Vacation - 2011 - Destin, FL

After our visit to Mamaw and Scotty's, we traveled across Florida to Destin.  We'd never been, but heard it was a fabulous family vacation with the most beautiful beaches.  We were not disappointed.  Brenna was a little timid of all things water at first, but warmed up as the week went on.  Sammie on the other hand, loved everything about both the beach and the pool.

Vacation - 2011 - Destin (Fudpuckers)

The last night that we were in Destin, and on vacation, we decided to go to Fudpuckers.  A local rustic restaurant that offered great food, good drinks, a play area for the kids, and live entertainment in the form of live alligators.  We thought the girls would love, turned out we were right, which was very beneficial considering the hour and a half wait we encountered.

One of my favorite pictures of my girls :)

And finally, after being on vacation for 10 days, we were able to get ONE family photo.  *SIGH*

Vacation - 2011 - Destin (The Track)

One of the days on vacation we went to a place called The Track, which offered go karts, mini golf, rides for the kids, arcade games and bumper boats.  It was hot, the day was long, and the kids really just wanted to go to sleep, but we all managed to squeeze in some fun just the same.

Vacation - 2011 DeLand, FL

This year's family vacation took us to two places in Florida, the first being a visit to Nathan's mom (Mamaw) and her boyfriend, Scott in DeLand, Florida, and then on to Destin.  The girls had a great time visiting Mamaw and Scotty, they got to "play" the player piano, help walk the dogs, go to a natural spring, and all sorts of other special activities that were planned just for them.

Bundles of Babies - July 2011

As mentioned in earlier blogs, in our group of friends, we had five families blessed with five little princesses within 3 months of each other from November of 2008 to February of 2009.  When we all manage to be in the same place at the same time, we attempt to get them lined up in age order and snap a shot.  It generally happens once a year, here is the results of this year's, which was in celebration of Carli Grace's 2nd birthday.

In Age order: Madison, Carli Grace, Avah, Brenna, Jenna

Sammie The Fish

Sammie has always loved the water, but has in the past required our presence next to her to feel comfortable in the water.  She would jump in, but only if we were either holding her hands or right there to catch her.  This year however, she has taken off all on her own with the water.  She swims and jumps by herself, she's working on treading water, she swims underwater completely for good periods of time.  We are thrilled to see her thriving, and LOVE the way it wears her out for the night after a day at the pool, cause let me tell you, this girl has some kind of energy, all day, all the time, its incredible!

Father's Day - 2011