Weekending: Bella's birthday

Monday, August 31, 2015

After I got home from my 12 hour shift Friday night, we hopped in the car and drove the hour drive to my in-laws. They live on 500 acres of land that my father-in-law farms. There is something about pulling up to the Davis farm that makes me instantly relaxed. The smell of tobacco being dried in the barns, of horses in the fields, of fresh country air. My mother-in-law always has the house filled with homemade everything when we go home, it's amazing.

Saturday morning we sat on the porch and ate homemade blueberry muffins and drank our coffee. Then we went on a long walk through the fields to get some energy out of the dogs. P.s. it was Bella girl's birthday so we let her do all of her favorite things! She had a blast running through the tobacco fields and chasing birds. Then she got to play in the sprinkler all afternoon… another one of her favorite activities.

Saturday night we had Bella's "birthday party", complete with birthday hats, treats for the dogs, and champagne for the adults. My mother-in-law cooked steak, crab legs, stuffed potatoes, broccoli with homemade cashew sauce, and homemade blueberry cobbler + ice cream for dessert. I was in a serious food coma after dinner.

We watched a movie and headed to bed early. Sunday was spent prepping for the week ahead. Grocery store, gym, errands, cleaning, and cooking. It felt so great to relax and spend time with family this weekend. Thursday we are headed to the beach for a long Labor Day weekend and I could NOT be more excited!! Our last beach weekend of the year… definitely bittersweet. Enjoy the photo dump below!

 Who can spot Bella??

How was your weekend? I'd love to hear about it!

Linking up with my girls Meghan and Biana

23 comments :

  1. So glad that Bella had a good birthday weekend! I like her birthday hat haha
    Sounds like the weekend was a nice relaxing one--your in-laws place looks so peaceful!

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  2. What a perfectly relaxing weekend!! So glad that Bella enjoyed her birthday :) Hope you have a great Monday! xo, Biana -BlovedBoston

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  3. The Davis farm sounds and look amazing, lady!!! Glad Bella had a great birthday!!!

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  4. Those blueberry muffins look SO GOOD!!!!!!! What a fun day for Bella!! Can't believe it's already Labor Day weekend!

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  5. What a fun weekend filled with so much good food! La Marca is one of my faves!

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  6. Sounds like you had an amazing weekend! I agree, there's something about being out on a farm that's immediately relaxing. All of your food looks so delicious too!
    <3, Pamela
    Sequins & Sea Breezes

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  7. Those homemade muffins look so good!! I'm glad Bella had a great birthday weekend!
    I'm looking forward to a long weekend this week too!

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  8. ah that weekend looks like perfection!! being out in the country, ah it doesn't get much better :) i cannot wait for a long weekend too! can't come soon enough :)

    xoxo cheshire kat

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  9. Those homemade blueberry muffins look DELISH! And how adorable is the birthday girl with her gifts and doggy treats?! I picked up some mini bottles of the same bubbly, and can't wait to tear into them soon :)

    Cheers to a fabulous week <3

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  10. Those homemade muffins look so good!! How cute is the birthday girl!! A weekend in the country sounds like heaven.

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  11. Well it looks like Bella had quite the birthday celebration ;-) What a beautiful farm! I was loving all your snaps this weekend girl, glad you were safe on that four wheeler!!!

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  12. That sounds (and looks) like a fabulously relaxed weekend! Enjoy your time at the beach! :)

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  13. Oh my goodness, that hat is precious!! Looks like y'all had a great time, loved the snaps of y'all on the four wheeler :)

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  14. What a fun weekend! Looks like a blast relaxing at the farm and spending time with your family! Hope you have a great week leading up to your last beach weekend! Sounds like that will be a lot of fun :)

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  15. I hope Bella had a wonderful birthday! My family lives in the country surrounded by farm land and quiet weekends away from the city are always refreshing for the soul.

    Louboutins & Lipstick

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  16. Seriously sounds like the best weekend! All of that food sounds delicious (and making my stomach growl, ha!) Happy birthday to your Bella! She looks so happy. Glad y'all had a good weekend! :)

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  17. Seriously sounds like the best weekend! All of that food sounds delicious (and making my stomach growl, ha!) Happy birthday to your Bella! She looks so happy. Glad y'all had a good weekend! :)

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  18. Happy Birthday, Bella!! This looks like such a refreshing, relaxing and fun weekend - the farm photos are gorgeous and I'm starving now from reading about your food!

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  19. Happy birthday to your Bella! Love all the food you posted, especially the crab legs! :)

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  20. All the homemade food made by your mother-in-law sounds amazing! The farm looks like a nice weekend getaway spot!

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  21. Seriously, Bella is such a good sport! I love how y'all celebrate her birthday! And I feel ya on the farm life. I love driving up to my family's farms. I wish I lived closer so it could happen more frequently! xo

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  22. Your in laws' property sounds amazing! What a relaxing place to spend the weekend! And what a lucky lady Bella is to have such a fancy party!

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