I always love visiting our family in Duluth since it's such a cute little town. I've seen it change and grow a lot in the past several years that I've been visiting, which is always fun. On Friday nights they have the Main Street blocked off and full of food trucks. That's pretty much heaven in my book, so I was really excited to check it out. The weather was absolute perfection. The first perfect fall night, which was a total tease since the humidity is back, and it's up in the 80's again! It was a nice little peek into the next few months, though! I'm hoping to make it back to GA again soon, and I'll definitely enjoy the food trucks!! 

This was by far the best truck, but we did get some delicious mac n cheese, that sadly wasn't pictured from another truck. There was quite a wait for the food but it was definitely worth it!!

eyeing those fries... keep dreaming kid, not quite yet!! ;) 

sweet as honey.

Our sweet and funny and super loving nephew turns one today! I can't believe he is already a year old and he is growing into such a sweet little guy. His mom always goes above and beyond with parties and I always get excited to see what she has come up with. This adorable Winnie the Pooh party was so perfect for Jonah's first birthday and I loved every detail. It was so great for most of the family to be together and watch all our boys play together. I can't believe we have six all together now and we were only missing one for this special day!

My favorite picture from the party on the right. It looks like this is a posed magazine picture or something... Trust me, we are not a perfectly happy family but we do love each other and I see that in this picture. 

I also love that my married family include my own family, it really means so much to me! 

Jonah, we love you and I can't wait to see what kind of trouble you and Solomon get into!
You two are so similar in the funniest and cutest ways & I can tell that will create some fun stories!! 

Sights + Seats // Egg Harbor Cafe

While in Atlanta we went to get some breakfast at our families favorite spot! I was excited since breakfast is this new and amazing love of mine during the past few weeks of this pregnancy. My sister-in-law, Joy, kept talking about how amazing Egg Harbor Cafe's biscuits were and I couldn't wait to try them. The restaurant was a big place but you still got that cozy feeling thanks to the sweet staff and quiet nooks for seating. And the food, it was wonderful. The biscuits were really, really good... possibly one of the best I've ever had. Oh, and their breakfast potatoes. I may have almost ordered a to-go order for later. Almost.

^^^ & these two, I love it!

nephews are the best.

Our weekend was full of love and kisses thanks to the sweetest nephews. One is 2.5 and the other is only 4 weeks old! Yes, there were a lot of kisses. I love these ages for completely different reasons. One is saying the funniest things and using his imagination, it's so fun to watch him play and learn. Then the little arm full of love is needing bottles, diaper changes and lots of rocking which is also wonderful. Of course it made me think about the exciting changes coming for us in just a few months. I can't wait, and I'm so thankful to have these two boys to give me a little taste to just how sweet it will be.

Before we left for the weekend we stopped by this adorable little coffee shop

for desserts and sweet goodbyes. Can't wait till the next time we see them!

Week's End.

HIGHLIGHTS:

Shopping and spending time with my grandma and mom over the weekend! It was nice to check off a lot from my Christmas shopping list for so many special people and make some new memories with these women. At one point during the weekend, the three of us were walking down a side walk - me, my grandma, then my mom - when a man said, "three generations??" with a smile. It made me super thankful that I get to spend time with my mom and grandma. It is a blessing, that's for sure! 

Eating breakfast at the amazing, Flying Biscuit, yesterday morning!!

WHAT YOU MAY HAVE MISSED LAST WEEK:

fun facts about me.

life lately.

sweater weather.

GREAT FINDS:
- Christmas wrapping inspiration!

- I can't wait to try these Baked Mozzarella Chicken Rolls soon.

- Crazy about these pretty plants for my kitchen!

- I need this.

Linking up with Oak + Oats Week's End link-up!

Check it out and share your favorite post from last week :)

Birthday fun in Atlanta!

I feel like my blog has become a place to share a lot of Birthday fun lately but I guess November was a special month for a lot of people... so a few weeks ago we drove to Atlanta to celebrate Joy’s Birthday! Joy is my sister in law since we are both the lucky girls that got to marry the Eliya men in the family. We celebrated her Birthday by having dinner at Seasons 52 which was delicious! A few appetizers, a little champagne toast on the house, some yummy meals & amazing desserts. We were all happy and full by the end of the night.

^^^ Luai was in town so we were excited to see him too! 

^^^ so happy to spend some time with this sweet couple!

^^^ Haaaaaappyy Birthday to yoooouuuuuu!

The rest of the weekend was spent relaxing and playing with the cutest nephew in the world. I’m still crossing my fingers and praying that they will move to Greenville one day soon! Come on guys... do it! 

this weekend I got to love on a baby boy.

I think I may have loved on the sweetest, most content, happy angel of a baby boy over the weekend.

Jaden Micah Eliya

The entire weekend was so quiet (YES, QUIET) and calm with the new baby, Mommy and Daddy. He never cried unless it was just a little fuss that lasted less than a minute. He showed off his adorable dimples. Gave you deep stares from the corner of his eyes. He even picked up his own little head while sleeping on his tummy… seriously, at a week old! It was something to see and I loved every second of it!

Can't wait to love on him a little more on Thanksgiving weekend!!!