we tingles just landed back home after a completely refreshing trip to the gulf. my dad and jackie so graciously extended their vacation to include us, for which we are forever thankful. it was a good week. to say we didn't want it to end is a vast understatement. thank goodness 30a and i will meet again this weekend. whew.

biking and the beach kind of go hand in hand in my book. on saturday i took the chance to have a little girl time with my little miss. we loaded up and biked into seaside, grabbed us some cookies and a coffee and headed to the shore for a little beach picnic (can i just say that my coconut latte was absolutely yummy!). it was just us down there, trying to find ariel and flounder in the sea, and singing at the top of our lungs of course. 

i want my children to have moments when they feel no competition with one another. where they receive 100% of my attention. where their voices are heard and cherished. when they can fill their cups with comfort, protection and unconditional love. i pray i can provide them with these things. i pray they feel them. 

i pray addison's cup was full from our beach picnic. mine sure was.

 

 

i love my little boogers but sometimes mama needs a night away. and by golly, i get TWO, did you see that, TWO nights out this weekend. first up, date with the hubs. then girl's night saturday. are you flipping kidding me? 

a night away will do me good. but two nights is just a blessing. being a coach's wife means a lot of time with just me and the kids. long days, long nights. long seasons. and i find that i get so caught up in being their sole caretaker during these seasons, that i in turn find it hard to peel myself out of my no-makeup-covered-in-yogurt-nose-picking-paci-finding-get-me-a-snack mom outfit and pray that my whitney-you-use-to-gussy-up-all-fancy outfit still fits. 

this weekend, i am quite confident gussied-up-whitney will fit just fine. TWO nights in a row. 

pinch me :)