Away with the Hills

Lately I feel like our blog should be titled Away with the Hills. We have been go go go. It has been fun, but left little time for updates for you. One of our latest trips was to Key West to celebrate our 3 year anniversary. I was so excited to get away for a week and relax. We were thrilled for Jill and Davis to join us on our vacation. We stayed at the Casa Marina hotel and would highly recommend it if you go.

The grounds of the hotel were gorgeous.

Do you spy Jill & Davis?

One of our first stops was Fat Tuesdays for some frozen drinks

We rode bikes everywhere...to dinner, breakfast, shopping...I mean never took a cab!

Here are a couple shots from our trip

 Stopped for a little game of shuffleboard

1/2 lb cookies...yes we got one!

 The Southernmost Point

I got a little reading in on the hammock

I even talked Wesley into reading a book

by the way...he loved it!

 Jill & Davis on the Kayak

We made frequent stops to Rick's Bar for the live music and Olympics.

 oh and popped in a drag show, so entertaining!

We went on a jet ski tour that was so much fun

and a 2 hour paddle board tour through the mangrove trees

a trip to Mallory Square

For our Anniversary night Wesley made reservations at Latitudes for just the two of us.

We had to catch a ferry over to Sunset Key island first.

Sunset Key is where all the Mac Daddy houses are..millions of dollars, celebs, and us of course. 

Latitudes is incredible and a MUST do while you're there. The food and view are to die for.

Our table was outside right in the middle at the perfect time the sun was setting. 

So romantic! 

 It was the perfect way to celebrate three wonderful years together.

 Wesley was proud of this picture

 One last walk out on the pier before we said goodbye. I think Key West will miss us too!

 To see more of our trip check out Jills recap here.

A Chair Makeover

I have been super slack on showing you updates at our house. With all of our traveling, there hasn't been a ton of time at home to do too much. But I do have a couple of projects I want to share.

I will start with this chair makeover. Do you remember when I bought this chair?

 I spotted it at The Yard Sale for $35

I thought it had potential with a little paint, fabric, and love.

And here is the after...

 Some white spray paint and a navy and white fabric 

I scored at Old Time Pottery for crazy cheap!

Have a good weekend!

Country Living

I love living in Atlanta. Lots to do, places to eat, places to shop, people to see, but there is nothing like going back home to South Georgia to visit my small town. Last week I took all three kids I nanny down to Cordele to show them a little country living. 

The first stop was the missile at the exit of our town. I don't think anyone knows why it is there, but it seems to be really cool for kids.

This was the first time we had gotten out of the car and Reese said to me, "Hollie the bees are trying to get up my nose." Well Reese those are gnats and they will bother you all day!

We got to pet and feed Maggie, my parents goat. I have mentioned this before, but Maggie has been doing a little yard work for my parents for a while now. 

We loaded up the golf cart and the 4-wheeler to go for an afternoon ride thru the woods. 

The kids loved these rides!

These guys were so excited to take the wheel.

Dad showed them the deer tracks in the dirt

Reese helped my mom with some gardening; they picked tomatoes and cucumbers.

My brother Russ took Stuart out to the deer lease on morning to show him how country boys live. 

He had him putting out corn...Climbing up the deer stand

and then stopped by the Pool Room for the famous Chili Cheese Dog. Stuart even said it was better than The Varsity!!

Reese sported her watermelon swimsuit for The Watermelon Capitol of the World

Dad and Russ took the older two to see Spiderman while Reese and I went for a play date with one of my friends, her adorable 3 year old, and a brand spankin' new baby!

I got to see all my friends kiddos!

Mom had homemade Ice Cream for us when we got back.

Before we left the country we had a target practice with the BB Gun

we set up this balloon target for them to hit

Stuart and Lanier did great! Reese even hit a balloon.  

One more golf cart/4-wheeler ride and we headed back north. It was so fun to see the kids in my hometown doing the things I grew up doing. Now they want a 4-wheeler for Christmas...OOPS!

The trip was a hit and everything was perfect...except that on the way home in the back of the car Reese got a candy Nerd stuck up her nose.

Lanier tried to help her blow it out. We still have no sign of the candy.