Beach 2014

We usually go to the beach with my parents each summer. We had a place booked for this past summer as well, but God decided that was a good week to give my daddy a new kidney, so the beach trip got cancelled. Kidneys are much more important! :-) However, we couldn't let the whole year go by without putting our feet in the sand and seeing the ocean. So, for the first time, we traveled by ourselves to the beach as a family of five. We went to Panama City and stayed at a place called Tidewater. We were there at the same time as our neighbors, and that worked out well because it gave the kids someone to play with other than each other.

 We even ran into one of Tripp's very best friends. His grandparents own a unit at the resort, so they were able to play together for one full day as well.

 I totally didn't post a picture that included my stomach. It's time for some more ab work outs around here.

 This baby did SO awesome the whole week. She played and she played and she played. She never once fussed on the beach, and we never had to cut our days/nights shorts because of her. She just went with the flow. The only thing that messed her up was gaining an hour time wise. Her little body didn't know what was going on. I saw the sun rise a couple of times because of her.

 She especially loved when the kids dug her this huge hole to sit in!

 The one and only family picture we got for the week!

We swam, we ate, we played, we made memories that will last a lifetime together as a family. It was a perfect vacation!