There's No Place I'd Rather Be

I have an entire list of blog ideas for this next post, yet as pregnancy brain will have it, I'm being pulled in a thousand different directions and STILL end up with a brand-new post - thought up in the last few minutes after a wonderful play date this morning with good friends.  Soon, I'll be sharing our successes and failures of big girl bed transitioning and potty training, house preparedness in a not-so-sellers market, and yummy fresh finds from the farmers market among others, but now? Right now?  I want to focus on where we are as a family unit and how much I'm loving these moments RIGHT NOW.

at Uncle Bubba's busting a move at a friend's rehearsal dinner

she enjoyed herself immensely! :)

holding hands at the wedding

There are so many "happenings" this weekend, places we'd love to be, it's not even funny - places we would be in a HEARTBEAT sans kids and prego bellies.  We had tickets to Jerry Joseph and the Jackmormons 3-day concert in Tulum, MX (purchased with room and flight 3 weeks before we got pregnant - heh) but reluctantly canceled those plans shortly after thinking 6 months pregnant in Mexico at a raging late-night concert (x3) isn't the best plan! Ha! :)  Then there's Wanee Fest at Spirit of the Suwanee Park in Live Oak, FL.  Man, that place is FUN, and a music festival with some of our favorite bands to top it off - think Tedeschi Trucks, Allman Bros, Buddy Guy.  Yes, please.  We've been before and will go again, but it's certainly not in the cards for us this year. Even Savannah has a fun fest this weekend - our very own Earth Day Festival in beautiful Forsyth Park, but we'll be missing it too!  Activities and places we love to look forward to, yet we just can't attend.

ha. caught mid-bite.  a rather common occurrence these days!

Deddy set up her water table. Happy early birthday, Naomi!

And you know what?  There's no place I'd rather be this weekend than where we're going and who will be there with us.  Can you guess it?  Yep. Back to the lake (oh yeah) but with my sweet little brother in tow this time.  Our time with him these days is precious, and Naomi absolutely adores her Uncle Alex.  It's truly a blessing to be able to spend some quality time with him!

Even if we weren't going to the lake, my favorite part of each day is definitely Deddy/Naomi time, hands down.  We run to greet him at the door each day, Naomi squealing "DEDDDDDY!!,"and those few minutes before 6:00 each night are the minutes we count down our days for.  Our family's whole again after 6pm, and it feels good!

mama and omi after water time

24 weeks!

So what about trips to Mexico? Trips to Florida?  Concerts or festivals?  All are so much fun, sure, but Naomi would be missing from those trips.  I truly miss our little peanut after even one night away.  So, our next trip to Florida? Well for us, it will most certainly be a place where the entire family can get together and enjoy each other under the sun.  So, I'm thinking Disney.  lol.  No really though, it's the memories made as a family that truly make me the happiest.  Andrew and I will have our second honeymoon someday (wanee, I'm calling for you).  But for now, our dreams are coming true each and every day spending our time growing a family and lifetime of memories for our little one(s) and us.  Play dates in the park, baseball games with the family, backyard time, THE LAKE!! There ain't no place I'd rather be!! :)

"Smile!" HAHAHAHAHA