Memorial Day Memories

Jake and I truly had a vacation during the Memorial Day weekend. I'm realizing that
vacation is not so much where you are, but it is a state of mind.....we just disconnected from everything and spent time enjoying the company
of each other, our boys, our family and friends.
It was so fabulous to just BE together and have FUN, FUN, FUN! We laid on the hammock eating Popsicles, played with the boys, went for long walks around town, got pizza and ate it at the park, went to the local Memorial Day parade, (thank you Tom for
the "box seats" your darling front porch w/ the perfect view... played football with our "new" friends, (our neighbors we met at our last garage sale)
relaxed on the front porch with cups of hot coffee
and cold bowls of cereal, ate amazing food made my our dear friends Wendell & MaryJo, played in the creek, had long, deep conversations over fresh strawberries, and drank homemade wine!!
(Thanks to MaryJo for the hours, months and
one entire YEAR that went into making this homemade peach wine....
it was AmAzInG!!!)

The boys had a blast with Josephine, running around
their ENORMOUS backyard....

The boys were exhausted after a long weekend of fun-having! The one night after the boys were in bed we lit the fire pit out back and relaxed on the hammock, it was so peaceful. Again I was filled with such gratitude for our lovely home and the peace that surrounds us. We have so much to be thankful for. I don't EVER want to take the things I have for granted.

"Thou has given me so much...

Give me one thing more,

a grateful heart."

~George Herbert