Life in the Lowcountry in 2014

January

In January we officially planned our Disney trip by booking it and putting down the deposit. I remember the day I pushed the "reserve" button. I was so ecstatic because it was the first big vacation the three of us, as an entire family was going on. We have done weekend trips but never a week long getaway. It was so much fun booking and planning the trip. Seeing what we originally had planned verses what we ended up doing is fun to look back on. You can read my original post here.

To be 100% honest, I'm in the process of planning our next trip to Disney. We all had a blast and it's one of those trips that you can keep going back and still not see or do everything. Granted plans can change drastically in over a years time, but God willing every thing goes well, this is what we have planned for Fall 2016 (643 Days to go...)

Disney Trip 2016

Arrive Friday Evening

Check Into Port Orleans - Riverside

Dinner @ Narcoossee’s (Grand Floridian) Around 8:30 - to watch fireworks

Saturday – Epcot

Breakfast/Early Lunch @ Akershus Around 10

Dinner @ Garden Grill Around 7:30

Illuminations @ 9

Sunday – Magic Kingdom

Quick Service Lunch @ Be Our Guest

Bibbidi Bobbidi Boutique Around 3:00 - Cadence's Princess Makeover

Dinner @ Cinderella’s Royal Table Around 5:30

Halloween Party @ 7

Monday – Open Day

Quick Service Lunch

Dinner @ Chef Mickey’s Around 8:30 – to watch fireworks

Tuesday – Animal Kingdom

Quick Service Lunch

Dinner @ Whispering Canyon Café Around 6 (Wilderness Lodge)

Wednesday – Hollywood Studios

Quick Service Lunch

Dinner @ Ohanas Around 8 - to watch fireworks

Thursday – Open Day

      Quick Service Lunch

Dinner @ Captains Grille Around 6 (Beach/Yacht Club)

Friday – Magic Kingdom

Quick Service Lunch @ Pecos Bills

Quick Service Dinner

Check Out Saturday Morning

Quick Service Breakfast Before Leaving

I wanted to make sure that we incorporated our most favorite places as well as doing new things as well. We always like to try one of Disney's Signature Restaurants which is basically slang for upscale and overpriced, but the experience and food is well worth what you pay, plus if you get the dining plan like we do it's covered. Holla! I chose Narcoosee's which is located in the Grand Floridian. I figured it would be the perfect restaurant once we got there to wind down after unpacking and checking in and enjoying the fireworks in Magic Kingdom while we eat dinner. We'll also have a view of the lighted boat parade as well.Garden Grill is also a new choice as well as Whispering Canyon, Captains Grille and our resort choice of Port Orleans Riverside.

February

In February we enjoyed a lot of outside. South Carolina has it's chilly days and it's unseasonably mild days in February so we take full advantage of both. No sweating and no freezing. We spent a lot of time outdoors with gorgeous river views and I started jogging (it didn't last long).

I still can't get over how well that picture turned out with my iPhone - still one of my faves to this day! #nofilterneeded

March

In March we celebrate our anniversary by going to Universal Studios and spending some quality time together. It was a lot of fun and I can't wait to see what our anniversary holds this year.

You can read the entire recap here, but here are a few of my favorite pictures...

We also went to a petting zoo in March and Cadence loved it!

Who can forget the countless hours on our farm and bubble blowing. Priceless!

A huge milestone also started for our family - Cadence's first sport, T-Ball!

April

In April SC started warming up and we took full advantage!

We also celebrated one of the most important holidays, Easter. The day our Christ was resurrected!

Tarl did real good this Easter! I'm still toting around my Kate Spade!

Cadence loved all her monogrammed goodness and all the other goodies the Easter Bunny brought her, most noticeably, a bike!

Our sweet Rosie became a part of our family.

May

Mom and I ventured off to Jacksonville in May to visit with my aunt. We had such a fun time spent together gossiping and listening to old stories all the while making new memories.

We had a lot of pool days

We celebrated Mother's Day

And officially welcomed Summer in South Carolina!

June

We spent a lot of our days in shorts and tank tops trying our best to stay cool in the hot June months!

We also traveled to Destin, Florida where the water was perfectly clear!

We also hit the 6 month mark until Christmas!

Hah - I posted this June 25th, now only 6 days until Christmas - wow!

Tarl and I squeezed a few date nights in while Cadence was at Bible School - love this guy!

July

Happy Birthday America!

Lots of days in downtown Savannah

I also tried my very first beignet!

Yum!

August

I got a really good tan and highlights in my hair - I was pretty excited about it, can't you tell?

I spent my days and nights with these two

More days at the pool (no complaints here!)

Another huge milestone - Cadence started her very first day of school!

September

Football officially started in our little neck of the woods so we went to several home games this season cheering on our home team.

We also headed to Greenville, SC for a weekend taking in the beautiful sights and even went on a hike to see a waterfall. It was great time spent together!



We were all ready for September to pass by because we left for Disney the end of September!

October

Our Disney trip arrived and we had such a good time, you can recap our trip

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Our town had it's local festival when we got back.



Family from Boston and Florida came into town. We had such a fun time together!





We also kept to our annual tradition and visited the Great Pumpkin Patch!









Happy Halloween!



November

We started off November with our first red cups of the season in one of our favorite places, downtown Savannah!







Sweet girl also won her schools pageant!



Fire weather was officially in tow



I still can't get enough of sitting around a fire. Our months are so hot for such a long time that I soak up every bit of cold weather that I can.

We also spent one beautiful afternoon in Charleston





Happy Thanksgiving!



And here we are in December! I still can't believe how quickly this year has gone by. I know it's such a cliche thing to say but it's so true! I can't wait to soak up these last few days of Christmas with my family.