Toes in the Sand...Beach 2010

Not so sure about the "toes in the sand" idea, at first...

This year we were lucky enough to take an amazing vacation with some very special friends. We surprised Anna Grace and picked her up from school early on the last day with the car loaded to the max with beach towels and sand buckets. We were headed south and all of us girls were thrilled. We were going to stay with the Stewarts whose little girl and Anna Grace have been friends since before they can even remember. It was sure to be lots of fun and the reality did not disappoint. We had such a sweet time together and made lots of great memories!

Since ruffles are one of our favorite things right now, Mimi surprised us with some wonderful dresses to get sister shots in. The lighting was getting low so not the best outcome of photos but the memories make them precious to me!





Oh, how I would love to be small again and feel the wind on my neck and sand in my toes while taking it all in with my hands tightly clasped to my most favorite friends. I guess in a way that is exactly what a family vacation is for me these days. Nothing is better than visiting one of God's most beautiful locations with the four most special people in this world to me!

Thanks so much for Mr. Robby, Ms. Deena and Whitley for asking us to join you this wonderful getaway!
Adelynn, you definitely adjusted well to the sand and it did not take long until you were digging away and on the hunt for all the little birds. Those might be the cutest set of chunky thighs on the beach!

You older girls were non-stop and once Whitley joined us you were beyond thrilled. You all looked so stinkin adorable in those hot pink hats!

Seashell hunting was a favorite, as always. Anna Grace, you would spend hours a day hunting in we let you. I know you missed Granddaddy and your morning strolls in pjs looking for the best shells each day.

Anna Grace, you and Whitley are two of the sweetest, most well-mannered girls I know. You are both very different in so many ways but have always made friendship look so easy. I can learn so much from watching the two of you love one another even through differences! You are all ruffles, bows and frills while Whitley is more trendy, funky and stylish!

Your goofy daddy decided to try some yoga on the beach...or whatever you might call this move below. You can only imagine that bald head once it got out of being stuck in the sand. A new meaning, I guess, to "head in the sand."

One of your most favorite places to go at the beach is the Village of Baytowne. We stayed there the first night, just us five!

Mr. Robby introduced you all to a new hobby of crabbing at night. You all got new flashlights and headed out only to return with a trash can full of crabs and tons of giggles. I am not sure who was more afraid of getting pinched...the daddies or the girls. We all know it was not Ailee since Daddy said she stuck her finger in every hole they saw!

Also, we must not forget to thank Mr. Robby for your new friends...the hermit crabs in bright green cages that sleep by your beds each night. What fun you have had taking care of them so far. I hope Mommy can remember to feed all eight of us now, including Riley and the two new crabs under our roof.

Hopefully, these memories will last you a lifetime...Summer 2010.