We Brought the Boys

      I've been long overdue for a blog post, and frankly long overdue for a vacation. This fall has been crazy with work, work trips, and baseball for the boys. We passed on our annual Saints trip this fall due to how busy we were, but decided we needed a weekend away. In fact, a whole group of our friends decided they all needed a weekend away too, so we went to planning. We decided on Bay St. Louis and found the cutest Air BnB  The Salty Bungalow      We headed out on Friday with no plans. We knew we'd have to get lunch and waste some time until our 4:00 check in. We had a friend tell us about a lunch spot called Jet A Way Cafe that overlooks the runway of the Stennis Airport(the building is called Million Air). He said you could grab a bite to eat and watch the planes take off and land and my airplane loving husband was in. I was a little skeptical at first, because it had serious school cafeteria vibes. But to my surprise the food was really good,...

       We are suckers for an air show. We try to go anytime they come within driving distance of our house. The truth is, my husband wishes he was flying those planes and he probably would be if not for a detached retina in college. Lucky for me he detached that retina and we were able to meet! The last time we came to this air show in Biloxi was in 2018 and I told my in-laws we were pregnant with Baylor while watching the show! We have been wanting to come back since then but COVID. I believe this is the first year they bring it back.        We had some points on our credit card and were able to get a room at the Hyatt  in Biloxi for Friday night. We figured it would be nice to beat the traffic there and have a place to park our car while we watched the show from the beach.(This turned out to be a very good decision, do this!)  We headed out right after school on Friday. You know that I couldn’t go to Mississippi without a visit to...

    Being a teacher, I get the pleasure of staying home with the boys all summer long. We spent most of June home and by the time July had got here, we had the vacation itch. We had a week long family vacation to Orange Beach, Alabama planned and were going to head there on Sunday but we just couldn’t wait any longer. We decided to begin our vacation early on Thursday with a trip to Centennial Plaza. Centennial Plaza in Gulfport, Mississippi had been on our list of places to visit for a while. Mostly, because it’s a quick drive for us and the boys love the water. We booked super last minute (like the day before we left) so the Oasis (which is the hotel with rooms that sleep 4 or more) was sold out. We were able to find a king room at the Centennial (another hotel on the property) and just bring an air mattress for the kids.       Do you see those faces? Those are the faces of two boys who had just been introduced to snackle boxes. I bought two tackle boxes ...