Beach Photos~

After dinner last night,

the girls wanted to take photos on the beach.

I was SO happy!!!

The first thing they did was hop on the lifeguard chair

and guess what red words were painted right under Brooke's legs?

Yes... KEEP OFF!

The girls~

The Bigs~

Everyone had someone...

Amelia and Brooke~

Rosie and Leah~

EK and SJ~

Me and Scott~

Family~

Sisters~

The perfect ending to a perfect week~

SO thankful for our week away!!! :)

Things I LOVE about the Beach

I wanted to share a few of my favorite things

I LOVE about being on the beach...

A precious husband that wanted us to get away so bad,

he was able to get another family to switch their week so we could come.

Four amazing and beautiful teenagers

that had a ball all week and loved just hanging out together~

Watching EK build castle after castle with such care~

A little 3 year old just home 9 months

already jumping off the side of the pool by herself

and says, "Again!!!"~

A patient Rosie that took her sisters to the pool when they asked~

A fun Amelia that took her sisters in the ocean when they asked~

A cooler full of drinks and snacks~

Beach chairs on the water's edge~

My chair and bag...

where I spent a lot of my time reading my Kindle~

Two little sisters that loved digging holes and burying their feet~

Sand toys~

A lemonade girl that sold delicious treats~

Adorable sandy cheeks~

Looking and watching that miracle called the ocean~

Gasping at all the beautiful treasures two littles found~

And just plain down time to enjoy our sweet children~

The only thing I didn't like about this week...

Josh and Savannah were not with us.

Just getting home from a long honeymoon kept Josh from being off again

BUT we will see them Sunday and I can't wait!!!

We head home tomorrow refreshed

and ready to enjoy the rest of our summer!!!

A Sweet EK Story

There has been a very smart and beautiful labradoodle

on the beach all week

and EK was infatuated with it until yesterday...

All of sudden she is in my lap sobbing

and then she made me cry~

Amelia was upset too.

It took a little while to figure out what was wrong.

She finally cried out, "I miss Fisher!".

The only way to calm her down was to take her for a walk~

get her away from the labradoodle.

Out of sight, out of mind.

Today the littles asked me when we were going home.

I told them day after tomorrow.

EK was VERY happy

and SJ was VERY sad.

EK wants to see her dog

and SJ wants to live in this beach house forever. :)

B&W Wednesday @ the Beach

There is just something about the beach and black & white photos...

here are a few I converted and LOVE them!!!

Check out Lisa's blog for more B&W Wed! :)

The Big Girls~

Amelia and Rosemary both brought friends with them to the beach~

Brooke and Leah.

What have they been up to?

Lots of laying out on the beach~

Helping EK ride her boogie board~

Making SJ a mermaid~

Playing ball~

Flipping~

Dressing up at night~

So we could go out to eat~

Or do a little outlet shopping~

Or make a stop at the hot sign~

No matter what they are doing~

you can be sure there is plenty of laughing going on...

They are having a ball too!!!

The College Girls~

The Sophomores ~

The Sisters~

They LOVE the beach!!!