Throwback: AR trip of fall 2015

I haven't posted as much these past 6 months and I would have liked, but looking back through some photos, I don't want to forget all the fun we had!  So, I'm hoping to work on a few "throwback" posts to catch up... First up, our trip home to Arkansas from this past fall!

We decided to drive with the boys for the first time now that we have to buy more than 2 plane tickets (and it's just easier to just toss all.the.things into the van and go!).  There and back, we split the trip into 2 days of driving by staying the night in Nashville with our loveliest friends, Chris and Jill Merrick.

Sam on the patio in Hot Springs

Cousins fishing off the dock, Hot Springs

Aunt Beth helping James get his fishing pole untangled

Sam's 1st boat ride

James drives the boat with Pop!

Stuart making music at the Middle America Museum, Hot Springs

James with Pop

Samuel with Nana

Pop and Stuart, Middle America Museum

Cousins!  Will and James

Abigail, Samuel, Cole and Aubrey

With Mema and Grandad, who made a day trip down to Little Rock to say hello!

Cousins

#tradition

Another tradition, dinner at Colonial Steakhouse with some of the Pierces (this is where Stuart's phone got stolen and he later found it in the dumpster behind the restaurant.  What a bizarre experience...)

Our sweet Jill and Chris with James, during our stop over in Nashville on our way home from AR

And then this happened about 20 minutes outside of Nashville (8 hours to go until home!)

Stuart doing his thing (as it started to rain...)

Thankfully one of these was just around the corner!

And this was next door to the tire shop, God's grace for Stuart's sanity!

And then Stuart let me stop here for #tradition's sake... and my sanity :)

Home sweet home!  We always love our trips home to Arkansas... but they are exhausting with our two little people in tow!  Hopefully see you again in the spring, AR!