IMAGINE

This post is dedicated to my 1st born son, Gavin.  He is the 1st to ever get my unconditional love.   He is the one who made me want to change for the better.  He was the driving force in most of my decisions.  There is no doubt that I was too young and immature to fully understand what it meant to be a "MOM".  Having survived all that, he is growing into quite an amazing young man.  We are alike in so many ways.  His forgetfulness drives me insane until I walk into a room and have no idea what I was coming for.  I'm also pretty sure he got his 2 left feet from me. But we are very different in other ways.  Like the way he loves to be the center of attention.  Me, not so much.  And how he never stops talking.  I don't really have all that much to say.  He challenges me with his genius thought process and encourages me with eagerness to try new things.  Just recently he had a part in a school performance.  He had to learn sign language for the song Imagine.  I was very nervous that he would freeze up or forget.  Of course he nailed it and made me the proudest mom ever! Watch out, you might just see his name in lights one day.     

Birthday Trip!

October is always an eventful month for our family! Fall festivals, Halloween parties, and special birthdays (mine :)) keep us very busy.  This year was no exception.  In addition to the usual cRaZiNeSs, we decided to drive up to see our friends.  They moved to Dallas GA last year!  Its just north of ATL. We miss them terribly, but totally understand why they love it so much.  Especially this time of year!  There were multiple opportunities for pictures.  We tried to take advantage.  

You have no idea how cold we were during this photo.  I couldn't even take off my wool jacket for 1 picture :)

 The leaves were in the process of turning.  It was exactly what I wanted to see!  I wish Florida could enjoy some of this beauty.  

I guess we will have to settle for the beach.  Anyway, here are some special moments!

 Stayed in our jammies until well into the day!

 Best homemade breakfast ever!!

 Bribery to stay still and smile for pictures :)

 Feeding the ducks- impossible to get a good pic :)

Best buddies <3 <3


As the cold set in on Saturday night our gracious hosts built a fire in the fire pit. 

We enjoyed s'mores, sweet tunes, and a serious game of hide-and-seek in the dark!!

The last day of our trip we enjoyed the Georgia Aquarium together.  It houses some of the coolest animals I have ever seen, and that's a lot coming from me-who doesn't even like wildlife.

 2 Albino Alligators!! For real!! I have never seen anything like that!!

 Always on the brink of disaster :)

Beautiful Beluga Whales! They were so cool! Also, it may or may not have been mating season for them :/ Kind of awkward with the kids!!
We also saw otters, oh, and a bunch of fish! The whole experience was fantastic! 
Thursday through Sunday flew by and then reality came rushing back  very quickly. We are now back to our hamster wheels!  I wish it was always October!!!