Weekend at Camp

This past weekend, Morgan was asked to teach at a youth retreat up in the mountains. The retreat was at a camp in North Carolina called Ridge Haven. The girls and I were happy to tag along...

The weather was chilly but sunny and beautiful!

Lucy and Alice got to sleep in bunk beds, which of course they LOVED.

Esme had so much fun exploring. She is getting so mobile now, and she wants to go wherever her sisters go. She has a very adventurous spirit. There isn't much that intimidates her!

This camp has strong Parent Trap vibes.

We had so much fun at camp! It was nice to get away for the weekend, turn off our phones, and be outdoors. We are ready to go back!

Love Day

We had a really fun and crazy Valentine's Day this year! We started the Love Day festivities with our traditional breakfast - chocolate chip pancakes and strawberry milk!

The girls got to open their Valentines from loved ones...

Here is Lucy annoyed that I wouldn't let her eat her pancake until I had snapped some photos! Ha.

Esme and Georgia love chocolate chip pancakes!

Who doesn't?

At our school party, we had a special guest join us -- Queen Elsa came all the way from Arendelle!

I think this was most certainly the highlight of the day! 

The girls exchanged Valentines with their friends and ate some yummy treats. The rest of the day was spent packing for a little family getaway to the mountains... I'll share pictures of our trip in another post!

Snow!

A couple of weeks ago, we had some snow! So, of course, we bundled up and went outside to play...

The girls were at my parents' house when the snow started falling...

By the time we got home, the snow was actually sticking! The big girls put on their winter coats and mittens and ran out to play. Poor Esme was too little to go out in the snow, so she watched her sisters from the window.

When Morgan got home, he and the older girls had a snowball fight and built a snowperson. Sadly, our snow didn't last long. It melted soon after these pictures were taken, and we haven't seen any snow since - just a lot of rain! But it sure was fun while it lasted.

Walking

Someone is walking...

She is very proud of herself!

In other news, we are finally all recovered from the flu. Hopefully, springtime is just around the corner, and we can say, "Good riddance!" to another flu season. 

Flu

We have been hit with the flu virus this week! First Lucy had it, and now Alice is sick. We managed to have school yesterday and today, but I have been allowing some extra screen time and letting the girls sleep as much as they want. They are a pretty pitiful sight.

I hope you all stay healthy, and don't forget to get a flu shot! Even though my girls had the flu, it was much more mild and only lasted a few days, as opposed to weeks. Thank goodness!

Christmas 2019

Happy New Year! I never posted our photos from Christmas, but better late than never!

This was our second year of matching family pj's, so I think it's officially a tradition now.

Aren't we cute.

My Grandmere's Buche de Noel... I miss her so much, but this family tradition always makes me feel close to her.

I hope you had a Merry Christmas and wish you a Happy New Year in 2020!

10th Anniversary

On December 19, 2019, Morgan and I celebrated 10 years of marriage. 10 years!!!!

To celebrate, we went on a little getaway to Savannah, Georgia, which we visited together way back when we were dating. Savannah is such a beautiful city with such a rich history, and it also happened to be decorated for Christmas, which was magical.

This is the beautiful square where we stayed in a historic row house.

For our anniversary dinner, we went to The Grey, an old Greyhound bus station that has been converted into a retro-hip foodie heaven. We got the ribeye for two, because when you are married, you share expensive steaks soaked in butter, and clog your arteries together. 

The next day, we walked around the historic district and down to the river, where even the river boats were all decked out in their holiday finest. 

That afternoon, we had tea at the Gryphon, which is in a historic building that was once a pharmacy.  (Pinky out, Morgan, sheesh!)

That night we went on a ghost tour / dark history tour around the city. It was freezing, but so much fun!

Look at all that Spanish moss!

The next morning, we went to brunch at Pacci and explored the city some more. That night, we had our favorite dinner at Atlantic. I forgot to take pictures, but it was ah-mazing. I would drive back to Savannah just to eat those bacon-wrapped dates and chickpea cheela. And the bread pudding. Obviously. 

We had so much fun eating and walking our way around Savannah. Can't wait to go back!