SOLD!

Well after a couple of months on the market, we negotiated a contract and only have 30 more days in our house! While we are very excited, it is also a little bittersweet. This was our very first house. This was where we brought our babies home from the hospital and became parents. I think I know where every creak is as I spent many nights hopping over certain floorboards while trying to rock babies to sleep. We have so many amazing memories that were made in this old house. So many fun times with family and friends, birthday parities, baptism parties, Peterspalooza's, anniversaries, holidays... I wanted to post these pictures somewhere so I could show our girls their very first house they ever lived in. Praying the next owners enjoy the house just as much as we did. Goodbye 9802!

Destin, Florida

Some friends of ours, Jenny & JR Wasson, invited us down to Destin, FL for their 5 year wedding anniversary. We had a great time hanging out with the Wassons and their family and really enjoyed some quality family time just the four of us. We stayed in a condo at the Destin West Resort and spent the week soaking up the sunshine on the beach, in the pools, and Lyla's favorite - the lazy river.

Here we are up and at 'em at the St. Louis airport at 5:00 a.m. Lyla was very excited to fly in an airplane, Kately wasn't too sure about her first flight!

Taking in the view

Enjoying a Mickey on the flight

These two were out!

Whew! First flight was a success!

...our 2nd flight (after a layover in ATL) wasn't quite so smooth. Someone did not want to sit still ANY LONGER...

It took us a little while to travel from gate to gate :)

Here is our condo. Lyla was very excited to be sleeping in bunk beds all week (but Mommy made her sleep on the bottom...boo!) See the bathroom at the end of the hallway, that was Kately's bedroom for the week. Poor second child! But it did fit her pack-n-play perfectly!

Those stairs out on our balcony went up to a private rooftop deck with a hot tub. This was so nice at bed time when the girls went to sleep because we could take our monitor up there and relax for a little while.

This was the sky bridge which went over the highway. The resort had two sides, we were on the beach side and the other side was on a bay. 

Our first night the whole crew went to Fudpuckers for dinner. Here we are checking out the gators

Lyla & Noah

However, the wait at Fudpuckers for a large party was too long so we ended up walking to a Mexican place on the boardwalk

Sweet girl!

These two are so sweet together

Finally checking out the sand for the first time

She loved it!

The resort also had a splash pad that the girls loved

Daddy is back there shooting water at her

Relaxing in our hot tub during nap time 

We love the Wassons!

Good morning! Sweet girl with her kitty & tiger

Beach time

Homegirl loved the sand. In fact she loved it so much she would roll in it, eat it, basically get it in EVERY nook & cranny!

Lyla, you ready to go take a nap? "No, I not tired..."

Henry was lights out!

Up on our balcony ready for the fireworks off the pier

Lyla was not scared of the ocean at all. She loved "jumping whitecaps". Here her and Daddy were having fun

They were having quite the conversation poolside :)

Kately and Aunt Kay

My loves

I wish I could just freeze time and keep her this little! I love her sweet laughter and how she finds such joy in the simple things :)

Frozen yogurt

Walking on the pier

Ready to hit the beach

Look at this sweet beach bum!

We tried to use the timer for a family shot but cut off Daddy's head...

 This was the Wasson's last night (they stayed from Sat.-Sat. and we were Mon.-Mon.) so we went out for crab legs

Love how this girl's hair curls right up in the humidity!

Lazy river time

 Sweet girl fell asleep on the Lazy River

We made several trips around!

Little stinker!

Enjoying lunch on the patio

There was an air force base nearby and the girls loved watching all the aircraft

Running from the waves

This was how we spent most evenings once the girls went to bed...he put on my hat here in an attempt to rally - because I was WINNING :)

We went out to breakfast on Sunday - our last full day and also our 7th Anniversary

Checking out the fish and crabs after we ate

Last day on the beach, soaking it in like her mama!

I had to laugh by our last day about how MUCH STUFF we had to take with us every time we left the  condo! Thank goodness we had a stroller to load up!

Pretty girls ready for dinner

Happy Anniversary, Babe! Here's to 7 amazing years and 70 more!

Goodbye, Florida!

 And once again these two did this...

Sorry for all the pictures!!