Best Week Ever!

Last Tuesday, Dennis and I left for a much needed getaway. We decided to celebrate our birthdays and anniversary a few weeks early since the month of July gets rather crazy in our house. BOTH of my kids got sick 2 days before we were to leave...of course! But, I knew that they were on medication and I knew that they would be in the best of care with Grammy and Captain. So, we went on and left for our trip on Tuesday afternoon. I am soooooooo thankful that we went. It was the most wonderful getaway. Bryan and Cayce had been trying to convince us to go for a while and so we owe them a lot for recommending this place. It's called Ross Bridge Renaissance Marriot Resort in Hoover, AL, which is basically Birmingham.
We got there pretty late on Tuesday night because we decided to take a detour on the way and we stopped at Dreamland BBQ in Huntsville. It was okay. We've heard it's the best around, but I still don't think it's any better than my dad's and Dennis'!!!!
We walked around the resort and checked out the luxury that we would be staying at for the next 3 nights. There was also a Porsche conference there all week, so we enjoyed looking at all of the beautiful cars!


We got up Wednesday morning and played golf at their premier golf course. Wow! It was the first golf course I'd ever been on and it was fantastic. Breathtakingly beautiful. Dennis assured me that not all courses look this way. We were treated like royalty. It was a beautiful day. I enjoyed getting to watch Dennis play. I was rather impressed with his golf game!




That night, we drove over to the Summit and we shopped around for a while. They have all of the best stores there!! We went to eat dinner at the Tavern on the Summit (we thought it was the "Village Tavern", but later found out we were in the wrong place), but ended up walking out after waiting for 45 minutes and getting sat at a table right in the middle of the bar that was so loud we couldn't hear each other talk. No thanks! So, we ended up at this local joint that was pretty disgusting...but, we were starving!
The next morning we got up and ate a great breakfast and went down the pool all day long. It was probably the most relaxing day of my life! We just played in the pool and on the slides and had a wonderful lunch on the patio.





That afternoon, we went and played golf again. I just drove the cart again, which was perfectly fine with me. I just enjoyed looking at all of the wonderful scenery. The resort also has a bagpiper that plays the bagpipes every afternoon to "call" the golfers in off the golfcourse. Fascinating!



That night, we got dressed up and went to the Village Tavern, which was also located at the Summit. It was DELICIOUS!! Again, we were treated like royalty. Not sure why...but, it was soooooooo nice! The manager even ended up giving us 2 free appetizers because he found out that we had tried to come the night before and ended up in the wrong place. We also found out he was from Centerville, TN. Small world, huh?


We went by the Cheesecake Factory to get dessert to go and we came back and enjoyed our dessert in our PJ's.
Friday morning, we got up and headed home. Boo!!!!!!! I was actually a little depressed when we were leaving because I wanted to stay so bad!!! But, I missed my babies and it was time for reality again!
I was soooooooo excited to see them when we picked them up from Grammy's. Sawyer just climbed in my arms and layed his head down on my shoulder for the longest time. It was precious. I think he thought I had left him forever. ha ha
Saturday morning, we got up and started getting ready for our "Fireworks Party" as Sadie called it. We had lots of family and a few friends over for some delicious BBQ, lots of desserts, and a HUGE fireworks show. Dennis cooked 4 boston butts. The most he's ever done and it was the best by far! We ended up having over 30 people here to eat and watch the fireworks! My dad bought tons of fireworks over the past year and we so appreciate him putting the show on for all of us. It was awesome!!! Sawyer loved it. Sadie had to sit inside the whole time and was scared to death. Thanks to Grammy for sitting inside and missing the show to sit with Sadie. A few others came in to join her during the show too that got a little scared.





Sunday night, we had dinner at Aunt Pam and Uncle Corky's house, but we left before the fireworks started that night.
Monday, we got up and went to the farm for the day. It was a wonderful day! It was a last minute decision to go, so we had to pack up quickly and get down there, but it was well worth it all. We played all day and stayed until after 9:00 that night! It was so much fun though. What I will remember the most about that day was after the sun started to go down, we all 4 jumped on the Kubota and headed down into the woods for a drive. The lightning bugs were AMAZING. You just had to be there, but it was gorgeous! Sadie thought it was so neat. The one picture below of Sadie's leg and hands was the most precious story! The story behind that is that we told the kids to "hang on" while we rode on the Kubota and Sawyer reached over and put his hand on Sadie's leg the whole time and I almost cried. It was so sweet!!! Just one of those "mommy" moments, I guess.





So, I said ALL of that to say that me and Dennis both thought that week was the most perfect week. We got to not only enjoy quality time together, but we got to spend lots of time with our family, friends, etc. It was wonderful!!!!

Lately at the Phillips' household...

Well, it's been way too long since I have blogged. Along with many of my fellow bloggers, I think we just get too busy. So, I am updating mine! Nothing too exciting, just a few notes of what's been going on lately at our house!
Sawyer and Sadie have become the best of friends. They play together all of the time and aside from a brother/sister disagreement every now and then, they get along GREAT! It's been a blessing!!!!
We've been going down to Dennis' grandad's farm a lot and having a ball. We're even changing some things around down there to make it more like home. The kids love it and we love it too, so hopefully we will continue spending lots of time down there. Of course Dennis is in heaven when I want to go down there, so that makes me happy. I know he is hoping that once deer season opens again in the Fall, I will want to come down there with him every weekend. Not so sure about that...we will have to wait and see.
Mothers Day came and went in a breeze this year. At the last minute on the Friday before Mother's Day weekend, I decided to join Dennis' mom and LJ in Hilton Head the following week, so most of my Mother's Day weekend was spent getting things ready for that. We did go to the farm all day on that Saturday and it was a great way to relax for me. Here are a few pics from that day.





The memories that we have made and will make down there will last a lifetime. Sometimes we wish we could just move down there and get away from all of the busyness of life.
Anyways, Sunday morning we got up and went to church. Here are the only 2 pictures we took that morning...


We went over to Dennis' grandparents house for lunch. The whole family was there and it was a lot of fun. Madness, of course, but lots of fun!
Later that afternoon, my mom and Butch came by and brought the kids a Barbie Jeep! Sadie was a little unsure at first because it's much bigger than the little pink car she drives around now, but once she got the hang of it, her and Sawyer rode around on it all night long.

Me and Rachel took my mom to the Cheesecake Factory for Mothers Day. We had so much fun!!!!
Last week I drove me and the kids to Hilton Head to spend the week with Dennis' mom and LJ. We had a blast. The place we stayed was unbelievable. I couldn't have asked for a more perfect set-up for me and the kids. We had tons of room and the resort had all kinds of pools, activities, etc. for the kids.
Sadie and Sawyer swam until they couldn't swim anymore. They were both 2 little fish!







So, that's what has been going on around here.
Our fitness center is closing this weekend, so we have to find a new place to go by next week! We're hoping it'll re-open soon because we love it there!!!!!
Next weekend, we are all heading to Atlanta to the Braves Game for Memorial Day weekend, so stay tuned!!!!! My mid-year resolution is to get better at updating my blog!

My Baby Girl is "3"

My sweet angel turned 3 yesterday. This was a big one! She just seems so "big". So "old". Dennis' mom and stepdad told me last night that they remember the huge smile on my face when they saw me for the first time in the hospital being wheeled into recovery after my c-section with Sadie. I think I even threw my arms in the air and said "yay"!!!!!! I remember that moment and she is STILL making me smile each and every day!!! We had a fun day together. We started out by Dennis and I decorating the kitchen area for her so that when she woke up and came downstairs she would be excited! We sang Happy Birthday to her and put candles in her muffin.

We went to the gym, (which was fun for her to get to play with her gym friends that she hasn't seen in a few days), then we met Jodi and Reese at chick fil a to have lunch and play!
After naptime, we ran to Toys r Us to pick up some last minute stuff and then we came home and ate pizza for dinner.
Deb, LJ, Grandma and Grandad all came over to help us celebrate. Deb brought delicious cupcakes from Hello Cupcake.


We opened her presents from Grandma, Grandad, Deb and LJ. She was so excited about everything that she got!



Last but not least, I cut Sadie's hair for the 1st time last night. I figured her 3rd birthday was a good time to start. ha ha
Luckily, I don't have to do it very well, b/c she has such curly hair so it masks any mistakes that I might have made. She loved it! I think she felt like such a big girl.


This morning we got up and my mom came and met us and took us to Build A Bear so that Sadie could get some more clothes for her Bunny. My mom took her a few weeks ago to get a Bunny and she just had to have some more clothes for her!!!! She got her some new PJ's, slippers, and a Tinkerbell dress up costume. Oh yes, and some bling-bling sunglasses which are sooooooo cute!!!


We've had such a fun few days and her party isn't until Friday so there's still more fun to come!!!!! Happy Birthday to the sweetest Tinkers in the whole world!!!