BEACH

We are good with spur of the moment trips. So we headed to Myrtle Beach the week of Drew's birthday with less than a weeks notice and it was wonderful! We headed after church Sunday night and the kids slept almost the whole way there... that is definitely the way to travel since there is no traffic! We slept in (well Peyton and Drew slept in, Sadie was still up by around 730). We spent Monday - Thursday swimming and playing in sand, feeding ducks, eating at restaurants that we don't have, and just enjoying the craziness that is a family with young kids! We consumed a lot of donuts, and celebrated Drew's birthday at Damen's - which gave Drew a free entree and desert ($30 value - woo hoo!)

 Relaxing it was not... memorable it was!

Babymoon!!

Drew and I wanted to get away, alone, before Sadie came. We went away before Peyton and it was wonderful so we were excited to go away once again. He took me to Ashville, NC and we stayed at a nice hotel. Since we were kid less, we figured we had to go out on the town, but I was already worn out by 9 o'clock so we ended up grabbing some Coldstone (shh don't tell my doctors) and talked in the Kohl's parking lot til 11. Then we crashed but ended up waking up early just because our bodies weren't used to sleeping in. We took our time, found out there was a Fuddruckers so of course stopped for an early lunch, and then headed to the Biltmore Estate.

We used the audio tour and had a great time learning about the history of this crazy-too-big-for-anyone-to-need house. It was definitely exhausting, and I'm surprised I didn't walk into labor, but it was a great time away with my man. :) 

 35 weeks!! I could have stayed on that 'deck' for hours with the cool breeze and comfy chairs. It would definitely be my favorite spot in the house! 

We spent a little time in the gardens, but we were both worn out by then. Once we headed home we grabbed some yummmy Outback before squeezing the neck our our Peyton before bedtime! 

Thanks babe for a wonderful surprise weekend away!

While Daddy's Away...

Peyton and Mama will play.

 Drew took a group from our church to the Domincan Republic a couple weeks ago. We were sad to see him go, but had big plans for the week! We kept busy with a trip to Roanoke.

We headed out Sunday Morning to my grandparents house to eat with the Farmer clan. Of course in the time we woke up to the time we got in the car we had a meltdown, Hiro got lose, and had a huge scare of another nature, but we made it in time for a delicious lunch! Peyton swam with the cousins in the hot tub, and then we played outside with Hiro and the corn hole sets. 

We stayed with my Dad and Dreama (Papaw and Grammy Dee) so we had a good time hanging around the house with them. Monday we saw Robin and Shayne, then had lunch with Ben at Red Robin. It was great catching up with all of them! Them we came back to the house and took a nap, and then had dinner with Grandma, Johnny, Suzanne, Luke, Papaw and Grammy. I left Peyton with the grandparents and spend some quality time with my Samshe. :) Chick Fil A and Kohl's with no babies was a wonderful was to spend the evening! 

Tuesday we had breakfast with Jess and her adorable boys Jude and Luke. They are about the same age apart as Peyton and Sadie will be! We took a nap and then went to Splash Valley with Momar, Luke, Macy and Chris. I was really proud of Peyton. He went down two different slides 'by himself'. I caught him at the bottom, and held his hand on one of them, but other than that he was on his own. Such a big boy!!

We met Papaw and Grammy for dinner at Mac & Bob's and then headed to Luke's soccer game. Luke is a beast on the field! Of course we had to spend some time on the playground! :)

 Wednesday morning we met Heather, Tristan, Morgan, and Charlotte at Mill Mountain Zoo. It was perfect weather and Peyton loved the animals - especially the birds! :) Sure do miss these Mama friends!

The zoo sure is exciting and wore. these. boys. out! Once Peyton woke up we played a little golf, road a horsey, and got Ben hugs!

We had dinner plans at Mason and Kylee's house where we partied with Salads, Pizza, and cupcakes! We spent a little time outside and Mason read Peyton a story before we had to head back home - to Mount Airy.

I was in a lot of pain that week, so Thursday morning I went to the doctor and found out I had a pinched nerve in my back. My mom came over Thursday afternoon and stayed through Saturday morning. We were way  more relaxed, Peyton caught up on sleep, his books, and enjoyed being home, and I spend it on a heating pad while my  mom cooked and did dishes. ;) YAY! 

We had a good week but boy was I ready at 1145 PM Saturday when Drew walked through that door!