Ok, first, this is in reverse order!! It's just too difficult to adjust the pictures to get them back into order. Hahahaha
We were very blessed this year that we were able to go on vacation for an entire week with Kenny's family in Destin, Florida! We had the best time!!
This year Kenny's cousin's family came on vacation with us. I love Jake's wife Chrystal, She has become as close to me as Jake is to Kenny and his brother Kerry! We got great beach time with no days ruined by rain and wonderful food!!
This is Casyn (Jake and Chrystal's Baby). She is Ellie's Bestest Buddy!! They love spending time together and play all day and all night without a disagreement. It's wonderful when Ellie has a buddy to play with! Ellie misses her desperately since we have gotten home. As you can see in this picture, Casyn was enjoying her cupcake that she got when we celebrated her brother and sister's birthday!! The siblings (ChrysLee and Chandler) are found on the beach covering each other in sand. It's so funny to watch them "Hate" loving each other. They fight like cats and dogs, but play like best buds all at the same time!! LOL
Kenny got his wish! He's been trying to get the boys to go deep sea fishing for years. This year they did it!! They caught a ton of fish. The whole family met them at them at the docks to see their catch. All the kids were excited to see them come in on the boat.
One of my favorite things to do while down in Destin is to go on a Catamaran (sp?) ride. The boat is named The Emerald Dancer and we always have the best time. We always do the sunset cruise. This year we were excited that some friends of ours were going to be down during the sametime that we were at the beach and they decided to come along for the ride with us. I think Jake really enjoyed himself but Emily had a rough ride. All in all though, I think Emily enjoyed the boat as well, just got a bit queezy. Next time we will have meds!! LOL
We also got up close and personal with the dolphins too!! Love that boat ride every year, It never fails!!
Ellie and Daddy playing on the beach and in the ocean. Ellie loves to spend time building sand castles. That is ALL Daddy's department and they love to do it together. Ellie is also a dare devil in the water!! She was all about getting out in that water and playing around ALL BY HERSELF!! She really kept telling us that she wanted us to leave her alone and allow her to swim by herself. It was super funny when Ellie told Kenny to "leave her alone" and followed it with a "go over there, your in timeout." LOL
Ellie's cousin Kolton playing in the sand! Gotta love getting a little dirty!!
Ellie chasing the boat in the surf.
Casyn and Jake swimming in the ocean.
Kerry and Kolton gettin their swagger on out on the beach!
Before we went to the beach with Kenny's family, we were able to take a quick trip down to Gulf Shores, Alabama. We helped chaperone the Cullman High School Track team to the State Meet. We had lots of fun, but I cant seem to find any of the meet pictures...
Ellie playing on the beach. She quickly made friends with some kids on the beach. She is so NOT bashful!! hahaha
