Savannah

We finally took our trip to Savannah. I have wanted to see this romantic city since we moved to Atlanta. We woke Everett up at 6:00am and drove 4 hours to historic Savannah. when packing for a day trip I try to bring anything we may want. So when we parked and got out of the car we realized that I forgot Everetts shoes! Luckily we found a baby gap pretty quick and got Everett his first pair of flippies. (That is what the cashier called them)

There was only a couple things that we had to see. The rest of the time I just wanted to walk around and explore whatever we happened upon. So where to start with how beautiful this city is. The Spanish moss, the squares on every corner, the details in the homes, the history, the flowers, the fountains. I could go on forever. Everett was in heaven because everywhere he looked was another dog or truck, buss, or trolley. He loved smelling all of the flowers and looked adorable in his new shoes. I was actually glad we forgot them because his new ones are too cute. One statue that we passed Everett thought was Jesus and was so excited to see him. He also said wow about 1000 times.

On our way to Forsyth park we stopped and looked inside the cathedral of St. John the Baptist. It was incredible. Once we got to the park we took pictures of the fountain and let Everett run around for a bit. Him next to those huge trees covered in Spanish moss was pretty magical. We sat on a bench and watched the fountain while we ate our lunch that we brought. There is the nicest playground at the park so we let Everett play for a bit until he started getting pretty tired.

Before ending our walk through Savannah we stopped at Leopolds ice cream and shared a double scoop waffle cone. We got lemon custard and thin mint and cream. Everett's favorite was the cone. He isn't a fan of ice cream. Its too cold. 

Everett was such a champ the whole morning driving four hours to get there and then walking all around the city. When we made it back to the car after walking around he was just trying to climb into his car seat which he never does. He fell asleep almost instantly after we buckled him in. He always looks so peaceful and happy when he is asleep. I have always loved watching him sleep. His little body is so perfect and happy. I always wonder what he is dreaming about hoping it is something fun. 

It was just a short drive to the beach where we spent the afternoon. We headed back to Tybee Island where we had gone just a year earlier.

I love when I get to be apart of Everett experiencing something for the first time. I find myself watching him and his expressions of experiences more so than watching what he is watching. I like to look into his eyes and see his happiness and wonder as he experiences new and fun things. Although he has seen the ocean before this was the first time he was really able to enjoy it. The broken shell beach hurt his little feet but he loved every bit of it. He liked the seagulls. He played in the sand for a good half hour before starting to just throw sand all over.

The water felt so cold on our toes but Everett loved it. He and dad found treasures in the water and Everett got so excited in the water that he ran forward the same time the water was coming in and took a dive into the water and got completely soaked. His expression was hilarious. A mix of what just happened, that's freezing, and I want to do that all day. We dried off and he got to play the rest of the time in his diaper. Stephen and Everett had a good time playing in the sand and even buried Everett in it.

The temperature was a perfect 70 degrees. The breeze was just right. And being there as a family was perfect. We love doing day trips but this one is definitely at the top of the list of on of my favorite family days. Everything about it was so special and perfect.

Maybe with all of the changes coming we are trying to soak up as much together time as we can before residency starts. I know we have been nervous and anxious about next week being match week. Maybe because of all of that we were able to just relax and enjoy this day away from it all and be together as a family and just go with the flow and have fun. That is what that day was. It was fun. It was a happy day. Carrying Everett to the car after the beach wrapped in a towel and him resting his head on my shoulder having Stephen by my side is what this life is all about. That is why I got married. That is why I had a child. To enjoy and cherish these moments along with so many others. I just want to bottle up these memories and never forget them. I don't ever want to forget or lose this happiness I feel being with my family.

Everett is such a strong and happy kid. He is just like his dad and I wouldn't want him any other way. We had to shower him off after the beach and the water was ice cold and in the shade. He didn't want to do it but just took it and didn't complain or cry. He is so strong and I learn so much from him every day. He was so cold getting dressed and just wanted to hug and hold his dad tight. Talk about melting my heart. After dinner before falling asleep Everett was showing teddy things out the window. He was holding him up so he could look out and was just jabbering to him. Hopefully telling him about his amazing day he just had. His heart is so big and full of love. I could go on and on.

I am also so lucky to have Stephen in my life. He goes along with my craziness and puts up with a lot being married to me. I am one lucky lady to have him in my life and Everett is the luckiest kid alive to have him for a dad.