Trip to the South

Doug and I were lucky enough to take a trip (sans kids!) last weekend to the Carolina's to visit some family.  It was the first time we'd been on a plane together in about 8 years!

The main reason we went was to see these cute people (Doug's sister Leda and husband David) and their adorable new baby!

 Sweet Savannah is the cutest baby!  It was so fun to just hold and snuggle her for a few days.

 Doug with 2 of his sisters on Leda's CUTE screened in porch.

We did a lot of fun things and ate some delicious good like these hot dogs at Yum Yums.  We also discovered Cheerwine which was pretty tasty.

Savannah's cute nursery.  They've put so much work into this and it turned out so adorable!  David built the cute ladder.  They got the idea from a banister they found at an old furnishings store.  Such a fun idea!

Cute wall of pictures with some of Savannah's ancestors.  I also loved the little frame around the booties on the right.  What a cute idea!

These cute frames are above her crib. They have music inside of them that belonged to Doug's great grandma (or maybe great great) that she would play at silent movies.  What a fun touch!

More cute nursery decor.  Leda's house was so adorable! She's seriously done the best job decorating it and I loved every inch!

This is kind of a bad picture because it's taken through the screen but it's a view of her backyard.  Isn't it gorgeous?!  So many trees everywhere!  Doug and I were tempted to move here just to be by all this greenery!

This southern baby loves her BBQ!  One night we were there David and Leda fixed up a delicious southern barbecue for us.  It was to die for.  I'm still craving that pork.

The sweet babe on her blessing day (in the dress her mommy wore).

 Love these people!

The luncheon after the blessing was so yummy.  Half the table was desserts (I guess it's a southern thing) which was so fun!  This chocolate chess pie from David's dad were delicious. His sister also brought some amazing cupcakes (and pound cake) that she's kind of famous for.  She's quite the cake decorator and everything she makes is delicious.  You can see some of her creations here.

Aside from spending time with these cuties we also got to spend time with 2 of my brothers who live in South Carolina.  It was so fun and I'm kind of embarrassed I don't have pictures of them or their kids!  My camera did die the day after we got there (of course) so I had to resort to using my phone which was not always handy. The last day we were there (Labor Day) we went to a local amusement park called Carowinds. It was so fun!  Doug wasn't feeling super hot that day so he actually stayed home in bed.  I felt bad and probably should have stayed with him but I couldn't keep myself away from the roller coasters!  I rode "The Intimidator" with my brother Derik and it was awesome! It's the biggest roller coaster in the southeast. "After Burn" was pretty sweet too.  They were so nice to hang out with me that day and it really was so fun!

Here's Kim and I on "Ariel Chasers"  We're the second from the back and my 2 cute nieces Elyse and Karen are in front of us.

Overall we had such a great trip and felt totally spoiled by everyone (like my sister-in-law who cooked us an amazing 5 course meal at 11 pm since our plane was delayed - she's awesome and it was delicious!).  There truly is such a thing as southern hospitality and we definitely experienced it!  It's definitely hard to be back in reality and I'm hoping the adjustment to "normal" life goes quickly!  Thank you everyone for an amazing trip!