aunt & uncle's house) VERY appropriately named, because Hallelujah! check out this view at sunrise from the back deck...... a separate blog post to follow soon--this short tidbit simply won't be enough :)

*Thanksgiving...

We sing praises to our AMAZING God & are so very thankful for the many, many blessings He's showered over us! We spent Thanksgiving surrounded by our wonderful family, eating lots & lots of delicious food! The first part of the day was spent at Tony's parents' house & the second half at my parents' house. We are so thankful to live in the same town as our parents--not only for the love & support they give us, but for the same love & adoration they give our boys (and the free babysitting is great too, hehe!) Evan with my grandmother & his great grandmother, Nonnie on Thanksgiving Day. So thankful to have my wonderful Nonnie whose face absolutely lights up any time she's around her great-grandchildren! Such a proud great-grandmother :)

Whew! Okay, so that catches us up through the end of November....more on our trip to the mountains & the 1st part of December to come shortly!