Still here...

I just realized that it has been a really long time since I have posted...mainly because we were out of town last week and the week before was spent prepping and packing. We returned on Saturday from a nice week long vacation at the beach...weather was a little crummy but it was still nice to have a family vacation. Pics will be uploaded shortly.

It was also great to come home to holiday festivities (and an extra day off of work)...it felt like the vacation was extended. Sunday evening we went to a cookout at the Hutchinson's - which would have been great had Nate not decided to meltdown on us. Guess the vacation wore him out. It was very ironic that just two nights before we took him to Chops in Destin - an outing that had been planned all week and had me anxious the entire time leading up to it - and he was PERFECT...even the waiter and our kid-less dinner companions commented on how well-behaved he was. I was so proud of him! And then here we were at a casual cookout and Nate loses his mind bc I won't let him ride a big wheel down a 45 degree sloped driveway (with cars parked on it). It was so bad, we had to put him in "time out" in the car (don't worry, we sat with him...just needed him away from the other guests!) while he screamed "bi-cee-cul!" through his tears. Toddlers are truly amazing and unpredictable.

On Monday, we attended our first gathering in our new neighborhood...there was a round-robin tennis tournament and cookout at the clubhouse, which was a great way to meet a bunch of our new neighbors.

So, this post is to let you all know that we are still around...the pics and details from our trip will follow soon!