Christmas in Chicago {2018}

Posted in Family, Travel by Kendra G.

We started our Christmas break with a lovely Christmas service at church on Friday night.

Saturday morning came early and we hopped on a plane to head to Chicago!

Michael and Rachel showed us around the city while the kids headed back to the house to bake cookies and see Arie.

We stopped at Macy’s to get warm and check out the Christmas tree and beautiful decorations.

Afterwards, we hopped on over to the Christkindlmarket which was packed the moment it opened. I got a cute mug full of warm goodness, then we headed out.

Our next stops included Garrett Popcorn, Ballast Point to taste some beers, and Au Cheval for the best burger in the entire city.

Finally, we met up with the kids at Forge Brewery!

The next two days, we had a wonderful visit with family.

We were hopeful for more snow, but she was thrilled to at least see this much.

Christmas morning was full of coffee and opening presents before we packed our bags to hit the road.

Our first stop was in Lafayette for a short, but sweet, visit with the cousins.

After one more stop in Indy, we were on the road. 14 hours later, we arrived in warm Orlando to continue our Christmas break!

We had such a wonderful time in Chicago and we already can’t wait to plan our next visit. To say that Michael and Rachel were amazing hosts would be an understatement. We had such a very, merry Christmas!

18Dec2018

my weekend in photos

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friday morning run.

saturday night movie. i cannot recommend this enough! it was so good and so funny for all ages.

a foggy six miles on sunday.

sunday soccer!

cheering on sister.

a quick stop at a new brewery.

our first ucf basketball game of the season. can you tell it’s winter break on campus?

a fun afternoon with friends!

knightro!

we had some festive fun after the game.

“daddy’s work” from the ferris wheel.

we cancelled our disney plans on saturday to lay low which was a great decision. we were still tired by sunday night! how was your weekend?

20Jul2018

Pass-A-Grille Beach {2018}

Posted in Travel by Kendra G.

Greg and I celebrated our ten year anniversary on July 5th. We packed up the car and headed to the west coast for a few days away. Our first stop in Tampa was the Oxford Exchange. We had a great brunch in the most adorable place.

After brunch, we headed to a few breweries before getting to the beach. Our first stop was Cigar City, home of Greg’s favorite beer, Jai Alai. Our next stop was Green Bench Brewing Company. It was a super cute place, but not our favorite beers.

We made it to Pass-A-Grille Beach just as our room was ready. We had a great view and headed right out, across the street, to the beach for the afternoon.

Our anniversary dinner was at The Mill. We had the best charcuterie board and a great dinner! Afterwards, we headed to 3 Daughters Brewery for another drink. I wish we lived closer to that place because it was awesome and the kids would love playing there!

On Friday morning, we went for a run around Pass-A-Grille. We saw the whole town in a short amount of time. Afterwards, it was time for drinks and brunch before heading to the beach. It was a cloudy day, but we both got fried!

We walked to dinner at Grace on Friday night, then sat on our deck to watch the sunset. We headed back out later for ice cream before calling it a night.

We woke up to a rainbow on Saturday morning and headed home. We had a great few days away and definitely caught up on the sleep we have apparently been missing!

Cheers to 10 years!

14May2018

my weekend in photos

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we saw kenley’s science fair project at the orange county library on thursday night for the ocps stem fair! she was very proud.

the kids checked out some library books and we headed to our favorite brewery!

i got to hang with this girl on friday night.

six miles on saturday morning.

run all the miles, drink all the coffee.

saturday soccer in the rain.

it was fun while it lasted, then she was over it.

no better place to spend a rainy day than disney on ice!

moana was the best, but the whole show was really cool.

hugs from tink!

my boy.

mother’s day church and brunch before heading to hollywood studios.

kenley got to meet star-lord and groot!

getting pumped for toy story land!

crosby conquered the tower of terror! he declared that he was never riding it again, but we’ll see about that.

staying dry with a snack.

running to the car in the rain.

***

we finished the rainy weekend with family movie night, the greatest showman! i had a fabulous mother’s day and we all had a great weekend.

how was yours?

17Apr2018

my weekend in photos

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friday morning birthday run for juliana!

friday night soccer practice.

got in some miles with the girls before a busy day.

saturday morning soccer game!

kenley’s team played great! it was a really exciting game to watch.

k squared.

kenley spent the day at the kennedy space center with her friend. she was so looking forward to the adventure.

helping me with the grocery list.

checking off another brewery on our central florida ale trail.

he loved being the only child for the day.

and another.

causing a ruckus with his own cart at trader joe’s.

a rocket launch to end a great day for k.

post-church sunday funday.

these two have been friends since the infant room!

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we had a busy weekend, but it was so fun!

1Apr2018

my weekend in photos

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friday night soccer.

finally dyeing some eggs.

celebrating luke’s birthday!

date night, which ended at the arcade playing jurassic park.

happy easter!

such a fun morning at action church!

brunch!

after many attempts, we finally got a good picture!

so happy to have my parents here to celebrate today.

flights at red cypress brewery!

game time for the kiddos.

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we had a wonderful weekend and a very happy easter.

he is risen!

26Feb2018

my weekend in photos

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our friday family movie was moana! it’s been way too long since we’ve watched it.

slowly getting back into it… six miles with the girls!

finally got some new beauties!

followed by some beer tasting at our local brewery.

sunday meal prep. i just love how pretty our lunches look!

i snagged a fast pass for mine train which is next to impossible, so we headed down to magic kingdom on a school night!

we finally rode dumbo!

cuties.

this was his first time riding it!

can’t beat this view.

tea cups!

i think it’s safe to say she liked it!

he looks skeptical, but he said he loved it!

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we had a great weekend. how was yours?

1Oct2017

my weekend in photos

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friday night car ride.

saturday morning run with the girls.

soccer saturday with a little drizzle.

and some champagne.

my little man.

soccer stars.

crosby said “mommy, you have to take a picture of this.”

despite the rainy forecast, it turned out to be a sunny and hot day at magic kingdom.

in our race car on the speedway.

kenley was bummed that space mountain was closed, but he loved the robot!

it’s a small world!

having a magical day.

mr. no nap was in rare form on sunday.

dinner at ten 10 brewery which is our new favorite spot.

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we had a great weekend saying goodbye to september and hello to our favorite month!

how was your weekend?

19Jun2016

my weekend in photos

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friday night family movie night watching finding nemo!

after a trip to the y and naptime, we headed out for a walk to starbucks. it was insanely hot. a venti iced coffee hit the spot.

saturday night date night.

we headed over to winter garden to meet the walls at the crooked can brewing company.

the brewery and market was so cool! we will definitely be back.

love.

we had some much fun with ashley and britton. the next time we see them, they will have a baby!

this morning, we saw finding dory! it was super cute.

after the movie and a lot of errands, we headed out for a bike ride and some nature exploring.

we ended the weekend with a fabulous father’s day dinner tonight to celebrate this guy.

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how was your weekend?

15Apr2012

my weekend in photos

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it was both an eventful and uneventful weekend for us,
if that’s possible…
greg and i are fighting colds that we seem to just be giving back to each other.