a week's trip | back "home"

I've been meaning to sit down and recap our busy week away all day long and just haven't had the time to load my pictures and get the words down on the screen.  we just got home from being in Austin for the first time in almost 6 years.  my parents have lived in that area for about 11 years, so Austin isn't exactly home, but we used to visit all the time.. and in my married life this was the place I "went back home" to.. and its been awhile since we have made the trip. never with kiddos- so that was new but overall a success!  they watched movies or napped the entire time, so I have no complaints there.  we got to Nana + Duke's house on Tuesday afternoon and spent the entire week doing everything and nothing at all.  my mom cooked A LOT and the big girls loved helping her in the kitchen, we visited the Thinkery Children's Museum (which is AWESOME if you are ever in Austin it is a MUST for the babes!), my mom and I splurged for a mani + pedi date while my youngest brother, Sam and Jordan took the three girls to roam the aisles for hunting things at Outdoor World.. and probably the best part was when the big girls spent the night over at their grandparent's house all week while Baker stayed back at the hotel about 10 minutes up the road with Jordan and me.. and I think the g'parent's enjoyed it even more. it was a sweet time and a great visit.  

my dad fell in love with my crazy crew all over again, and my mom was basically wrapped around their toddler fingers. we never stopped the entire week and on the drive home no one made a single peep from the back and slept the entire drive in.  

  

I took about one million photos to document it all.  

time to recoup and start this weekend off right.. with an early bedtime:)

a week with the babes

ever heard of the phrase "it takes a village"?  well.  literally our amazing trip to Cabo wouldn't have been possible without the village of amazing family and friends to care for our crew while we were gone.  first stop was BB + Papa's house.  the girls absolutely LOVE their BB and Papa and even more they love to have sleepovers.   when we dropped them off on Sunday night before we left on Monday morning bright and early, they walked in without a care in the world!  such a relief for that ease of transition, but hello- break a mama's heart!!  they started the week and didn't skip a beat.

I got this picture on Tuesday morning before BB took them to school.. and I couldn't focus on anything else but Jolie's sponge roller hair!  

 Papa's Happy Place

 BB + Auntie made the exchange on Thursday afternoon and it was up to the four babes to keep Auntie and Uncle J busy, busy, busy! 

 in true Auntie fashion, she had fun things planned for my girls + Grayson.  it wasnt too long ago that it was just Parker and Jolie to run the day's events. Now they are proud big sisters to help with the little ones as often as we let them:)

by far their most favorite part of visiting.  Uncle J has played the guitar for Parker and Jolie since they were born.. and then for Grayson and now for Baker, too.  

I absolutely love how much he loves them all!

so much has changed since the last time we did the Mexico shuffle! thankful for these people and for the way they love my people

cabo cabo cabo

 well. we are b a c k!  

feeling refreshed and NOT ready for Monday to be here already.  6 days of mountains in the desert of Cabo.  so much different than every other trip we have taken to Mexico.  we usually stick to the Cancun side, so Cabo was a big change!  the weather, the atmosphere, and most importantly..the weather.  

did I say that already?

it was sunshine and blue skies..and my hair was amazing the entire trip.

true story- I didn't take a shower and feel like I needed to take another shower after attempting to blow-dry the frizz out- ha!  Cabo is very dry with low humidity and never gets above 85 degrees! it was beautiful.  a beautiful time with my best guy.  we didnt leave the resort- laid by the pool for about 12 hours everyday and then peeled ourselves out of our swim suits and rinsed off the sunscreen to get into real clothes for dinner.  

the food!  the food was delicious!  I ate a cheeseburger + fries just about everyday for lunch.  Jordan loved the baja shrimp tacos.

we had so much fun just the two of us- being lazy without a single responsibility or obligation in the world.  we made our way to the beach about once a day- the surf was incredible. there was no swimming allowed on the side of Baja Mexico we were on because the undertow is very strong and very dangerous- but the view of those 10 foot waves crashing like thunder about every 10 seconds was amazing to see.  

we caught ourselves about one million times talking about what we could do with the girls and how much "fun the girls would have if they were here".  we stayed at Dreams Los Cabos Suites Golf Resort + Spa and will definitely be going back and bringing the babes!

 I love a good fruity drink.. in fact I cant even count how many 'superman' frozen drinks I had over the course of the week, BUT a Bloody Caesar is my go-to.

extra spicy, for favor!

 there were iguanas all over the resort and this little guy was missing part of his tail and one foot.  happy as can be bathing in the sun.

good vibes tee

 top / bottom / bar necklace 

 annnnnd we got ourselves a selfie stick.  Jordan made fun of my purchase for the entire trip. 

if I shared how many selfies this boy actually took you would think he was singing a different tune!

 gah.  I love him, so.

 breakfast every single day for the last 4 years didn't stop in Cabo.  

oh, well.. I had scrambled eggs, too.  so there.

 the day they added bacon to my cheeseburger.. 

 the best dinner of the entire trip.  

crab stuffed sea bass

 hey, Caesar 

 Jordan.  muscle tank and ball cap.

you can take the boy out of Texas, but not Texas out of the boy.

all of my bathing suits were from Victoria's Secret (I buy VS suits every single year!) except the highwaisted bottoms and peplum top.  those amazing pieces are from kortni jeane! they run true to size, so I got my usual.  I always size up on the bottoms at Victoria's Secret:) their tops fit me pretty well and my favorite style is definitely the bralette- they recommend ordering a size up.

from right to left:

white bandeau halter / b+w bottoms // peplum top / bottoms

macrame tank / palazzo pants // swim cover-up 

(I got the coverup on groopdealz a while back but did a quick search and found it on amazon!)

 hat / top / bottom

 don't mind my crazy-I-just-want-to-get-home eyes.  and last night's makeup.. and salty hair.  we had a few hours in the morning that last day, so we soaked what we could of those last moments in the Mexico sun- literally came from wearing my bathing suit at the beach straight to the airport. 

but first, Starbucks!  I never thought I would be so excited.  I'm such an American.  

 my people!  we are home!  we got home late on Saturday night and Auntie and Uncle J had the babes in bed already.  I laid about 25 kisses on those sleepy girls but they didnt move a muscle.  the big girls woke to us being home in our beds and we all laid there exchanging stories about our past week.  Ah it is so great to be home! 

such a fun week spent with my love. much needed adult time to be away and recoup from the everyday life of being parents to three- but it didnt take long to miss our little dolls fiercely.

next time those girls are coming with us!

happy Monday!