My Sister

My Sister

On top of being absolutely gorgeous on the outside, she's even more beautiful on the inside. I honestly don't know what I would do without her in my life. Ever since I was a little girl she has been my "favorite" person. There is 9 years between us, so when I was a little girl she was my "Big" sister. Now that I'm older she's my confidant, my advice giver, my friend. She has the biggest heart and has been through so much in the ____ years of her life. :) I have always looked up to her for her strength in the life situations that have been thrown to her.

She texted me the other day and said she wanted to treat me to a girls day. It's so funny to me how sister's can just know the things you need without talking, and I was in desperate NEED of a pedicure! I had so much fun just catching up and spending time with her. I really feel sorry for girls that don't have sisters in their life.

Thank you so much for everything you do for me! You are the BEST and I want the whole blog world to know....HA!

The BEACH

We went on our first family vacation to Fort Walton Beach this year. It was a much needed trip for everyone. Matt has worked so hard the past year and I have recently started staying so home this trip was a MUST!

We bonded so much as a family on this trip. We are a blended family and a vacation together was exactly what we needed to get even closer. I love all my children very much and even though I didn't birth my bonus daughter Lilly, the love is the same. The relationship between Maggie and Lilly is the best. I'm so happy that they have each other as friends and now sisters.

The drive there wasn't bad at all. We drove at night so the kids could sleep and that worked out great! We went with my sister in law and her family and that added even more excitement and bonding for us. We spent most of our time at the beach and at the pool just "relaxing" and doing nothing. :)

We did go out to eat a few times, but we all decided that with eight kids it's so much more enjoyable to eat at the condo. The highlight for the adults on our trip was date night. We each took a night and went out with our spouses ALONE, while the other couple stayed in and ordered pizza with all the kids.

My favorite thing that came from this trip were my husbands words once we got home. "I love you more than you'll ever know. We grew closer this week and it was wonderful." This folks makes a girl smile on the inside and outside. :)

Our first family vacation was a success!!!