none: A trip to the Coast

Last week I took a BIG step. We left the boys for 4 days and went East for a beautiful wedding. Between 2 babysitters and my in-laws (thanks Harry & Lori), the boys were well feed, played with, loved and cared for! It was hard for me to leave that long, but also good too. I think it was a way for God to force me to give up the illusion of control I think I have. It's hard to write daily instructions for the way your family works...can you explain the goodnight routine or way you do each little habitual thing you do? No, but the kids are fine with a little change and even welcome it and it helped us all clear our heads. It's been a wild few months and we all just we're blessed to have some time to step back. Now that were all together again, it seems to have really been just what we needed!

But back to the trip. We did bring one small pink ball of babiness, and she was a rock star traveler! We hopped on a just over 2 hour flight to Connecticut and drove to Old Saybrook where we met up with the rest of the family and friends. It's a beautiful little town right on the coast. We arrived in the neighborhood we stayed in and met out new house for the long weekend. She was old, eclectic & really beautiful. She also was original to the neighborhood, so aside from the plumbing and electrical updates it was basically wood with no insulation, no AC, lots of ants and lots of unique features...like my parents bathroom which was in a garden shed. My dad loved showering with shovels and roundup. Haha! But I thought the house was really really cool and loved the experience. Ry and I were laying in bed one night talking about who was sleeping in our room 100 years ago...LOVE all the history in that part of the country! We had a great few days before the wedding, shopping, eating, boys golfed, walking around, drinking wine & just being together.

Here's some pics from our adventure:

Lunch with the fam on the dock

We just happened to run into this little fella. The beaver joke goes back many years between us siblings so we were delighted to pose by him on our trip.

Richard girls & Coop

Cousins in car seats along for the ride!

These pics are from a little spot in Essex, which is a town we visited. We loved the flag poking through the window.

Just the 3 of us, a very rare moment

We had some really yummy eats on the trip too, that I had to document:)

Ry's lobster roll

My lobster grilled cheese and tomato basil soup...YUM!

And then there's this. A Fo Yo bar where you can add your own toppings. WOW-O-WOW!

And now to the business of why we came! To celebrate our sweet friends. My family has lived a few houses down from the Connell family for almost as far as I can remember back. They have two boys, John & Mike and we all grew up just like siblings. It was Mike's turn to tie the knot with his sweet bride Caroline and we were very thrilled to be there. Getting to be at a wedding where you are so closely involved is always such a great reminder of God's blessings of people in our lives. Long friendships that become family. We are so lucky to have that in ours and celebrate the joys together.