A week in Florida with the whole family was such a great time. So many great memories. Great people, great house, great beach, great town, great laughs, it was all so special. We will always treasre the memories made...
The whole family on the beach.
The Souths
The girls on the beach
Beach angels
The crew
The House
The beach house that we stayed in was unbelievable. All 15 of us stayed in it and were perfectly comfortable. We of course had our own private walkway to the beach...I know!
The Beach
We all had so much fun on the beach. The last time we went to the beach Sammie wasn't really about it but this time was a whole new story. She couldn't wait to run in and play in the waves. We could hardly get her out of the water to build sandcastles. Cole on the other hand could not make up his mind. One minute he would love it, the next..."get me out of here". He did, however, enjoy eating the sand! I think I will forever remember the kids sitting in the sand playing together.
Cole, Karlee, Sammie and Emma.
Wait for me...
Beach boy.
I get knocked down.
Model shot.
Drawing in the sand.
Cousins
Sammie and Cole had so much fun playing with their cousins Karlee and Emma. The girls were so much fun and SO helpful. From playing to carting the kids up and down the stairs to feedings and even cleaning Cole's huge messes! Thanks Karlee and Emma for being such great cousins. We love you!
Karlee and Cole
Emma and Sammie
Emma, Sammie and Karlee at the Gator farm.
Karlee, Cole, Emma and Sammer hangin at the beach.
Entertainment
When we weren't at the beach, out to eat, sightseeing (Gator farm, Crab shack, St. Sugustine trolly tour) or sleeping, we were doing crafts (thanks Auntie Helen), watching movies, playing Wii (thanks Hawkins) or getting into some other form of Tomfoolery!
Catching up on some reading.
There was a duck decorating contest.
Mine was zebra duck-it should have won.
Flamingo coloring craft.
And of course, swimming. Sammie thought the
hot tub (which was not hot) was her own private pool!
The View
I wish I could take credit for all of these beautiful pictures but Bruce took most of them. He is such a talented photographer. These were just a few of the amazing views we had. Hard to leave such a gorgeous place.
The view from our private walkway onto the beach.
Florida sunsets are almost as amazing as Arizona ones!
Sunset over water-wow.
This is what you'd see if you were sitting on the beach and turned around!
