Girls' Trip - Savannah and Tybee Island

We haven't had a typical girls' trip in a couple of years and this year was no exception. We tried to organize a trip with lots of our friends, but it ended up just being me and Terri. While, I was bummed that we were not able to get more people to go, it turned out to be an amazing trip. It was very relaxing and I would not have changed anything about it. 

We visited Savannah on the first day and took a trolley tour around the city. It was very pretty and we enjoyed Forsyth Park and walking along River Street. We ate lunch on a balcony overlooking the river and enjoyed browsing in little boutiques. 

In the afternoon, we went to Tybee Island, where we rented a condo. It was really nice and overlooked the ocean. We spent the next few days reading, walking along the beach, chatting, and eating at some amazing local restaurants. We also got to visit with Heather, who was able to come to Tybee for dinner and relaxing on the beach. 

It was really nice to have time with my best girl friend and I enjoyed getting to go on a laid back vacation. I was still very excited to return home to all my boys, who I missed very much. 

Derby Days

The Kentucky Derby and all of the usual festivities were pretty much back to normal this year! It was so nice to be able to go to Thunder of Louisville and the Fest-a-Ville events that we had missed out on the previous two years. 

We started the Derby celebration with Thunder of Louisville. We usually get to watch from someplace in the Humana building, but it was closed this year. We were fortunate that Carl's friend Arti invited us to watch from their downtown apartment. We spent the day doing carnival rides, watching the air show and watched to fireworks that night. 

Evan was able to do lots of pull ups. He even did more than one of the newer soldiers that tried!

The balcony at Arti's place overlooked Preston Street. Preston thought that was super cool.

The Great Steamboat Race and Fest-a Ville was lots of fun. The Belle of Louisville won! Preston enjoyed more carnival rides and games. 

We went to Thurby this year, which was a first for me. We met up with some friends and had a great time watching the races, hearing live music, and enjoying good food and drinks. 

We hosted our first Derby party at our new house this year. In addition to our usual guests, we also had lots of our new neighbors join us. One funny thing is that only one person placed a winning bet for the actual Derby race and it was five year old, Carter! The horse that won, Rich Strike, went of at 80-1 odds!