Sunday, June 10, 2018

Beach Trip 2018 - Part 1

Every other year we go to the beach with all of Adam's side of the family. It's something we look forward to doing every time and there is always a lot of anticipation and planning that goes into a trip like this. Usually we go to Navarre Beach (in between Pensacola and Destin), its where Adam's family has been going for decades now.  But this year however, we had a few things that limited the weeks we could go and due to our large number of people (20 to be exact) in one house, trying to find the right house, on the beach side of the road, was a little tricky, so this year we ended up going to Gulf Shores.  It was a great time catching up with cousins and siblings alike and being able to just chill out with my toes in the sand and a cold drink in my hand.

We were worried the whole drive down that Hurricane Alberto was gonna put a damper on our trip, but thankfully the storm turned and all we had was one afternoon of rain, the rest of the week was perfectly blue skies with beautiful turquoise water to enjoy.
IMG_8042
IMG_8082
IMG_8108
IMG_8100
IMG_8129
This year the boys wanted to dig a huge mote and build a castle city.  They got some help from the adults but for the most part stayed busy digging and shoveling sand into place.

IMG_8131IMG_0106
IMG_8195
IMG_8274
There was some boogie boarding and lots of floating around in the huge waves.
IMG_0024
IMG_0032
These to are such good friends, they played in the surf all day every day continuously!
IMG_0059
IMG_8323
IMG_8327
We enjoyed being on the beach on Memorial Day weekend.  These cutie patootie cousins had fun being together all week long, there were moments of arguments and squabbling but for the most part they did great.
IMG_8292
Eliana and Kameron got in on this one.
IMG_8309
It was fun making new memories and laughing as we recounted old ones.
IMG_8277
IMG_8276
(Ava Jane looks sad in this picture but she was just squinting against the sun.)
IMG_8259
IMG_8159
IMG_8119

IMG_8106

IMG_8049

IMG_8082

There was lots of lego making, game playing and movie watching and baby cuddles for all.
IMG_0034
IMG_8438
IMG_8443
IMG_8314
IMG_8122
These kids loved being at the beach every single minute!
IMG_8239
IMG_8234
IMG_8240
IMG_8263
Kameron, did not love every minute of the sand business, but we had plenty of hands to hold her.
IMG_8220
Finding sea shells was a major hit with Ava Jane.
IMG_8283
Oh how I love my girl.
IMG_8285
Check back for more pictures from the trip.

No comments:

Post a Comment

Spring Break: The Sweet Spot

I've been running mach 2 with my hair on fire and have not been posting as much as I'd like to on this here blog.  I'm a few wee...