My Faith and Joy… and Boys!

The girls took it upon themselves to make a “choo choo train” in our family room.

Jimmy took their “all aboard” literally! 

It’s a good thing I thoroughly enjoy Jim’s company, because I got a lot of it this past weekend!  We left the kids with his parents on Thursday afternoon (thank you, Bubba and Pappy!!), flew down to Florida late that night, picked up an R.V. Friday morning, and drove the thing all the way back up the coast, arriving home at 3 a.m. on Sunday morning.  We both missed the kids, but it was a wonderful opportunity to catch up with each other without three sets of tiny hands needing our constant assistance!  Our only extended stop during the drive was to camp in Hilton Head, South Carolina on Friday night.  The R.V. park was lovely, right by the water, and we agreed we’d love to go back there when we can explore more of the island. 

I didn’t go into complete child-withdrawal during the trip, thanks to a wonderful visit with one of my dearest friends, Jayme.  We went to high school together in California, and she’s now living in Orlando with her husband and newborn son.  So while Jim picked up the R.V., I got to spend time with Jayme and her adorable Ian.  What a blessing that was!

Throughout the weekend, I was once again reminded of how amazing Jim is, and how thankful I am to be married to him.  How many men can drive from South Carolina to Connecticut non-stop with nary a grumble, and still arrive home in a cheerful mood?  There’s no one in the world I’d rather be on a long road trip with, that’s for sure.  And there’s no one in the world I’d rather be greeted by when we returned home than our little munchkins.  When I was tucking them into their beds for their naps today, Susie snuggled into her pillow and happily sighed, “I’m back where I belong.”  I couldn’t have said it better myself!     

Both Susie and Jimmy love their “minky” blankets more than anything else, and never sleep without them.  Those kids are my inveterate thumb suckers, too.  One of these days I’ll tackle that habit, but for right now, it makes for happy kids – and a happy mom!

My climber (Becky loves to scale park structures and see how high she can get):

My diggers (Susie and Jimmy are happiest when they’re in dirt or sand, digging to see how deep they can get):

My favorite place to take the kids – the park!