With Matt in graduate school last year we did not make it to the beach and I for one missed it greatly. I was very excited when we planned our week at the beach this year. Prior to finishing school Ella Catherine's teacher had her make a bucket list for summer. There were 5 items on the bucket list and 3 of them we could check off at the beach! Crabbing= check, swimming in the ocean = check and playing in the sand= check. We started off the trip with the weekend in Macon visiting family. It was really good to see my family. Then it was down to Saint Simons Island Georgia for a week of fun, sun and relaxing. The little island never disappoints.
We went to the beach, to the pool, and we went crabbing. The kids were exhausted every night and so were the adults. Can't wait until next year!
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| The whole family after dinner. From left to right: Ella Catherine, Lori, Me, Cassidy, Becky, Carter, Nana, Pop(behind Nana), Brian, Kelly, Bob, Cori and Matt |
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| Love that smile! One happy little boy checking his crab net |
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| Just couldn't resist a second photo. If you've been following the blog you know how much he usually likes his picture taken |
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| Concentrating hard and watching the net as she pulls it in to see if she has a crab |
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| LOVE LOVE LOVE! Wish I could have frozen time for just a little bit. These two got along all afternoon crabbing, it was parental bliss. |
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| Cassidy didn't get to crab this year but we went out after her nap to see how Pop, Daddy, Ella Catherine and Carter were fairing |
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| Playing on the beach at sunset |
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| Pure Joy |
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| Cassidy didn't know what to make of the sand and couldn't get her footing right to run with her brother and sister. So, she kept close tabs on them and let us know what they were up to |
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Ella Catherine :"Mom can we get our feet wet?"
Me: "sure" |
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| Love this picture. A girl enjoying the surf |
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| Love this one too! A boy enjoying the surf/ running from the water |
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| And this is what " Can we get our feet wet" looks like. :) |
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| Barely any dry parts left on their shirts |
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| Matt and I couldn't stop laughing at how quickly it went from feet to whole body immersed |
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| But I wouldn't trade the memory for anything. They had a blast and we loved watching them make this incredible memory together |
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Rolling in the surf
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First time at the Beach
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| This way mom |
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| Sweet sisters1 Ella Catherine leading Cassidy to the pool the tide left. |
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| Carter playing in the tide pool |
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| Cassidy and Ella Catherine playing in the tide pool |
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| Matt starting to bury Carter in the sand |
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| Ella Catherine joining in the fun |
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| Sweet boy completely buried |
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| Busting out |
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| Cassidy though the spot Carter left after he was buried was a nice cool seat to sit in. |
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| Ella Catherine starting her sand castle |
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| Daddy and Cassidy at the pool |
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| Swim races |
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| Family picture |
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| Picture with Nana and Pop, Love Cassidy's expression |
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| Another Family picture |
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| And this is how we really act! Silly Family photo. Love Cassidy looking at me like I'm crazy |
