Last one... for this beach trip anyway :)

Traveling.. it's not so bad :)

Well.. I know it's ridiculous.. but some MORE beach

I just so happened to turn 30 while we were at the beach... to celebrate we went out for breakfast... and all we had to do was walk down the beach to get there!

Best birthday ever

Ridiculous Cute

love

And some more beach

When we planned our beach trip I worried about how much of a vacation it would actually be. We have 4 kids after all. 6 and under. One of them is crawling. Crawling on the beach?? I pictured the worst.

Luckily (like her 3 older siblings) a little sand isn't gonna stop Lucy... she looooooooooooved the beach. Loved it. She had a blast crawling all over the place. Loved crawling into the waves and had NO FEAR of the water crashing over her face. (I started hoping for a little fear.. she makes me nervous charging the ocean and not stopping even when she was under water... and coming up with that crazy smile! Whew.) She was so hilarious that older couples stopped to watch and laugh... some even asked to "pet her head". (??? maybe that's the new cheek pinch)

Anyhow.. we all love the ocean. Love the beach. There is no better place to vacation.. so glad we live close enough to get to it often!

sisters :)

very typical Brock

There was a part of me that felt like maybe we shouldn't let the boys chase and hit each other with sticks... but the part that likes to see them have fun playing together and being BOYS won out... judge if you have to. ;)

Lapping up some Gulf of Mexico

Look at this face... truly sums up our vacation :) :) :)

We even had a fun time going OUT with our kids! I know, shocking that we even tried again after the horrendous Macaroni Grill fiasco.

Lucy looooves limes ;) ha!

My fav 5

Ignore the sign

This was definitely a VACATION! I love my family.