Beach - Take Two!

For the last two years, my sweet friend Cheryl has invited us to the beach. We take a "girls trip", with our other good friend and her two daughters, and head to San Destin for a week of relaxation on the beach!

We left after church on Sunday, and days prior you could ask Emily when we were going to the beach and she would reply: "On Sunday, after church".

On the way to church Sunday morning.

Yeah! Finally here!Sitting with Cheryl

Here she is with her BFF, Ann Elise, and tell someone to "sit, right here" (notice her hand pointing on the bed). As Cheryl said, there was no shortage of bossing available...

Our typical day was: Run(a few days), Eat Breakfast, be on the beach by 8:30am, leave by noon, have lunch, Emily would nap from 1:30 until 4 or 4:30, then we would head to the pool and meet up with everyone, dinner, relax or head to the Baytowne Wharf (the Village).

Of course, there always must be an after-nap snack!

At the Village with Brookins girls and our condo neighbors...

Running!

Seashells Mommy!

Watching "Rachel" with Ann Elise.

The Crew. (The picture quality is awful, for some reason, my flash started acting up during the trip, and some of my nighttime photos are very "grainy")

Breakfast at the Donut Hole..."Should I eat this??"

"oh yes, yes I should!!!"

Ems and Mommy...(Or "mom" as I am now being called)

Going shopping...(With the outlets so close, we had to go once or twice...)

Look at the kite mommy...

Pretty Sky

Emily loves to "smash" sand castles, so it is nice to go at night and take advantage of the Sand Castle Owner's absence...

"Holy Moly, Big Waves" - Every day, sans this one, the beach was so calm, it was like being in a pool. This day though, the waves put on a show, and Emily loved it!

On the phone with Troy, walking him through his first ever payroll run, (long story, I will share it if you ask...)

Wearing Cheryl's shoes

The boys came down Thursday night. On Tuesday night, while we were eating dinner, Emily says "I miss daddy", so she was quite happy to see him Friday morning, when she woke up!

Playing ball with Mrs. Kathy... ("Mrs. Kaffy)

Wow, look at this Sand Castle mom!

Smash It!!Save the Sea Shells...