Thirty-Five and Thirty-A

And summer is officially here.

We spent our annual beach vacation down in Florida on 30A.  We missed our fellow family friends this year, but we were still able to thoroughly enjoy our time and one another's company.

There was so much to celebrate...my 35th birthday {gag, but the kids's loved it}, Father's Day {which they may have loved even more} and our last beach vacation as a family of four {so bittersweet}.

This year our roots were in Seagrove, but with rented bikes we were up and down the strip.  A definite must do for future trips.  The kids seemed to feel the most at home {and alive} in Seaside.  They ran the fields until their legs were jello and their hair was sticky wet.  Maggie specifically loved the stage which she titled the "princess stage".  She could often be found putting on a solo concert up there.  Belle song, dance moves and all.  What a lovely child.

We had great weather.  A little windy at times, but we survived.  Oddly the pool was more windy than the beach itself.  During our 5 day stay, we only got one afternoon shower.  We made the best of it and came inside to bake chocolate chip cookies.  Jack took it upon himself to venture into the world of multiplication while filling cooking sheets with the dough.  That's my boy.

Favorite memories included a trip to the Sugar Shack in Rosemary Beach, buying inner tubes at Snappy's and using them to jump in the pool,  bike races {somehow my pink bike never won}, and a visit from Grammy and Grampa.

As always, "so many great memories = a great slideshow"!  I think I've watched it nearly 10x myself.  Sure do love my little ones...and a nice vacation!  Enjoy the show...